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PHYSICS FORM 4 KSSM 2020

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
10.

What is defined as a push or pull between two objects that are touching?

a)

Contact force

b)

Force that acts over a distance

c)

Non contact force

d)

Normal force

11.

Which diagram best shows person pushing a couch (accelerating) across the floor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

The down-arrow in this diagram is most-likely:

a)

gravity

b)

normal

c)

a push or pull

d)

friction

13.
What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?
a)
coffee
b)
motion
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
14.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass and requires more force to accelerate.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
15.
Gravity affects weight.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

As distance between two objects increase, the pull of gravity

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

17.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
18.

Motion is the result of ____ force

a)

balanced

b)

no

c)

unbalanced

19.
What type of friction is not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
20.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
21.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

22.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

23.

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

24.
The term for when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Newtons
25.
What happened during A to B point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 10 m/sacceleration
26.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
a)
energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed or transferred
b)
energy can be destroyed but not created
c)
energy can be created but not destroyed
27.

At which position does the child on the swing have the most gravitational potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

28.

A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a hill. Is it accelerating?

a)

Yes, but only vertically

b)

Yes, but only horizontally

c)

Yes it is accelerating horizontally and vertically

d)

No, it is not accelerating at all

29.

Vertical means ____________

a)

up and down

b)

left to right

c)

side to side

d)

diagonally

30.

Horizontal means

a)

up and down

b)

left to right

c)

in a circle

d)

diagonally

31.

A projectile can accelerate in the _________ direction.

a)

leftward

b)

horizontal

c)

vertical

d)

rightward

32.

A projectile CANNOT accelerate in the ____ direction

a)

rightward

b)

vertical

c)

horizontal

d)

leftward

33.

Tony Romo is in his car accelerating downhill with a net force of 2000 N to the right. What additional force would be needed for him to have balanced forces

a)

2000 N to the left

b)

2000 N to the right

c)

1000 N to the left

d)

1000 N to the right

34.

NY Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is studying for his physics test and is reading his textbook. If gravity is pulling his textbook down with a force of 30 N, what additional force is needed so that the book stays at rest?

a)

30 N up

b)

30 N down

c)

30 N left

d)

30 N right

35.

The normal force is always _________ to the surface

a)

parallel

b)

perpendicular

c)

paradox

d)

Pythagorean

36.

The acceleration of an object would increase if there was an increase in the

a)

mass of the object

b)

force on the object

c)

inertia of the object

d)

friction on the object

37.

What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a)

They cancel each other out.

b)

The stronger one prevails.

c)

Their strengths are added.

d)

Their sum divided by two is the total force.

38.

The greater the mass of an object,

a)

the easier the object starts moving.

b)

the greater its inertia.

c)

the more balanced it is.

d)

the more space it takes up.

39.

The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called

a)

mass.

b)

weight.

c)

terminal velocity

d)

free fall.

40.

The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called

a. c.

b.. d. .

a)

friction.

b)

inertia.

c)

acceleration

d)

gravity

41.

According to the law of conservation of momentum, when two objects collide in the absence of outside forces,

a)

velocity decreases

b)

velocity increases

c)

the objects have the same momentum before and after they collide.

d)

the objects have more momentum after they collide than they did before.

42.

The momentum of an object is in the same direction as its

a)

force.

b)

velocity.

c)

acceleration.

d)

inertia.

43.

According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail

a)

creates a friction with the hammer.

b)

disappears into the wood.

c)

exerts an equal and opposite force on the hammer.

d)

moves at a constant speed.

44.

The overall force on an object after all the forces are added together is called the

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

net force

d)

centripetal force

45.

Compare the acceleration of the 1-kg object with that of the 2-kg object.

a)

1kg object has more acceleration because it has less mass

b)

1kg object has less acceleration because it has less mass

c)

2kg object has more acceleration because it has more mass

d)

2kg object has less inertia because it has more mass

46.

Define the term inertia.

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the amount of space an object takes up

c)

the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion, determined by mass

d)

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

47.
Peanut ran 50 meters in 10 seconds.  What was Peanut's average speed?
a)
2 m/s
b)
5 km/h
c)
5 m/s
d)
5 m/s North
48.
When an object has a net force of 0 N, it is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Acceleration
d)
Gravity
49.
A force is a ____________________
a)
push or pull
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
net force
50.
If you traveled to Jupiter, what would change?
a)
Your weight and mass
b)
your weight
c)
your mass
d)
your height
51.
Which of the options below is an example of velocity?
a)
20 m/s
b)
200 km/h
c)
20 m/s East
d)
20 East
52.

Acceleration equals the change in speed, divided by...

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Time

d)

Initial Speed

53.

Velocity consists of both...

a)

Time & Distance

b)

Speed & Direction

c)

Time & Direction

d)

Speed & Distance

54.

The speed of an object at a given moment is called?

a)

Final Speed

b)

Average Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Instantaneous Speed

55.

Any change in position is....

a)

Velocity

b)

Motion

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

56.

When an object speeds up it is considered...

a)

Negative Acceleration

b)

Neutral Acceleration

c)

Initial Speed

d)

Positive Acceleration

57.

When an object slows down it is considered...

a)

Positive Acceleration

b)

Final Velocity

c)

Negative Acceleration

d)

Hitting the brakes

58.

To find average speed of an object, you must know...

a)

Distance & Time

b)

Distance & Velocity

c)

Time & Speed

d)

Distance & Acceleration

59.

What is speed?

a)

The rate at which an object changes position

b)

The rate at which an object slows down

c)

How fast an object is moving at any given moment

d)

A speedometer

60.

What is average speed?

a)

The rate at which an object moves

b)

The speed of an object at any given moment

c)

The distance an object travels per unit of time

d)

Speed with direction

61.

Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

a)

A truck slowing down for a stop sign

b)

A motorcycle turning a corner at a consistent speed

c)

A truck driving straight and using cruise control

d)

A plane taking flight

62.

Speed =

a)

Distance ÷ Speed

b)

Velocity ÷ Time

c)

Distance x Time

d)

Distance ÷ Time

63.

Acceleration=

a)

V¹-V² ÷ Distance

b)

V¹-V² ÷ Time

c)

V²-V¹ ÷ Time

d)

Final Velocity ÷ Time