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Unit 2 - Forces and Motion

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time needed to travel the distance.

a)

SPEED

b)

TIME

c)

DISTANCE

d)

INERTIA

2.

The speed at which an object is traveling and the direction it is traveling.

a)

MASS

b)

SPEED

c)

VELOCITY

d)

GRAVITY

3.

Maria's total distance if she drives 4 miles east from her house to pick up her friend Dave, and then drive 2 more miles east to school.

a)

4 MILES

b)

6 MILES

c)

2 MILES

d)

8 MILES

4.

The formula for calculating Time

a)

f = ma

b)

d / t

c)

d / s

d)

d + s

5.

Of the following, the one that would be most practical for measuring the length of your finger.

a)

kilometers (km)

b)

miles (mi)

c)

centimeters (cm)

6.

Of the following, which is a unit measurement of speed.

a)

cm

b)

cm/s

c)

s

d)

km

7.

The distance a jogger runs if his speed was 5 meters per second and the time it took his was 5 seconds.

a)

10 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters

8.

Motion of a car if the line on a distance-time graph is curving upward.

a)

speeding up (accelerating)

b)

slowing down (decelerating)

c)

at rest

9.

A train's average speed if it travels 180 kilometers in 3 hours

a)

60 km/hr

b)

60 mi/hr

c)

60 cm/hr

d)

60 m/hr

10.

The acceleration of a bus moving at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour.

a)

50 mi/hr

b)

zero

c)

25 mi/hr

d)

50 km/hr

11.

The speed of a race car that goes 400 km per second in 10 seconds.

a)

400 km/s

b)

40 m/s

c)

40 km/s

d)

400 m/s

12.

Sammy the super snail (YES IM BACK!!!), travelled 20 meters in 4 seconds, what was Sammy's speed?

a)

20 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

80 m/s

d)

5 km/s

13.

A term which means speed in a particular direction.

a)

mass

b)

inertia

c)

speed

d)

velocity

14.

A change in velocity is described as a change in ________, and ___________.

a)

speed and direction

b)

velocity and direction

c)

force and mass

d)

acceleration and mass

15.

Motion of a car if the line on a speed-time graph is a straight line across at the y-axis line.

a)

acceleration

b)

decelerating

c)

constant acceleration

d)

at rest

16.

The rate at which distance changes over time

a)

mass

b)

speed

c)

force

d)

time

17.

Any change in location or position (distance) of an object.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

motion

d)

at rest

18.

The rate at which an object is moving at a given time.

a)

speed

b)

motion

c)

force

d)

inertia

19.

How fast is Bob going if he travels 150 miles in 2 hours?

a)

300 mi/hr

b)

75 mi/hr

c)

80 mi/hr

d)

75 miles

20.

A point used to determine the position of an object.

a)

at rest

b)

motion

c)

gravity

d)

reference point

21.

Motion of a car if the line on a distance-time graph is a diagonal line going down.

a)

at rest

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

d)

deceleration

22.

The speed of a train car if its distance-time graph indicates that it traveled 200 meters in 25 seconds.

a)

8 m/s

b)

8 mi/s

c)

40 m/s

d)

40 mi/s

23.

Motion of a car if the line on the distance-time graph is a straight diagonal line going up.

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

deceleration

c)

at rest

d)

slowing down

24.

This is measured by your car's speedometer.

a)

speed

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

time

25.

Motion of a car if the line on the distance-time graph is horizontal.

a)

constant speed

b)

acceleration

c)

deceleration

d)

at rest

26.

States that every object in motion will stay in motion, and every object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

a)

LAW 1

b)

LAW 2

c)

LAW 3

27.

States that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

LAW 1

b)

LAW 2

c)

LAW 3

28.

States that force is dependent on mass and acceleration.

a)

LAW 1

b)

LAW 2

c)

LAW 3

29.

THIS IS THE TENDENCY OF AN OBJECT TO KEEP DOING WHAT IT IS DOING. IF IT IS MOVING, IT WILL KEEP MOVING. IF IT IS AT REST, IT WILL STAY AT REST.

a)

FORCE

b)

INERTIA

c)

GRAVITY

d)

DISTANCE

30.

In the diagram, the straws serve to do what to the impact (crash).

a)

absorb the impact

b)

make it stronger

c)

make it equal

d)

nothing

31.

In the egg drop, your egg drop device hit the concrete ground with the _______ force that the ground hit the egg drop device, just in the opposite direction.

a)

same

b)

more

c)

less

32.

Using some sort of cushion like straws or popcorn on your egg drop device allowed the force to be ________ to a larger area so it could protect the egg.

a)

maximize

b)

equalize

c)

distributed (spread out)

d)

increase

33.

Which ramp will make the car go faster if both cars were equal in mass?

a)

RAMP 1

b)

RAMP 2

34.

This is STORED energy of an object.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Gravity

d)

Mass

35.

This is energy that is in motion in an object.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

36.

When KINETIC ENERGY IS HIGH, POTENTIAL ENERGY IS

a)

LOW

b)

HIGH

c)

SAME

37.

Which point has the LEAST potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C