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biomechanics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is biomechanics?

a)

The field of sports science that applies the laws of mechanics and physics to a human movement. It is the study of forces and that effect of those forces.

b)

Speed and velocity

c)

Momentum

d)

How fast an object moves.

2.

What does distance mean?

a)

How much acceleration an object does.

b)

How much ground an object covers throughout its motion.

c)

How the body moves like kinetic.

d)

Longest distance to get to a destination.

3.

What is Displacement mean?

a)

is how fast an object moves.

b)

is the longest distance.

c)

is an objects overall change of position from one point in time to another.

d)

is just direction.

4.

What biomechanical principles are studied in physical education?

a)

Levers and Force

b)

Opposition

c)

Inertia

d)

Rotary Motion

e)

All of the above

5.
Biomechanics deals with which of the following?
a)
force
b)
matter
c)
motion
d)
all of these
6.
You are competing in a 100m race in the pool.  Each length of the pool is 50m.  What is your displacement?
a)
0m
b)
50m
c)
100m
7.
A larger mass has greater ___
a)
momentum
b)
static friction
c)
inertia 
d)
all of these
8.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
9.

Is this and example of a balanced or unbalanced force?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

10.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
11.
All of these affect inertia except 
a)
size
b)
mass
c)
shape
d)
color
12.

What is Newtons First Law?

a)

When an object is at rest until an unbalanced force acts on it.

b)

When something is not at rest.

c)

When a balanced force acts on it.

d)

When an object does not move.

13.
An object at rest will _______ if no outside forces are applied.
a)
Stay at rest
b)
Increase Velocity
c)
Decrease Mass
14.

What is Newtons Second Law?

a)

When an athlete weighs more.

b)

The rate of deceleration of a body is proportional to the force applied to it and in the direction in which the force is applied.

c)

When an object does not stop moving.

d)

The rate of acceleration of a body is proportional to the force applied to it and in the direction in which the force is applied.

15.

What is Newtons Third Law?

a)

Angle of release.

b)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

c)

For every non-action there is an opposite and equal reaction.

d)

The object will stay at rest until an unbalanced force acts on it.

16.

Who discovered Newtons Laws?

a)

James Newton

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Archie Newton

d)

Isacc Newton

17.

What is Inertia?

a)

The reluctance of a body to change its state of motion.

b)

The mass an on object.

c)

The acceleration of an object.

d)

The momentum of an athlete.

18.
True of False?
An object's inertia is effected by its mass.
a)
False
b)
True
19.

What information does a velocity give that a speed does not give?

a)

rate of change of distance

b)

direction

c)

units of measurement such as km/h or mi/h

d)

how fast something travels

20.
When one object is travelling with a constant velocity, its acceleration will be 
a)
decreasing
b)
increasing
c)
constant
d)
zero
21.

What is the formula for Newtons Second Law?

a)

F=dt

b)

F=ma

c)

F=am

d)

F=ad

22.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

s=acceleration/time

b)

s=time /distance

c)

s=distance/time

d)

s=distence/teme

23.

What is the formula for Velocity?

a)

V=distance/time

b)

V=initial speed - change in speed/time

c)

V=acceleration/deceleration

d)

just the direction.

24.

What are the units for Forces?

a)

Joules

b)

Newtons

c)

m/s

d)

kgm/s

25.

What is momentum?

a)

The energy an object has when above the surface of the Earth

b)

The rate of change of velocity with time

c)

The rate of change of distance with time

d)

The force a moving object has