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Force and Motion Summative Test/Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 14hrs 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

What two things must you know to describe the motion of an object? CHOOSE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS!!

a)

The direction an object is moving

b)

The size of the object

c)

The gravitational effect

d)

how fast (speed) the object is moving

2.

Standing on the Santa Fe High School plaza you observe a bird flying from tree to tree. The place on the plaza that you observe from is your

a)

frame of reference

b)

relative motion

c)

distance

d)

relative distance from bird

3.

Motion in relation to a frame of reference is called relative motion.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Imagine that you are a passenger in a car.

The best frame of reference you could use to determine how fast the car is moving relative to the ground is_______

a)

. the people sitting next to you in the backseat

b)

the driver of the car

c)

a van traveling in the lane next to your car

d)

.a sign post on the side of the road

5.

Distance is the length of a path between two points

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

c)

Not enough information is given to determine whether or not this is distance.

6.

the SI unit best suited for measuring the length of a room in your home.

a)

kilometer

b)

centimeter

c)

millimeter

d)

meters

7.

Five blocks south is an an example of displacement

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither

8.

Which is NOT magnitude.

a)

length

b)

amount

c)

size

d)

direction

9.

Compare and contrast distance and displacement.

a)

Distance is the magnitude of a path between two points, whereas displacement is the direction from a starting point and the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point.

b)

Distance is the speed of a path between two points, whereas Distance is the length of a path between two points, whereas displacement is the direction from a starting point and the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point.

c)

Distance is the length of a path between two points, whereas displacement is the direction from a starting point and the length of a straight line from the starting point to the ending point.

10.

A vector is a quantity that has both ______________ and _________

a)

speed and velocity

b)

distance and time

c)

gravity and free fall

d)

magnitude and direction

11.

Define Speed

a)

Speed is the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time it moves S=D/T

b)

Speed is the ratio of the time an object moves to the amount of distance it moves S=T/D

c)

Neither of these answers are correct.

12.

Which answer does NOT describe a change in velocity

a)

A moving object gains speed

b)

A moving object moves in a straight line at a constant speed.

c)

A moving object changes direction

d)

A moving object slows down

13.

How do velocities combine

a)

Velocities combine by vector multiplication

b)

Velocities combine by vector division,

c)

Velocities combine by vector subtraction

d)

Velocities combine by vector addition.

14.

6. A river flows at a velocity of 3 km/h relative to the riverbank. A boat moves upstream at a velocity of 15 km/h relative to the river. What is the velocity of the boat relative to the riverbank?

a)

18 km/h downstream

b)

12 km/h downstream

c)

15 km/h upstream

d)

12 km/h upstream

15.

If a model train car with a momentum of 12 kg•m/s collides with a 2 kg model train car that is not moving, what is the total momentum of both cars after the collision?

a)

0 kg•m/

b)

6 kg•m/s

c)

12 kg•m/s

d)

24 kg•m/s

16.

Complete the equation: Momentum =

a)

Mass × Time.

b)

Mass × Velocity.

c)

Velocity × Time.

d)

Mass ÷ Velocity.

17.

The law of conservation of momentum states that,

a)

in the absence of outside sources, the total momentum of objects that interact does not change

b)

because of outside sources, the total momentum of objects that interact does not change

c)

in the absence of outside sources, the total momentum of objects that interact changes.

d)

because of outside sources, the momentum of an object before a collision is always less than the momentum of the object after a collision.

18.

A student walked 2 km in .5 hour. What is his or her average speed on the way to school.

a)

0.5 km/h

b)

1.5 km/h

c)

4.0 km/h

19.

Which does not describe a change in velocity

a)

A moving object gains speed.

b)

A moving object changes direction

c)

A moving object moves in a straight line at a constant speed.

20.

How do velocities combine?

a)

by vector addition

b)

by vector subtraction

c)

by vector graphing

21.

A horse on a carousel that is moving at a constant speed is accelerating because

a)

its direction constantly changes

b)

its speed constantly changes

c)

its height constantly changes

22.

The rate at which velocity changes is called

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

gravitational constant

23.

The equation used to calculate the acceleration of an object.

a)

acceleration = change in velocity

b)

acceleration = change in velocity/total time

c)

acceleration = total time/change in velocity

24.

When the final velocity is less than the initial velocity of an object, the acceleration is negative.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither

25.

The measure of how fast a velocity is changing at a specific instant is known as

a)

average acceleration

b)

constant acceleration

c)

instantaneous acceleration

26.

What force causes a 1-kg mass to accelerate at a rate of 1 meter per second each second?

a)

1 kg/m•s2

b)

1 kg•m

c)

1 kg/s

d)

1 newton

27.

The overall force acting on an object after all the forces are combined is the ______

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

gravitational constant

d)

net force

28.

When balanced forces act on an object, there is no change in the object’s motion because the net force is zero. When unbalanced forces act on an object, the net force is not zero, so the object accelerates

a)

False

b)

Neither

c)

True

29.

Friction is a force that helps objects that are touching move past each other more easily.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which is not a type of friction

a)

rolling

b)

static

c)

gravity

d)

sliding

31.

The friction force that acts on objects that are at rest is

a)

dynamic friction

b)

gravitational friction

c)

static friction

32.

Fluid friction is a force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid such as water.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Gravity is

a)

retroactive force the pushes objects apart

b)

attractive force that pulls objects apart

c)

attractive force that pulls objects together

34.

Describe how gravity and air resistance affect the motion of a falling object

a)

Gravity causes an object to accelerate upward, whereas air resistance acts opposite the direction to reduce acceleration.

b)

Gravity causes an object to accelerate downward, whereas air resistance acts opposite the direction to increase acceleration.

c)

Gravity causes an object to accelerate downward, whereas air resistance acts opposite the direction to reduce acceleration.

35.

Terminal velocity is the constant velocity of a falling object when the force of air resistance equals the force of gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither

36.

The tendency of an object to resist change in motion

a)

Mass

b)

Inertia

c)

Weight

37.

The amount of matter an object contains as measured by its inertia

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Fluidity

38.

The force of gravity acting on an object

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

inertia

39.

According to Newton’s first law of motion, an object’s state of motion does not change as long as the net force acting on it is zero.

a)

False

b)

True

40.

The law of inertia states that an object in motion will eventually slow down and come to a complete stop if it travels far enough in the same direction

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither True or False

41.

Italian scientist who did experiments that helped correct misconceptions about force and motion

a)

Aristotle

b)

Puccini

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

42.

Scientist who studied in England and introduced several laws describing force and motion

a)

Darwin

b)

Aristotle

c)

Cromwell

d)

Newton

43.

An ancient Greek philosopher who made many scientific discoveries through observation and logical reasoning

a)

Plato

b)

Pliny the Elder

c)

Newton

d)

Aristotle

44.

According to Newton’s second law of motion, acceleration of an object depends upon the __________ of the object and the ___________ acting on it.

a)

gravity , inertia

b)

mass, net force

c)

speed, distance

45.

the formula used to calculate the weight of an object

a)

Weight = Mass x Acceleration due to gravity

b)

Weight = volume x Acceleration due to gravity

c)

Weight = Mass x Inertia due to gravity

46.

Since the Moon has about 1/4 the Mass of Earth , one would weigh __________ than on Earth

a)

more

b)

the same

c)

it would vary due to the gravitational constant

d)

less

47.

The equal and opposite forces described by Newton’s third law are called ________ forces.

a)

speed and direction

b)

unbalanced and balanced forces

c)

action and reaction

48.

Which factors affect the momentum of a moving object. CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS!!

a)

. mass

b)

volume

c)

shape

d)

velocity

49.

If two identical objects are moving at different velocities, the object that is moving faster will have _________ momentum.

a)

the same

b)

less

c)

greater

d)

It all depends on the attractive forces of Dark matter on the earth

50.

Over extremely short distances, approximately how many times stronger is the strong nuclear force than the electric force of repulsion?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10,000

51.

Which is NOT one of the four universal forces.

a)

Inertia

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Weak Nuclear

d)

Strong Nuclear

e)

Gravitational

52.

Is the following sentence true or false? Electromagnetic force is associated with charged particles

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither True or False

53.

Name the only two forces that can both attract and repel

a)

Weak Nuclear and electric can both attract and repel

b)

Weak Nuclear and Strong Nuclear can both attract and repel

c)

Electric and magnetic forces can both attract and repel

54.

Objects with like charges ____ one another

a)

attract

b)

repel

55.

Objects with opposite charges ___________one another.

a)

attract

b)

repel

56.

Which does NOT correctly describe magnets or magnetic forces.

a)

Magnetic forces act on certain metals

b)

Magnets have two poles, north and south

c)

Two poles that are alike attract each other.

d)

.Magnetic forces can both attract and repel.

57.

Every object in the universe attracts every other object

a)

Newtons Second Law of Motion

b)

Galileo's constant

c)

Newton's law of Universal Gravitation

d)

The Dark Matter Paradox

58.

The gravitational force between two objects depends on

a)

gravity and inertia

b)

earth, wind and fire

c)

mass and distance

d)

strong nuclear force

59.

Is the following sentence true or false? Gravity is the weakest universal force, but it is the most effective force over long distances

a)

Neither True or False it's all relative

b)

False

c)

True

60.

The sun’s mass is much greater than the mass of Earth, so the sun's gravitational force is much _________ than that of Earth.

a)

stronger

b)

weaker

c)

the same as