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Force & Motion 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes Ball A to fall?
a)
friction
b)
magnetism
c)
gravity
d)
air resistance
2.
Ball C is rolling across the surface, but it eventually comes to a stop.  What force is most likely responsible for this?
a)
friction
b)
magnetism
c)
gravity
d)
air resistance
3.
Ja'Maiyah and Skyla are each pushing on a shopping cart.  If the cart is not moving, what do you know about the forces they are using?
a)
The forces are balanced.
b)
They forces are unbalanced.
c)
Skyla is pushing with more force than Ja'Maiyah.
d)
Ja'Maiyah is pushing with more force than Skyla.
4.
If Ja'Maiyah pushes the cart with a greater force than Skyla, what will happen to the cart?
a)
The cart will not move.
b)
The cart will move towards Ja'Maiyah.
c)
The cart will move towards Skyla.
d)
The cart will spin out of control.
5.

The box would be easier to move if the surface of the ramp was smoother because there would be less -

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Weight

6.

A bicyclist rides on a flat road and then stops pedaling but does not apply the brakes. The bicycle stops because of -

a)

Friction between the Road and Tires

b)

The Ice Cream Truck

7.

Unless acted on by a force, objects in motion tend to...

a)

Remain at Rest

b)

Stay in Motion

8.

Unless acted on by a force, objects at rest...

a)

Stay in Motion

b)

Remain at Rest

9.

Madelynn moved the car by using a push or pull to cause it to go in motion. Mrs. Cline said she was using ______________________.

a)

Force

b)

Mass

c)

Newton's 1st Law

d)

Acceleration

10.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
11.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
12.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
13.
An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Inertia is....
a)
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
larger objects take more force to move 
c)
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force
d)
a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.
15.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
16.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
17.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
18.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, why does your body continue to go forward?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

Gravity pulls your body towards the earth.

c)

Friction makes your body slow down.

19.

If you push a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go farthest?

a)

bowling ball

b)

tennis ball

c)

basketball

20.

It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser. Why?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

It takes more force to move an object with more mass.

c)

It takes more friction to move the empty dresser.

21.
Which of these is the unit of FORCE?
a)
centigrade
b)
kilogram
c)
kilometer
d)
newton 
22.

A force that occurs when one object rubs against another is called _____________.

a)

position

b)

friction

23.

Balanced forces cancel out each other when acting on a single object.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

An object that is in motion has __________________ forces acting on it.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced