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Forces and Motion Study Guide

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

A push

b)

A pull

c)

Both a push and a pull

d)

None of the above

2.

Who discovered gravity and created 3 Laws to support his findings?

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Wilbur Wright

3.

What is an example of a balanced force?

a)

A book sitting on a table

b)

Children running on a playground

c)

A tree swaying in the breeze

d)

A rock skipping on the water

4.

What is position?

a)

the path an object takes

b)

How fast an object will go

c)

A machine designed to make work easier

d)

An objects location

5.

What is a simple machine?

a)

the path an object takes

b)

How fast an object will go

c)

A machine designed to make work easier

d)

An objects location

6.

What is a speed?

a)

the path an object takes

b)

How fast an object will go

c)

A machine designed to make work easier

d)

An objects location

7.

What is mass?

a)

The measure of matter in an object

b)

The outside of the object

c)

A force that pulls you down to earth

d)

Two objects rubbing together to slow down

8.

What is friction?

a)

The measure of mass in an object

b)

The outside of the object

c)

A force that pulls you down to earth

d)

Two objects rubbing together to slow down

9.

What is gravity?

a)

The measure of mass in an object

b)

The outside of the object

c)

A force that pulls you down to earth

d)

Two objects rubbing together to slow down

10.

What is surface area?

a)

The measure of mass in an object

b)

The outside of the object

c)

A force that pulls you down to earth

d)

Two objects rubbing together to slow down

11.

What is direction?

a)

the path an object takes

b)

How fast an object will go

c)

A machine designed to make work easier

d)

An objects location

12.

What allows a plane to go up?

a)

Drag

b)

Lift

c)

Weight

d)

Thrust

13.

What allows a plane to go Down?

a)

Drag

b)

Lift

c)

Weight

d)

Thrust

14.

What allows a plane to go Slower?

a)

Drag

b)

Lift

c)

Weight

d)

Thrust

15.

What allows a plane to go Forward?

a)

Drag

b)

Lift

c)

Weight

d)

Thrust

16.

Which force makes it hard to ride a bike on grass?

a)

motion

b)

friction

c)

magnetism

d)

speed

17.

What happens if you push a moving swing hard?

a)

It will get heavier.

b)

It will stop moving.

c)

It will move slower.

d)

It will move faster.

18.

Applying a greater force to a rolling object will make it

a)

roll faster

b)

have a greater mass

c)

roll more slowly

d)

stay in the same position

19.

The pull of gravity affects on object's

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

friction

d)

position

20.

A lamp sitting on a table is demonstrating Newton's ___ Law.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

21.

A rollercoaster heading down a hill is _____________.

a)

at rest

b)

slowing down

c)

accelerating

d)

velocity

22.

Newton's 3rd Law states that for ever action there is an equal and opposite ________.

a)

reaction

b)

satisfaction

c)

fraction

d)

transaction

23.

A car traveling 65 mph is an example of its ________.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

24.

if an object stays still or continues moving at the same speed and in the same direction, it is a _______ force.

a)

weak

b)

strong

c)

balanced

d)

unbalanced

25.

Sitting at the top of a steep hill on a roller coaster (not moving), is an example of:

a)

Acceleration

b)

Inertia

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

26.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
27.
A ball and a car are rolling down hill what type of energy is used
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
c)
chemical
d)
thermal
28.
definition of motion?
a)
an object in motion changes position
b)
affected by the motion of the observer
c)
It happens instantly
d)
A change in position over time
29.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Pancakes 
b)
Force= Mass multiplied by  acceleration
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
30.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
31.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
32.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
33.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
34.
What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
35.
The kitten has _____ energy. 
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
36.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite

reaction.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

37.

The acceleration of an object is dependent on the forces

acting upon the object and the objects's mass.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

38.

A skier pushes his poles backwards into the

snow and his skis go forward.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

39.

After work, Marla rows a boat on the lake.

The paddles push the water backward and the

boat moves forward.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

40.

A car is waiting at the traffic light. As soon as the

light turns green, the car begins to move.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

41.

Marla has to move a bowling ball and a golf ball

across the room. She uses more force to move

the bowling ball than the golf ball.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

42.

A hockey player hits the puck with his stick and the

puck moves forward.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

43.

Mary gives the wagon a push.

It rolls toward her brother.

a)

1st Law of Motion

b)

2nd Law of Motion

c)

3rd Law of Motion

44.

One runner begins to run their race very quickly. However, once they get to the middle of the path, they feel light headed and have to stop.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

A sleepy cat sleeps at the bottom of a tree, until a barking dog startles her, and she races to the top of the tree!

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4