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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?

a)

Down

b)

Up

c)

Around the object

d)

Through the object

2.

An airplane flies east at 400 km/hr. In which direction is the air resistance force acting upon the airplane?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

Up

d)

Down

3.

What is Air Resistance?

a)

The force of water

b)

The force that opposes the motion of objects falling through the Earth's atmosphere

c)

A vacuum

d)

Terminal Velocity

4.

The amount of matter in an object is its _____________.

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Force

5.

If you jump out of an airplane, which two forces are acting on you?

a)

Gravity and friction

b)

Force and gravity

c)

Gravity and Air Resistance

6.

When you drop a hammer and a feather on the moon what will happen? There is no air on the moon.

a)

They will hit at the same time

b)

The hammer will hit first

c)

The feather will hit first

7.

Look at the pictures of the cars. Which car will have the most air resistance force acting upon it? They will be moving at the same speed.


All will have equal air resistance force.

a)
b)
c)
d)

All will have equal air resistance force.

8.

Which best describes why a falling object will reach its terminal velocity?

a)

Gravity force is equal and opposite air resistance force.

b)

Air resistance force is equal and opposite the freefall velocity.

c)

Gravity force is equal and opposite the object's mass.

d)

The object's mass is equal and opposite the gravity force.

9.

During the Balloon Rocket activity, how did we add more force?

a)

We blew more air into the balloon

b)

We let some of the air out of the balloon

c)

We taped the balloon to a straw.

10.

What causes an object to fall faster?

a)

Smaller surface area

b)

Larger surface area

c)

If it has a parachute

d)

If it is softer

11.

The larger the surface area of the moving object, the ___________ air resistance there is.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

longer

d)

quicker

12.

Air resistance pushes against falling

objects and __________________.

a)

Speeds them up

b)

Keeps them afloat

c)

Slows them down

d)

Spins them

13.

The more streamlined an object is, the............

a)

More air resistance

b)

Less air resistance

c)

Slower air resistance

d)

Faster air resistance

14.

Streamlined body of the aeroplane helps it to .....................

a)

Increase air resistance acting on plane

b)

Decrease air resistance acting on plane

c)

No effect of it on plane

d)

None of the above

15.

In our daily lives, ______ is an example of air resistance.

a)

your hair blowing back when you run

b)

putting your shoes

c)

eating a burger

d)

writing a spelling test