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Changes in Force and Motion

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person pushes against a wall with 15N of force. The wall doesn't move. The wall exerts how much force on the student?

a)

15N

b)

greater than 15N

c)

less than 15N

d)

0N

2.

What would cause the person on the left to change position?

a)

The force applied by the two people on the right would have to be greater than 200N.

b)

the force applied by the two people on the right would have to be less than 200 N.

c)

The person on the left would need to turn around

d)

It is impossible

3.

In what direction with the box move?

a)

right

b)

left

c)

up

d)

down

4.

What is the net force acting on the box?

a)

5N

b)

25N

c)

15N

d)

0N

5.

There is a book sitting at rest on a chair. Which of the following is true?

a)

There are many forces acting on the book, but they balance each other out

b)

The book exerts no force on the chair

c)

The chair exerts no force on the book

d)

all of these

6.

Three people can move a piano easier than two people. This demonstrates which of Newton's Laws of Motion?

a)

Newton's 1st Law (Inertia)

b)

Newton's 2nd Law (F= m x a)

c)

Newton's 3rd Law (Action Forces & Reaction Forces)

7.

What is the speed of an object in a given direction?

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

velocity

8.

A push or pull that can change the motion of an object

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

direction

d)

mass

9.

The sum of all the forces acting on an object

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

net force

d)

mass

10.

A change in motion caused by an unbalanced force acting on an object; can include increasing speed, decreasing speed, or changing direction

a)

speed

b)

motion

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

11.

What is the net force on the box shown in the picture?

a)

10 N to the left

b)

10 N to the right

c)

60 N to the left

d)

50 N to the right

12.

A change to an object's motion is caused by . . .

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

c)

Acceleration

d)

Velocity

13.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
14.
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 the two is the total force.
15.
Any time the forces are unbalanced, an object will remain at rest. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
16.
Which of the following objects has the least acceleration?
a)
a. an empty shopping cart pushed with a hard force
b)
b. a full shopping cart pushed with a hard force
c)
c. an empty shopping cart pushed with a light force
d)
d. a full shopping cart pushed with a light force
17.

The illustration shows the forces in Newtons (N) acting on three different blocks. Which boxes will move under these conditions?

a)

Blocks 1 and 2

b)

Blocks 2 and 3

c)

Blocks 1 and 3

d)

Blocks 1,2, and 3

18.

Students are investigating how mass affects the force needed to move an object. They attached a wooden block to a spring scale and placed a 10 g mass on top of the block and pulled it 50 cm across the table.What change(s) to their set-up would result in a larger force reading on the spring scale?

a)

Changing the mass to a larger amount.

b)

Changing the mass to a smaller amount

c)

Pulling the block 10cm across the table

d)

Using a different scale

19.

The property of matter that states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force.

a)

inertia

b)

reference frame

c)

newton

d)

friction