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Force & Motion

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
2.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
3.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
4.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
Newtons 4th law 
c)
Newtons 3rd law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
5.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
6.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 3rd law
b)
Newtons 4th law
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 2nd law 
7.
An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these best explains this situations
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
d)
Conservation of momentum
8.
Newton's first law of motion states that __________.
a)
when a force is applied on an object, there is an equal force applied by the object in the opposite direction
b)
hen a force acts on an object, its acceleration is in the same direction as the force
c)
an object will remain at rest or keep moving with a constant velocity unless a force acts on it
d)
cceleration is calculated by dividing the force exerted on an object by the mass of the object
9.
The Law of Inertia
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
10.
F=ma
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
11.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
12.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
13.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
14.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
15.

Is this an example of speed or velocity?


55 mph

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

16.

Is this an example of speed or velocity?


150 m/s West

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

17.

Is this object accelerating?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.
Sam and Javier drove east to New Orleans at 55 miles per hour to visit the WWII museum.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
19.
_______________ is the location of an object.
a)
velocity
b)
reference point
c)
position
d)
motion
20.
_________________ , that's how fast you are going.
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
speed
d)
motion
21.

When you say a train is slowing down, you are describing its _____.

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

speed

22.

Velocity is both ____ and _____.

a)

speed , direction

b)

direction, acceleration

c)

acceleration, speed

23.
You are walking and start to slow down. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
yes
b)
no 
24.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
25.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
26.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
27.

This graph shows the motion of an object. Which best describes the motion of the object?

a)

It is sitting still.

b)

It is moving at a constant speed.

c)

It continually increases its speed.

d)

It travels at constant speed and suddenly stops.

28.

Crystal recorded the distance and time she and Lisa drove their race cars. Which best describes the difference in the motion of the two race cars?

a)

Crystal’s race car is decreasing speed, and Lisa’s race car is

increasing speed.

b)

Crystal’s race car is increasing speed, and Lisa’s race car is

decreasing speed.

c)

Crystal’s race car has not moved, and Lisa’s race car is moving

forward.

d)

Crystal's race care is moving at a constant speed, and Lisa's race car is standing still.

29.

Which graph depicts an object whose speed is increasing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.
What is the speed this motion?
a)
constant speed
b)
not moving
c)
speed increasing
d)
speed increasing at a constant rate
31.
What happened during C to D point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 0 m/s2 acceleration
32.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
33.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating."

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

What is the motion covered in section A of the graph

a)

Deceleration

b)

Stationary / no motion

c)

Acceleration

d)

Constant Velocity

e)

Acceleration but not at a constant rate

35.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
36.
Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?
a)
Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
b)
Objects with LESS mass, like mice
37.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
38.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
39.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
40.
Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
41.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
42.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
43.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
44.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
45.
Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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