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Forces & Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are forces X and Y?

a)

X is air resistance, Y is gravity

b)

X is air resistance, Y is friction

c)

X is weight, Y is air resistance

d)

X is friction, Y is air resistance

2.

Balanced forces...

a)

make objects speed up

b)

make objects slow down

c)

do not change the speed of moving objects

d)

only affect stationary objects

3.

A boat has a forward force on it of 500 N and water resistance is 400 N. Which statement is true?

a)

the forces are balanced and the boat will go faster

b)

the forces are balanced and the boat will continue to move at the same speed

c)

the forces are unbalanced and the boat will go faster

d)

the forces are unbalanced and the boat will continue to move at the same speed

4.

All vehicles have a top speed. This is when...

a)

the air resistance is the same as the force from the engine

b)

the drag and friction forces balance the maximum force from the engine

c)

the force from the engine balances friction from the wheels

d)

the drag forces balance the friction forces

5.

Which of these is not a way in which energy is stored?

a)

chemical

b)

kinetic

c)

friction

d)

thermal

6.

Which of these is a way in which energy can be transferred?

a)

movement

b)

petrol

c)

light

d)

potential

7.

In which ways is energy most often transferred as wasted energy?

a)

heating and light

b)

heating and sound

c)

sound and light

d)

sound and kinetic

8.

Which of these machines is more efficient and why?

a)

Y because it does not waste as much energy as X

b)

Y because it wastes more energy than X

c)

X because it transfers the most energy

d)

X because it wastes more energy than Y

9.

The speed of a car is a measure of how...

a)

far it is travelling

b)

fast it is travelling

c)

long it is travelling

d)

high it is travelling

10.

A bus travelled a distance of 20 km in 2 hours. Its speed was:

a)

0.1 km/h

b)

40 km/h

c)

20 km/h

d)

10 km/h

11.

The average speed of something is...

a)

its fastest speed

b)

the total distance it travels divided by the total time taken

c)

its slowest speed

d)

its speed limit

12.

This distance–time graph shows Mrs Martin driving her children to the cinema. Which part of the graph shows where she stopped at some traffic lights?

a)

V to W

b)

W to X

c)

X to Y

d)

Y to Z

13.

Which are the correct labels for the lever shown below?

a)

X = load, Y = pivot, Z = effort

b)

X = effort, Y = pivot, Z = load

c)

X = pivot, Y = effort, Z = load

d)

X = load, Y = effort, Z = pivot

14.

Which lever will make it easiest to move the rock?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

You are opening a can of paint with a screwdriver. You apply a force of 10 N,

0.2 m from the pivot. What is the moment of the force?

a)

2 Nm

b)

20 Nm

c)

200 Nm

d)

2000 Nm

16.

The seesaw is balanced. What is the distance between the boy and the pivot?

a)

1 m

b)

2 m

c)

3 m

d)

4 m

17.

Which of these is not a simple machine?

a)

lever

b)

bicycle

c)

ramp

d)

pulley

18.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

A ramp can be a force multiplier or a distance multiplier

b)

A machine can make it possible to move a load using a smaller force

c)

A machine makes it possible to move an object with less work

d)

Shallow ramps make it harder to lift loads than steep ones

19.

A pulley system allows you to lift a 100 N weight using only a force of 50 N. How is energy conserved in the pulley systems?

a)

The rope will be pulled for double the distance that the weight moves

b)

The rope will be pulled by the same distance that the weight moves

c)

The rope will have to be pulled only half the distance the weight moves

d)

There is not much friction in the pulleys

20.

A girl pushes a wheelbarrow 2 m along a path. She needs a force of 30 N to push it. How much work did she do?

a)

15 N

b)

15 J

c)

30 J

d)

60 J