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Forces and Motion Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The term for when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Newtons
2.
18 km/s in a northerly direction is an example of
a)
velocity
b)
Speed
c)
acceleration
d)
momentum
3.
The net force of the following diagram is
a)
20 N
b)
Moving to the left
c)
Balanced forces
d)
160 N
4.
Which graph best represents a graph of a car travelling down a freeway at a CONSTANT speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
If forces acting on an object are balanced, then there _________ be a change in motion
a)
will
b)
will not
6.
The snail is traveling at 5 cm/hr. This is an example of
a)
speed
b)
forces
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
7.
The net force of the following diagram is
a)
620N→
b)
To the right→
c)
20N←
d)
balanced↔
8.
What is the speed of the object represented by the graph?
a)
0.5 m/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
4 m/s
9.
a change in position is defined as
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
10.
How are speed and velocity different?
a)
Speed includes direction
b)
Speed indicates momentum
c)
Velocity includes Momentum
d)
Velocity includes direction
11.
A student slides a book across a desk by giving it an initial push. Which of the following is the MOST important reason that the book eventually comes to a stop instead of continuing to slide?
a)
The initial force was too weak to keep the book in motion.
b)
The mass of the book was not enough to keep the book in motion.
c)
The force that occurs when the book rubs against the desk stops the book.
d)
The magnetic force from the Earth stops the book.
12.
When an object is acted on by unbalanced forces, the object will 
a)
continue in the same direction
b)
continue at the same speed
c)
accelerate in the direction of the unbalanced force
d)
will have no change in motion
13.
The ability to do work can also be defined as-
a)
FORCE
b)
ENERGY 
c)
MATTER
d)
PRESSURE
14.
Roller coasters use potential and kinetic energy to move carts around the track. Which selection below organizes the points of potential energy from GREATEST to LEAST?
a)
6,4,1
b)
1,4,6
c)
2,3,5
d)
5,3,2
15.

Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction and do not cause a change in motion are called?

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

16.

How can you tell an unbalanced force is acting on an object?

a)

The object is not moving.

b)

The object is moving.

c)

The object is at rest.

17.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called?

a)

Inertia

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

18.

This force pulls things down?

a)

Inertia

b)

gravity

c)

friction

19.

These forces are unequal and cause motion?

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

20.

What direction will this box move.

a)

North East

b)

North West

c)

South East

d)

South West

21.

What direction will this box move.

a)

North East

b)

North West

c)

South East

d)

South West

22.

Calculate the net force and direction.

a)

7

b)

7N

c)

7N to the left

d)

7N to the right

23.

A soccer ball laying motionless will

a)

stay at rest unless a force causes a change in motion.

b)

moves in the direction of the goal.

c)

accelerates.

d)

moves in the direction of the player.

24.

Who will win?

a)

The blue team with a net force of 300 N.

b)

The green team with a net force of 300 N.

c)

The green team with a net force of 200 N.

d)

The blue team with a net force of 300 N.

25.

What two measurements do you need to calculate speed?

a)

magnitude & direction

b)

distance & time

c)

speed and time

d)

acceleration & time

26.

Two toys roll down the hill, a metal car (100g) and a plastic car (50g). Which will win first?

a)

The plastic car

b)

The metal Car

c)

Both will finish at the same time

27.

Two toys roll down the hill, a metal car (100g) and a plastic car (100g). Which will win first?

a)

The plastic car

b)

The metal car

c)

Both will finish at the same time.

28.

Two toys roll down the hill, a metal car (50g) and a plastic car (100g). Which will win first?

a)

The plastic car

b)

The metal car

c)

Both will finish at the same time.

29.

A force is

a)

any object that has power

b)

pushes or pulls on objects that put these objects into motion.

c)

an object that is not in motion

30.

Forces are measured in what unit?

a)

Newtons

b)

Kilograms

c)

Meters

31.

Friction is...

a)

the pull of gravity on the object’s mass.

b)

the force that pushes or pulls an object.

c)

a force created by a surface on an object that moves over it

32.

If the friction force on an object is reduced,

a)

the object will move slower.

b)

the object will move faster.

33.

An object with a mass of 100 kg is moving at 5 m/s. How you might speed it up?

a)

Increase the object's mass.

b)

Decrease the object's mass.

34.

When a surface becomes rougher, the force of friction acting on a moving object will_______________.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

35.

Balanced forces have a net force of ______, while unbalanced forces have a net force of _________.

a)

0, >0

b)

>0, 0

36.

Which is more difficult to stop quickly?

a)

Small car

b)

Semi truck

c)

Bike

d)

Skateboard

37.

If two people are arm wrestling and there is a tie, this means...

a)

the net force is zero.

b)

the net force is positive.

c)

there are no forces acting upon the arms.

38.

The force that pulls everyone down to Earth is called_______.

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

39.

By smoothing a surface (example: waxing a floor), you __________________.

a)

increase the friction

b)

decrease the friction

40.

On a speed graph, the more steep the slope is, the _____________________________.

a)

slower the speed

b)

faster the speed

c)

no change in speed

41.
What is net force?
a)
The total amount of force acting on an object.
b)
How an object moves. 
c)
how much an object weighs
42.
Calculate net force. 6 N to the left, and 3 N to the right. 
a)
3 N to the left
b)
6 N to the left
c)
4 N to the right
d)
9 N to the right 
43.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

44.

Which is a use of air resistance?

a)

swimming in a pool

b)

opening a parachute

c)

falling asleep

d)

going to the moon

45.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

density

d)

distance

46.

When NASA scientists send a man into outer space in a rocket, what force must the rocket overcome as it leaves the Earth's surface?

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

gravity

d)

density

47.

When will the forces of gravity between two objects be the GREATEST?

a)

when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are far apart

b)

when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are close together

c)

when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are close together

d)

when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are far apart

48.

When will the gravity between two objects be the LEAST?

a)

when the masses of both objects is small and the objects are close together

b)

when the masses of both objects is small and the objects are far apart

c)

when the masses of both objects is large and the objects are close together

d)

when the masses of both objects is large and the objects are far apart

49.

A boy throws a baseball up in the air. Why does the baseball fall back down to the ground?

a)

the mass of the baseball decreases, causing it to fall

b)

the weight of the ball causes the ball to fall

c)

the force of gravity causes the ball to fall

d)

the density of the ball causes the ball to fall

50.

Which statement about gravity is true?

a)

gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

b)

gravity causes objects to push away from each other

c)

gravity only takes place between planets

d)

the moon doesn't have any gravity

51.

Every magnet has a:

a)

East and West pole

b)

North and South pole

c)

East and South pole

d)

North and West pole

e)

Chicago and Saint pole

52.

The entire region surrounding a magnet is known as the:

a)

Magnetic Domain

b)

Lodestone

c)

A Compass

d)

Magnetic Field

53.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
54.

a push or pull between two charged objects

a)

electric force

b)

electrical circuit

c)

static electricity

d)

electric discharge

55.

push apart

a)

attract

b)

repel

56.

objects with like charges will...

a)

attract

b)

repel

57.

Objects with unlike charges will...

a)

repel

b)

attract