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Forces and Motion Test

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
2.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
3.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
4.

At t= 7s, which cyclist is ahead?

a)

A

b)

B

5.

Which cyclist is travelling faster at t = 3s?

a)

A

b)

B

6.

Are their velocities equal at any time?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What is happening at the intersection of lines A and B?

a)

The cyclists stop

b)

The cyclists speeds are equal

c)

The cyclists are at the same position at the same time.

8.

What is the velocity of the object that created the position vs. time graph?

a)

10 m/s

b)

8.3 cm/s

c)

8.3 m/s

d)

60 m

9.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
11.

Which graph shows an object going back to 0m?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...


(Hint: For this graph, the velocity is 0 m/s!)

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

13.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

14.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

15.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

16.

Which of these position vs. time graphs shows an object changing direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which of these velocity vs. time graphs shows an object changing direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
19.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
20.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
21.
Determine the motion of the car.
a)
at rest 
b)
moving at constant speed
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
22.
Determine the motion of the car.
a)
at rest 
b)
constant velocity 
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
23.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
How can acceleration be zero?
a)
a car runs out of gas and slowly rolls to a stop
b)
a car decreases speed at a constant rate until it comes to rest
c)
car has constant speed and is traveling on a straight path
d)
the car travels round trip and is back at the starting point
26.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
27.

While traveling along a highway a driver slows from 24 m/s to 15 m/s in 12 seconds. What is the car's acceleration?    (a)   m/s/s
Acceleration = final velocity - initial velocity / time. 


28.

A helicopter's speed increases from 25 m/s to 60 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of this helicopter?

(a)   m/s/s


acceleration = Final velocity - initial velocity / Time

29.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
30.

Your 2500 kg car experiences a net force of 5000 N. How fast will it accelerate?

a)

20 m/s2

b)

0.5 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

120 N

31.

If the man pushes with an equal amount of force, which object will accelerate more?

a)

Car because it has more mass

b)

Lawnmower because it has less mass

c)

Car because it has less mass

d)

Lawnmower because it has more mass

32.

A 25 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. What was the force?

a)

250 N

b)

2.5 N

c)

25 N

d)

15 N

33.

A 10-kg crate is pushed across a frictionless surface with a force of 30 N. What is its acceleration?

a)

300 m/s2

b)

3 m/s2

c)

20 m/s2

d)

0.33 m/s2

34.
If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
also increases
d)
stops
35.
What is the net force?
a)
65 N left
b)
65 N right
c)
35 N left
d)
35 N right
36.
What is the net force?
a)
1.3 N left
b)
1.3 N right
c)
3.7 N left
d)
3.7 N right
37.

What is the net force?

a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
38.

The overall force acting on an object

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Net Force

d)

Gravitational Force

39.

What is the NET FORCE of this diagram?

a)

17 N, right

b)

17 N, left

c)

23 N, right

d)

12 N, up

40.

When an object is moving at a constant velocity in the positive direction ______

a)

The net force on the object is zero

b)

The net force on the object is positive

c)

The net force on the object is negative

d)

The net force on the object is horizontal

41.
a)

constant fast speed moving to the right

b)

constant slow speed moving to the right

c)

increasing speed moving to the right

d)

decreasing speed moving to the left

42.
a)

constant fast speed moving to the right

b)

constant slow speed moving to the right

c)

increasing speed moving to the right

d)

decreasing speed moving to the right

43.
a)

constant speed moving to the right

b)

constant acceleration moving to the right

c)

constant speed moving to the left

d)

constant acceleration moving to the left

44.
What type of motion created the dot diagram for X?
a)
an object at rest
b)
an object moving with a constant velocity
c)
an object getting faster
d)
an object getting slower
45.

If the object was moving from left to right, what type of motion created the dot diagram for Z?

a)

an object at rest

b)

an object moving with a constant velocity

c)

an object getting faster

d)

an object getting slower

46.
Which one of these describes the motion dot diagram created by an object that is getting faster?
a)
The spacing between the lots remains constant.
b)
The spacing between the dots gets smaller.
c)
The spacing between the dots gets larger.