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10 Forces

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The action or process of moving or being moved:

a)

motion

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

velocity

2.

What two things do you need to determine speed (select both)?

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

velocity

d)

direction

3.

A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car’s speed?

a)

The road the car in driven on

b)

The direction the car is driven

c)

The distance the car is driven

d)

The direction and the distance the car is driven

4.

The pace an object travels in a certain amount of time:

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

velocity

d)

motion

5.

What information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?

a)

direction and mass

b)

distance and time

c)

size and speed

d)

time and weight

6.

An object's speed is unchanging over its entire distance covered:

a)

constant speed

b)

acceleration

c)

average speed

d)

velocity

7.

24km/hr South is an example of:

a)

speed

b)

direction

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

8.

What does velocity include? (click as many as you need to answer)

a)

speed

b)

direction

c)

distance

d)

height

9.

Morgan walks 10 kilometres South. Trevor walks 10 kilometres North in the same amount of time. They have:

a)

different average speeds

b)

different velocities

c)

same velocity

d)

same motion

10.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

11.

Calculate the velocity of a cyclist traveling 100km south over a period of 5 hours.

a)

20km/h south

b)

10km/h south

c)

10km/h

d)

20km/h

12.

A trip takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate the average speed.

a)

8 km/hr

b)

81.6 km/hr

c)

.012 km/hr

d)

61.8 km/hr

13.
Calculate the speed of a sprinter who ran 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
10m/s
b)
10km/s
c)
10m/hr
d)
10km/hr
14.

How fast is a train moving if it travels 32km in 4 hours?

a)

8km/h

b)

8m/s

c)

128m/s

d)

128km/h

15.

How far does a car driving 50 m/s for 10 seconds travel?

a)

500m

b)

50m/s

c)

5km

d)

5m

16.

How long will your trip take if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr?

a)

80 hours

b)

.22 hours

c)

4.38 hours

d)

6 hours

17.

How long does it take to travel 60km when going at a speed of 5km/h?

a)

12s

b)

12h

c)

.08h

d)

300km/h

18.
A ball rolls down a steep hill. It travels 500 m in 1 minute. It then rolls on a flat surface for an additional 3 minutes and travels 300 m. What is the average speed of the ball?
a)
.5 m/min
b)
100 m/min
c)
200 m/sec
d)
200 m/min
19.

The average speed of this object between points C and D is:

a)

.375 km/s

b)

.375 m/s

c)

2.67 km/s

d)

2.67 m/s

20.

The average speed between 4 and 16 minutes is:

a)

5.2 km/s

b)

.192 m/s

c)

.181 km/s

d)

5.5 km/s

21.

To calculate the average speed for the journey from A to C:

a)

(distance A-B) + (distance B-C) divided by (time A-B + time B-C)

b)

(distance 0-C) divided by (time 0-C)

c)

(distance A-B x time A-B) + (distance B-C x time B-C) divided by (time A-B + time B-C)

d)

(distance A-C) divided by (time A-C)

22.

Which graph shows an object not moving?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph D

23.

Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph D

d)

Graph E

24.

A change in velocity over time is:

a)

a scalar

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

motion

25.

Acceleration of an object happens when things:

a)

slow down

b)

go faster

c)

change direction (turn)

d)

all of the above

26.

Acceleration is the rate of change in:

a)

force

b)

distance

c)

velocity

d)

displacement

27.

Hitting the brakes on a bike reduces its speed. This is called

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

negative acceleration

d)

velocity

28.
Which is an example of zero acceleration?
a)
A merri-go-round moving at a constant rate
b)
A car coming to a stop
c)
A boat speeding up
d)
A person running on a treadmill at a rate of 6 MPH
29.

The SI unit for acceleration is

a)

km/h/h

b)

m/s

c)

m/s2

30.

A bowling ball rolls at a/an:

a)

constant speed

b)

average speed

c)

top speed

d)

constant velocity

31.

Which graph shows an object increasing speed?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph D

d)

Graph E

32.

Which graph shows an object slowing down?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph E

33.

Which graph shows an object going back to the start position?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph D

34.

Jo watches a red car cover 2 metres every second. Which graph would represent this?

a)

Graph A (upper left)

b)

Graph B (bottom left)

c)

Graph C (upper right)

d)

Graph D (bottom right)

35.
Rank from slowest to fastest,
a)
A B C
b)
B C A
c)
C A B 
d)
B A C
36.

A car starts from a stoplight and is traveling with a velocity of 10 m/s east in 20 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?

a)

.5 m/s/s

b)

.5 m/s

c)

2 m/s/s

d)

2 m/s

37.

A ball is rolled at a velocity of 12 m/sec. After 36 seconds, it comes to a stop. What is the acceleration of the ball across that time?

a)

3 m/s/s

b)

-3 m/s/s

c)

.33 m/s/s

d)

-.33 m/s/s

38.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
39.

During which interval is the object travelling at a constant velocity?

a)

B to C

b)

D to E

c)

F to G

d)

It's travelling at constant velocity during all intervals shown.

40.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
41.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
42.

An object is moving at a constant speed. The object changes direction and continues moving at the same speed. What caused the object to change direction?

a)

Inertia

b)

Momentum

c)

Interia and gravity

d)

An external force acted upon it

43.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
44.
According to the graph how fast does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
45.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
46.
The speed of the vehicle between points A-B is...
a)
12m/s
b)
8m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
16m/s
47.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
48.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
49.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
50.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
51.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
52.

What type of motion ticker tape X is?

a)

Constant velocity

b)

Constant acceleration

c)

Constant deceleration

53.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
54.

When objects remain in the same place, what is acting?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Balanced forces

d)

Unbalanced forces

55.

An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater for that direction.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

What is an example of a balanced force?

a)

A person pushing a car across the road

b)

Two people pushing opposite sides of a box with equal force

c)

A boat slowing down on a lake

57.

For an object to be moved, which is true?

a)

Objects with less mass require less force

b)

Objects with less mass require more force

c)

Objects with more mass require less force

58.

Imagine a person pushing a box across the floor. What will increase the speed of the box moving?

a)

The person applying less force to the box

b)

The person applying a greater force to the box

c)

Adding more mass to the box

59.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, why does your body continue to go forward?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

Gravity pulls your body towards the earth.

c)

Friction makes your body slow down.

60.

If you push a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go farthest?

a)

Bowling ball

b)

Tennis ball

c)

Basketball

61.

It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser. Why?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

It takes more force to move an object with more mass.

c)

It takes more friction to move the empty dresser.

62.

A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?

a)

The cart that weighs 5 kg.

b)

The cart that weighs 10 kg.

c)

The cart that weighs 12 kg.

d)

The cart that weighs 15 kg.

63.

The force exerted on a body depends upon... begins which of Newton's Laws?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Universal Gravitation

64.

If a magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes, the dishes stay in place. The reason for this:

a)

Based on Newton's First Law, the dishes will stay in place due to inertia, the resistance to force.

b)

Based on Newton's First Law, the dishes will stay in place due to the force of inertia

c)

Based on Newton's Second Law, the dishes will stay in place due to inertia, the resistance to force.

d)

Based on Newton's Third Law, the dishes will stay in place due to the force of inertia.

65.

A body will remain in a state of rest or uniform motion... begins which of Newton's Laws?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Universal Gravitation

66.

What is the net force shown in the diagram?

a)

50N right

b)

950N

c)

50N left

d)

150N left

67.

For every action there is an equal... begins which of Newton's Laws?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Universal Gravitation

68.

The amount of time it takes to move once you realise you need to act.

a)

Reaction time

b)

Braking time

c)

Reaction distance

d)

Braking distance