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Motion and Forces Review, Scientific Method and Lab Safety

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:
a)
guess
b)
change lab partners
c)
ask a teacher
d)
just sit quietly and do nothing
2.
Disrupting other students in the laboratory with horseplay in the lab is:
a)
helpful.
b)
allowed
c)
dangerous.
d)
the quickest way to do a job.
3.
Which of the following IS considered safety equipment in our classroom?
a)
Eyewash Station
b)
Emergency Shower
c)
Fire Extinguisher
d)
All of the Above.
4.
If you break glassware in the lab, you should...
a)
Tell the teacher
b)
Clean it up quickly before the teacher notices
c)
Scream at the top of your lungs
5.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
6.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
7.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
8.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
9.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
10.

The best reference points are stationary (not moving).

a)

true

b)

false

11.
the process of changing position
a)
motion
b)
reference point
c)
acceleration
d)
speed
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.

Choose ALL THAT APPLY: Acceleration of an object happens when things ________

a)

slow down

b)

go faster

c)

change directions

d)

go at a constant speed

15.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
16.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
17.

In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?

a)

A car speeding up shortly after a stoplight turns green.

b)

A car slowing down as it is approaching a red light

c)

A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h

d)

A car turning a curve

18.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
19.

A school bus drives 35 mph down the street and slows as it approaches the stop sign. This is an example of..

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

momentum

d)

force

20.
A rightward-moving motorcycle increases its speed from 5.0 m/s to 25.0 m/s. Is the motorcycle accelerating?
 
a)
Yes
b)
No
21.

______ forces cause a change in motion

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

22.

______ forces result in a net force of 0 and will not change the object's motion

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

23.
Which law of motion states that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
24.
An object's resistance to its change in motion is its
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Gravity
d)
Pressure
25.
Which law of motion is explained by the equation:
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
26.
As the force applied to an object increases, its acceleration______
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
does not exist
27.

Which law of motion states that 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

28.

Which law of motion explains how a rocket lifts off the ground due to equal and opposite action/reaction forces?

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

29.

Which two of these forces act on parachutes?

a)

Air Resistance

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Kinetic Energy

30.

Air resistance pushes against falling

objects and __________________.

a)

Speeds them up

b)

Keeps them afloat

c)

Slows them down

d)

Spins them

31.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another. 
a)
True
b)
False 
32.
A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...
a)
the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
the moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
c)
the moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
d)
the moon has more mass, and therefor more gravity
33.

A push or a pull

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Motion

34.

All of these terms are types forces except one. Choose the term that is NOT a force.

a)

Gravity

b)

Air Resistance

c)

Friction

d)

Energy

35.

A brick and a pencil are dropped at the same time from the same height. Which one would hit the ground first if there were no air resistance?

a)

brick

b)

pencil

c)

both would hit at the same time

36.

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

a)

mile

b)

foot

c)

yard

d)

meter

37.

Direct path from start point to end point; also known as distance and direction

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

38.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
39.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
40.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
41.

How far an object has traveled from its starting point (the actual path it traveled)

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

42.

The picture shows a person stepping off a boat, where the action is stepping off and the reaction is the boat going backwards. Which of Newton's Laws does this show?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

43.

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

44.
A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.
a)
The Law of Inertia (1st law)
b)
The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)
c)
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
d)
Action Reaction Law (3rd law)
45.

A person continues to move forward into their seatbelt when a car stops. Which of Newton's Laws would this be an example of?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

46.

The picture shows a person applying a force to a mass, resulting in acceleration. Which Law of Motion does this show?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

47.

The picture shows a soccer ball and bowling ball hit with the same amount of force, but the soccer ball goes farther because it has smaller mass, resulting in a greater acceleration. Which Law of Motion does this show?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

48.

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring time is ________ .

a)

minutes

b)

seconds

49.

Speed and velocity are measured in...

a)

m/s

b)

m/s/s

c)

m

d)

s

50.

Acceleration is measured in...

a)

m/s

b)

m/s/s

c)

m

d)

s

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