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GiANt MoTiON ReViEw

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of zero acceleration?
a)
A merri-go-round moving at a constant rate
b)
A car coming to a stop
c)
A boat speeding up
d)
A person running on a treadmill at a rate of 6 MPH
2.
Which graph shows an object going back to the start position?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
Which graph shows an object slowing down?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
4.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
6.
Which graph shows an object increasing speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
7.
Morgan walks 10 miles South. Trevor walks 10 miles North in the same amount of time.  They have:
a)
Different average speeds
b)
Different velocities
c)
Same velocity
d)
Same motion
8.
A car starts from a stoplight and is traveling with a velocity of 10 m/sec east in 20 seconds.  What is the acceleration of the car?
a)
.5 m/s/s
b)
.5 m/s
c)
2 m/s/s
d)
2 m/s
9.
How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr? 
a)
80 hours
b)
.22 hours
c)
4.38 hours
d)
6
10.
A trip to Cape Canaveral, Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate  the average speed. 
a)
8 km/hr
b)
81.6 km/hr
c)
.012 km/hr
d)
61.8 km/hr
11.
A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car’s speed?
a)
the road the car in driven on
b)
the time of day
c)
the distance the car is driven
d)
the number of passengers in the car
12.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
13.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
14.

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.

15.

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.

16.

A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?

a)

The cart that weighs 5 kg.

b)

The cart that weighs 10 kg.

c)

The cart that weighs 12 kg.

d)

The cart that weighs 15 kg.

17.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
18.
An object is moving at a constant speed. The object changes direction & continues moving at the same speed. What caused the object to change direction?

a)
Inertia & gravity 
b)
Momentum 
c)
Change in speed 
d)
An outside force acted upon it
19.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
20.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
21.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
22.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
23.
What is another word used for negative acceleration?
a)
speeding up
b)
accelerating
c)
deceleration
d)
velocity
24.
Is it BALANCED? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
25.
What is the unit for FORCE? 
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
26.
An airplane is travelling at a constant speed of 540 mph.  Explain the forces at work on the plane.
a)
Unbalanced, because the plane is moving forward not backards
b)
Balanced, because the speed is constant and there is no change in direction
c)
Balanced, because the plane is not falling to a lower altitude
d)
Unbalanced, because the plane is in motion
27.
What is the net force?
a)
4.2 N left
b)
4.2 N right
c)
2.2 N left
d)
2.2 N right
28.
What is the net force?
a)
11 N left
b)
11 N right
c)
3 N left
d)
3 N right
29.
What is the net force?
a)
1.3 N left
b)
1.3 N right
c)
3.7 N left
d)
3.7 N right
30.
What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?
a)
15 N to the left
b)
15 N to the right
c)
1 N to the left
d)
1 N to the right
31.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

What is this graph showing?

a)

At rest

b)

Acceleration

c)

Constant speed of 1 m/s

d)

Gradually speeding up

33.
a)

Accelerating gradually

b)

Stopping

c)

Slowing down constantly

d)

Speeding up constantly

34.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Fast constant speed

b)

Slow constant speed

c)

At rest

d)

Accelerating

35.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Constantly slowing down

b)

Constantly speeding up

c)

Acceleration

d)

Returning to starting point

36.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
law of conservation of mass
37.

What law is best described

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

law of motion

38.

What law is best described

Equal and Opposite

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

speed

39.

What law is best described

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.

a)

The Law of Inertia (1st law)

b)

The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)

c)

The Law of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Action Reaction Law (3rd law)

40.

What law is best described

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

41.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation
42.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=MA
c)
F=AX
d)
what is force?
43.
Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
44.
A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
45.
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
46.
A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
47.

If a 100 N force acts on a 50 kg car, what will be the acceleration of the car?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

0.5 m/s2

c)

5,000 m/s2

d)

50 m/s

48.

What is the force on a 2.4 kg skateboard accelerating at a rate of 2 m/s2?

a)

4.8 N

b)

1.2 N

c)

0.83 N

d)

2 N

49.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
50.

A kindergartner moves down the hall at 3.2 m/s. When he sees me coming, he slows down. After 3.2 s, he is moving at 1.2 m/s. What is his acceleration?

a)

-0.25 m/s2

b)

-42.9 m/s2

c)

-0.625 m/s2

d)

-12 m/s2

51.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Gradually slowing down

b)

Gradually speeding up

c)

Constant speed

d)

Stopped

52.

final speed minus initial speed, divided by time

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

relative motion

53.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
54.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
55.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force