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Force and Motion

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 6hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every action has an opposite, equal reaction.

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

d)

Fig Newton's law

2.

The force that one surface exerts on another surface when two objects rub against each other?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

balanced force

3.

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Likewise an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton's 2nd law

b)

Newton's 3rd law

c)

Fig Newton's law

d)

Newton's 1st law

4.

Motion of an object depends on the objects mass and the net force applied to it.

a)

Newton's 3rd law

b)

Newton's 1st law

c)

Newton's 2nd law

d)

Fig Newton's law

5.

The rate at which an objects speeds up, slows down or changes direction.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

momentum

6.

When two or more unequal forces act upon an object, resulting in a change or in motion or direction.

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

inertia

d)

friction

7.

Which of Newton's laws does the following example represent? You push down on a chair with 20 newtons, and the chair pushes back with 20 newtons.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

8.

Which of Newton's laws does the following example represent? A soccer ball stays still until you kick it.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

9.

Which of Newton's laws does the following example represent? A truck is harder to accelerate then a car.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

10.
What is force?
a)
A force is a push or a pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.
b)
something used in Star Wars 
c)
It is the amount of space between two points.
d)
It is Superman's power
11.

If the net force on an object is NOT 0 we call that an...?

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Pushing Force

c)

Gravity Force

d)

Unbalanced Force

12.
A push or pull that causes a change in motion
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Force
d)
Mass
13.

If two boys are pulling on a rope 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.

14.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
15.
Newton's _______ Law of Motion means that objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will stay in motion. 
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
16.
Newton's ____________ Law means that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. 
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
17.

A force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Lubricant

18.

The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion.

a)

Net force

b)

Motion

c)

Momentum

d)

Inertia

19.
Which of the following statements is true? 
a)
Balanced forces cause a change in motion. 
b)
Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion. 
c)
Forces do not effect the change in motion. 
20.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
21.
When you type on the keys of your Chromebook you are using a
a)
pull
b)
push
c)
gravity
d)
friction
22.
A _____ moves an object closer to you.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
friction
d)
cat
23.
A knife is an example of a (an)
a)
inclined plane
b)
wedge
c)
ramp
d)
pulley
24.
A ramp is an example of a(n)
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
25.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
26.
A push, pull, friction or gravity are all examples of..
a)
velocity
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
momentum
d)
force
27.
A force that acts on an object to slow or stop its motion
a)
speed
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
unbalanced forces
28.
The distance an object can travel in a specific amount of time is its
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
inertia
29.
An increase in speed or a change in velocity is
a)
force
b)
momentum
c)
acceleration
d)
balanced forces
30.

Equal forces acting in opposition to each other where no movement is created and the net force is 0 is a

a)
balanced force
b)
unbalanced force
c)
position time graph
d)
direction
31.
The tendency of an object that is at rest to stay at rest or if in motion to stay in motion is 
a)
momentum
b)
inertia
c)
speed
d)
velocity
32.
The force that pulls objects to earth or toward each other
a)
force
b)
gravity
c)
friction
d)
work
33.
Two girls are pulling on opposite ends of a thick rope. Both girls pull on the rope with the same force but in opposite directions. If both girls continue to pull with the same force, what will most likely happen? 
a)
One girl will pull the other toward her.
b)
Both girls will stay in the same place. 
c)
Gravity will cause the rope to sag. 
d)
The rope will break.
34.

If no force is being applied to a stationary (still) object, the object will...

a)

remain stationary. (Stay still)

b)
accelerate in the direction of the force.
c)
move at a constant speed in the direction of the force.
d)
accelerate in the opposite direction of the force
35.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
36.

The change in a objects position is________.

a)

Force

b)

Motion

c)

Reaction

d)

Friction

37.
If a lizard can run 8m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is he travelling?
a)

32 m/s

b)

24 seconds

c)

2 m/s

d)

34 meters

38.
This game of tug of war is an example of _________ forces. 
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
potential
d)
net zero
39.
What will the net force on the soccer ball be?
a)
50 N to the left
b)
50 N to the right
c)
200 N to the left
d)
200 N to the right
40.

Billy pushes his little brother on a sled through the snow. He then tries to push his father on the the same sled. He noticed that it was much harder to push his father. Which law is this an example of?

a)

1st Law (Law of Inertia)

b)

2nd Law (Law of Acceleration)

c)

3rd Law (Law of Action-Reaction)