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Edexcel forces and motion revision

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a magnitude?
a)
A numeric value.
b)
A direction.
2.
A scalar is a magnitude _____.
a)
With direction.
b)
Without direction.
3.
Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
4.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
5.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
6.
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
a)
components
b)
scalar
c)
resultant
d)
magnitude
7.
Distance
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
8.
Length
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
9.
Displacement
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
10.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
11.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
12.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
13.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
14.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
15.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
16.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
17.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.
What is the velocity?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
decreasing
d)
increasing
19.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
20.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
21.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
22.
The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___. 
a)
meters / second 
b)
meters 
c)
seconds 
d)
meters / second / second 
23.

Acceleration is a change in ________.

a)

direction

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

distance

24.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
Going to Wal-mart 
b)
running for president 
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
25.
Which shows a distance? 
a)
10 m
b)
10 m/s
c)
10 m/s north 
d)
10 m/s squared 
26.

What is the resultant force?

a)

40 N left

b)

0 N Balalnced

c)

400 N right

d)

40 N right

27.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move in both directions. 
28.

What is the resultant/ net force?

a)

30 N left

b)

25 N right

c)

5 N left

d)

55 N right

29.

What is the resultant/ net force?

a)

400 N Up

b)

400 N Down

c)

- 400 N Down

d)

800 N Down

30.
Which one is balanced?
a)
Top
b)
Bottom
c)
Both
d)
Cannot be determined
31.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
32.
Is the car
a)
Stationary
b)
Moving at constant speed
c)
Accelerating
d)
Decelerating
33.

Equal and Opposite is newtons which law?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

speed

34.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=A/M
c)
F=M*A
d)
F=M*F
35.
45 m/s2 is the... 
a)
Mass
b)
Force 
c)
Acceleration
d)
weight
36.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
37.
Which of Newtons laws most accurately explains the situation:
A fireman turns on a water hose and is pushed backwards
a)
1st law
b)
2nd law
c)
3rd law
38.
Which of Newtons laws most accurately explains the situation:
It takes more force to move a shot put than a softball
a)
1st law
b)
2nd law
c)
3rd law
39.
Which of Newtons laws most accurately explains the situation:
A football on the ground will not move until someone kicks it
a)
1st law
b)
2nd law
c)
3rd law
40.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
measure of the force of gravity on your body
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride 
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
41.
A measure of how much matter an object has is--
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
volume
42.
Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?
a)
Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
b)
Objects with LESS mass, like mice
43.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
friction
44.

Factors that effect thinking distance are

a)

Drugs / Alcohol

b)

Road Surface

c)

Weight of Car

d)

Visibility

45.

Factors that effect braking distance are

a)

Drugs / Alcohol

b)

Road Surface

c)

Weight of Car

d)

Visibility

46.

What is the thinking time?

a)

0.5s

b)

1s

c)

1.5s

47.

Stopping distance =

a)

braking distance plus how wet the ground is

b)

force x distance

c)

Braking distance plus thinking distance

d)

thinking distance plus how wet the ground is

48.

Reaction times are slowed down by

a)

Alcohol

b)

Tiredness

c)

Tyre condition

d)

Distractions

49.

Which factors affect braking distance?

a)

tyre wear

b)

road conditions

c)

brake condition

d)

reactions

50.

The faster you go...

a)

the larger the braking distance

b)

the larger the thinking distance

c)

the more alert you are

d)

the better the brakes work