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BIOMECHANICS QUIZ

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is biomechanics?
a)
the study of biological organisms
b)
numeric calculations and conversions
c)
forces acting on the human body
d)
engines and how they run
2.

What are the TWO MAIN benefits that biomechanics has on an athlete?

a)

Increased performance

b)

Breaking world records

c)

Getting new equipment

d)

Reduced risk of injury

3.

Newton's first law of motion states that 'an object will remain at rest or in it's current state of motion unless ...' what?

a)

Acted upon by an unbalanced force.

b)

It's mass is too great.

c)

It is pushed, kicked or hit.

d)

There is no gravity present.

4.

Newton's second law of motion states that 'force equals ...' what?

a)

Mass / Speed

b)

Mass x Acceleration

c)

Inertia x Mass

d)

Mass / Gravity

5.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
6.

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

7.

What is speed?

a)

The rate at which an object changes position

b)

The direction an object is moving

c)

moving fast

d)

change in speed or direction

8.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
9.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

10.

The equation to calculate momentum is

a)

p=mv

b)

d=s/t

c)

m=sd

d)

s=d/t

11.

If an object has a mass of 20 kg and a velocity of 4 m/s, what is the momentum of the object?

a)

80 kgm/s

b)

4 kgm/s

c)

5 kgm/s

d)

.2 kgm/s