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Forces and Motion Quiz (8)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

If Earth's mass doubled, your weight would ____________.

a)

increase because gravity increases.

b)

decrease because gravity increases.

c)

increase because gravity decreases.

d)

not change because you are still on Earth.

2.

Two forces act on an object. One force has a magnitude of 10 N and is directed toward the north. The other force has a magnitude of 5 N directed toward the south. The object experiences a net force of _________.

a)

5 N south

b)

15 N north

c)

50 N north

d)

5 N north

3.

A reference point for determining position and motion could be ________ (select all that apply)

a)

Earth's surface

b)

a building

c)

a moving object

d)

all of the above

4.

A car traveling 20m/s south enters a new highway going east at 20m/s. The car has _______________.

a)

not changed its velocity

b)

decreased its speed

c)

accelerated

d)

changed its speed

5.

Acceleration is a change in ____________

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

direction

d)

all of the above

6.

A plane passes over Pugville with a velocity of 8,000 m/s north. The plane passes over Logantown at a velocity of 10,000 m/s north 40 seconds later. What is the plane's acceleration from Pugville to Logantown?

a)

2,000 m/s north

b)

2,000 m/s/s north

c)

50 m/s/s north

d)

50 m/s north

7.

Gravitational force increases as ______________.

a)

acceleration increases

b)

distance increases

c)

mass increases

d)

velocity increases

8.

For motion to occur ___________________.

a)

a net force must be greater than zero

b)

an unbalanced force must be exerted

c)

acceleration must be created

d)

all of the above

9.

When gravitational force changes _______________.

a)

mass changes

b)

weight changes

c)

the weight stays the same

d)

direction always changes

10.

If three balls of different materials were dropped at the same time from the same height, which would hit the ground first? (ASSUME THERE IS NO AIR RESISTANCE)

a)

a tennis ball

b)

a solid steel ball

c)

a solid rubber ball

d)

they would all hit at the same time

11.

As long as the net force on a falling object is NOT zero, the object ______________.

a)

falls at a constant velocity

b)

accelerates downward

c)

does not move

12.

Use Newton's second law of motion to calculate the acceleration of a 7 kg mass if a force of 68.6 N acts on it.

a)

0.1 m/s/s

b)

9.8 m/s/s

c)

68.6 m/s/s

d)

480.2 m/s/s

13.

Pick the best explanation of why it's important to know a tornado's VELOCITY:

a)

Velocity describes the speed only; so it's important to know how fast the tornado is traveling so you can calculate when it will hit.

b)

Velocity is a vector; so it describes the magnitude and direction of the tornado which is important to know how fast and where it's moving to.

c)

Trick question, you do not need to know a tornado's velocity, only it's magnitude (how strong it is).

14.

Name two ways to increase the acceleration of an object:

a)

decrease mass and increase force

b)

decrease mass and decrease force

c)

increase mass and increase force

d)

increase mass and decrease force

15.

If you drive 100 km/hr for six hours, how far will you go?

a)

16.67 km

b)

0.06 km

c)

600 km

d)

60 km

16.

Every year I drive to Chicago Illinois. It is 570 km away. If I average 100 km/hr, how much time will I spend driving?

a)

57000

b)

0.175

c)

5.7

d)

570

17.

Use this Free Body Diagram to answer the question:


This is a Free Body Diagram of a laptop on a table being pushed to the right with acceleration.


Name the force that is colored BLUE:

a)

Air Resistance

b)

Normal

c)

Natural

d)

Gravitational

18.

Use this Free Body Diagram to answer the question:


This is a Free Body Diagram of a laptop on a table being pushed to the right with acceleration.


Name the force that is colored GREEN:

a)

Friction

b)

Natural

c)

Applied

d)

Gravitational

19.

"The distance between starting point and ending point in a given direction" is the definition for which vocabulary word?

a)

displacement

b)

inertia

c)

distance traveled

d)

unbalanced force

20.

"a force that causes an object to accelerate" is the definition for which vocabulary word?

a)

inertia

b)

velocity

c)

balanced force

d)

unbalanced force

21.

"the tendency of an object to resist change of motion (ie: stays at rest)" is the definition for which vocabulary word?

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

Newtons 3rd Law

22.

"a push or pull" is the definition for which vocabulary word?

a)

gravity

b)

displacement

c)

force

d)

friction

23.

"for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" is the definition for which vocabulary word?

a)

unbalanced force

b)

Newton's 1st Law

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 3rd Law

24.

"the force that one surface exerts on another when the surfaces rub against each other" is the definition for which vocabulary word?

a)

normal

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

friction

25.

"the force of gravity acting on a mass" is the definition for which vocabulary word?

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

normal

d)

force