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Chapter 5 Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A push or pull is called a(n) _____________.

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

power

d)

work

2.

Forces can be added together only if they are _____________________________.

a)

acting on the same object

b)

balanced forces

c)

substantial

d)

unaffected by gravity

3.

To do work on an object, the object must _________________________.

a)

Move in the opposite direction of the force

b)

Move in the same direction of the force.

c)

Only use force

d)

All of the above

4.

Which is an example of doing work?

a)

Picking up your stack of books.

b)

Shooting a basketball.

c)

Putting force on a cabinet by pushing on it, but it does not move.

d)

Holding your supplies.

5.

What happens when two different forces of different strength pull an object in opposite directions?

a)

They cancel each other out.

b)

They add together to pull the object.

c)

The smaller force is subtracted from the larger object.

d)

The object does not move.

6.

What happens when two opposite forces of the same strength pull on an object?

a)

They are added together.

b)

The object doesn't move.

c)

The smaller force is subtracted from the larger force.

d)

They cause the object to move.

7.

If you exert a force of 10 newtons to kick a soccer ball, which travels 20 meters. How much work was done? (W=FxD)

a)

200 Joules

b)

2 Joules

c)

200 Newtons

d)

200 Watts

8.

Watts are used to measure _____________.

a)

Force

b)

Joules

c)

Power

d)

Work

9.

The rate at which work is done is the definition to ___________.

a)

Force

b)

Net Force

c)

Power

d)

Work

10.

A baseball player hits a ball with 25 Joules for a distance of 75 meters. It took the ball 10 seconds to land. What is the power?

a)

187.5 Joules

b)

30 Watts

c)

187.5 Watts

d)

10 Watts

11.

A machine can make work easier by _________________.

a)

increasing work

b)

increasing force

c)

decreasing power

12.

Output force/Input force is the formula for ____________________.

a)

Efficiency

b)

Mechanical Advantage

c)

Power

d)

Work

13.

The mechanical advantage of a machine is the number of times a machine increases ___________.

a)

the amount of friction.

b)

the force put into the machine.

c)

the change in direction.

d)

the distance the object moves.

14.

The input force is ___________________.

a)

how much force the machine exerts on the object.

b)

how much friction is on an object.

c)

how much force you put into the machine when you do work.

d)

the net force on an object.

15.

The output force is _________________.

a)

how much force the machine exerts on an object.

b)

how much friction is on an object.

c)

how much force you exert when you do work.

d)

the net force on an object.

16.

Efficiency is expressed as a(n) __________________.

a)

percentage.

b)

decimal.

c)

fraction.

d)

exponent.

17.

Due to the force of _________________, all machines waste some work.

a)

Electricity

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Power

18.

When you hoist a flag on a flag pole, you are using a(n) _______________.

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Lever

c)

Pulley

d)

Wedge

19.

A golf club is an example of a machine because __________________.

a)

It increases force

b)

It decreases force

c)

It reduces friction

d)

It is 100% efficient

20.

Actual mechanical advantage is always less than ideal mechanical advantage because of friction.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The lower the efficiency, the better a machine works.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A simple machine that might be thought of as an inclined plane is a ramp.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

There are no examples of levers on the human body.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The sharp head of an ax is an example of a _______________.

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Pulley

c)

Wedge

d)

Wheel and Axel

25.

Friction can be both helpful and harmful to a machine.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A flat, sloped surface is a _______________.

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

27.

A device that is thicker on one end is a ________________.

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Lever

c)

Screw

d)

Wedge

28.

A rigid bar that rotates on a fixed point ___________________.

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

29.

An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder is a(n) _______________.

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Screw

d)

Wedge

30.

The fixed point a lever pivots around is a(n) _________________.

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

31.

How many seconds is the object not changing velocity?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

32.

The dependent variable in this graph is _______________.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Time

d)

Velocity

33.

The independent variable in this graph is _______________.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Time

d)

Velocity