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Forces, Frame of Reference, and Friction

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The location of an object in relation to a nearby object or place is called . . .

a)

reference point

b)

motion

c)

position

d)

frame of reference

2.

A change in position is called . . .

a)

position

b)

frame of reference

c)

reference point

d)

motion

3.

A push or pull on matter from all directions is called . . .

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

force

4.

Forces that cause a change in motion are . . .

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

balanced forces

d)

unbalanced forces

5.

Forces on an object that are equal in size & opposite direction, cancelling each other out, are called . . .

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced force

c)

friction

d)

gravity

6.

A force that opposes motion; can act between two objects that are touching, or between air & a moving object . . .

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

balanced forces

d)

unbalanced forces

7.
How fast does the plane appear to be moving to a person riding in the car?
a)
520 m/s
b)
460 m/s
c)
30 m/s
d)
490 m/s
8.
How fast does the hot air balloon appear to be moving to the person in the canoe?
a)
1 m/s to the left
b)
1 m/s to the right
c)
5 m/s to the left
d)
5 m/s to the right
9.
push or pull acting on an object
a)
speed
b)
force
c)
position
d)
mass
10.
a force that opposes motion between any surfaces that are touching
a)
velocity
b)
friction
c)
inertia
d)
position
11.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
12.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
13.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
14.
What is the net force
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
15.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
16.
Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction.
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
c)
Potential Energy
d)
Friction
17.
When two forces acting on an object are not equal in size.
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Friction
c)
Velocity
d)
Unbalanced Force
18.
Is this a balanced or unbalance force?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Neither one
d)
Both
19.
Students are playing tug-of-war. If group B pulls the rope to the right with a force of 400 N and group A pulls the rope to the left with a force of 250 N, what will happen to the ribbon in the middle of the rope?
a)
The ribbon will move to the left and group A will win the tug-of-war.
b)
The ribbon will move to the left and group B will win the tug-of-war.
c)
The ribbon will move to the right and group B will win the tug-of-war.
d)
The ribbon will move to the right and group A will win the tug-of-war.
20.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
21.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

rolling

b)

fluid

c)

static

d)

sliding

22.

A force that opposes motion between any surfaces that are in contact.

a)

gravity

b)

acceleration

c)

friction

d)

direction

23.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

fluid

b)

static

c)

rolling

d)

sliding

24.

Fluid friction happens with objects moving through ______________ or ___________________.

a)

gases or liquids

b)

solids or liquids

c)

gases or solids

25.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?
a)
Brakes used on a bike
b)
Tires from a car on the road
c)
Tread on the bottom of your shoes
d)
All are examples that are helpful
26.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is harmful?
a)
Pencil marking on paper
b)
Engine parts wearing out
c)
sand placed on ice in the winter
d)
Using an eraser to erase marks
27.
How can friction be reduced?
a)
reduce the force acting between the 2 surfaces
b)
reduce the roughness of the 2 surfaces coming in contact
c)
use wax, grease or oil
d)
all of the above are ways of reducing friction
28.

What type of force can be exerted over distance?

a)

contact

b)

noncontact

c)

neither

d)

both

29.

For which type of force is part of the definition that the force decreases in strength as the objects get farther apart?

a)

contact

b)

noncontact

c)

neither

d)

both

30.

Select all the statements that are true about this picture.

a)

The forces are balanced and moving the cart forward

b)

The forces are unbalanced and the cart is moving forward

c)

The forces are adding together and equal 17 N

d)

The forces are subtracting and equal 17 N

31.

Forces can be a _____ or a ______.

(a)  

32.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced on the soccer ball?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

33.

If there was no friction on earth why would you starve to death?

a)

you would not be able to pick up food

b)

you would never be hungry

c)

plants would not be able to grow

d)

rain would never fall

34.

If there was no friction which would be true about meteors?

a)

They would burn up in the atmosphere and never hit the Earth.

b)

They would not slow down or burn up in the atmosphere, so would hit the Earth more often and at high speed and cause major destruction.

c)

They would float away in to space and never enter the Earth's atmosphere.

d)

They would enter the Earth's atmsphere and not slow down and go so fast they would explode in huge fire ball.s

35.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced in this situation? A rock rolling down the side of a mountain?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

36.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced? A book resting on a table?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

37.

Are the forces balanced or unbalanced? A car accelerating to get on the freeway?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

38.

Which takes more effort force? Getting a wood block to start moving from a rest postion or to keep the block moving once it is in motion?

a)

Getting a wood block to start moving from a rest postion

b)

keep the block moving once it is in motion

39.

What type of force is gravity?

a)

A noncontact pulling force

b)

A contact pulling force

c)

A noncontact pushing force

d)

a contact pushing force

40.

If there was no friction on Earth why would there be no buildings?

a)

Static friction is what keeps nails and screws in place

b)

sliding friction is what keeps builidings in place

c)

fluid friction is what keeps concrete and lumber from falling down

d)

there would be no gravity

41.

What is the coefficient of friction?

a)

how much force a material has

b)

how much weight a material creates

c)

how dense a material is

d)

how unbalanced a material is

e)

how much friction a material can create

42.

Materials that have a low coefficient of friction would be

a)

very rough and create lots of friction

b)

very rough and create little friction

c)

very smooth and create lots of friction

d)

very smooth and create little friction

43.

What is compression?

a)

A contact force where materials are pulled apart

b)

A noncontact force where materials are pushed together

c)

a contact force where materials pushed together

d)

a noncontact force where materials pulled apart

44.

An example of the force of tension is

a)

a sponge being squeezed

b)

your foot pushing off the ground

c)

the hover craft demonstration from the lab

d)

a rubber band being stretched

45.

the air leaving the CD hovercraft in the lab demonstration was a demonstration of what type of force?

a)

tension

b)

reaction force

c)

gravity

d)

compression

46.

Why does a book move a shorter distance when pushed on a rug compared to the same book being pushed on a countertop or marbles?

a)

the effort force was lost used up due to more friction

b)

the effort force was lower due to more friction

c)

the surface area was larger

d)

the effort force was less and so the book could not move as far

47.

What type of friction is on this boat?

a)

statice

b)

sliding

c)

rolling

d)

fluid

48.

What type of friction helps the child?

a)

static

b)

sliding

c)

rolling

d)

fluid

49.

What type of friction does the man have to overcome to get the box moving>

a)

static

b)

sliding

c)

rolling

d)

fluid

50.

What is the net force?

a)

1N to the right

b)

7 N to right

c)

1 N to the left

d)

7 N to the East

51.

Why would a parachute not work if there was no friction on Earth?

a)

there would be no gravity

b)

there would be no static friction

c)

there would be no fluid friction

d)

there would be no sliding friction

52.

Are the forces on the race cars balanced or unbalanced

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

53.

Because the skier is going faster as he goes down the hill this implies the forces are

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

54.

At the start of the unit what told us the forces on the toy truck were balanced?

a)

the truck was on the counter

b)

the truck was not moving

c)

the truck rolled backwards

d)

the truck came to a stop when it reached the clothespins

55.

Ice skates slide because they make

a)

a layer of water between the skates and the ice

b)

a layer of ice between the skates and the ice

c)

the metal freezes

d)

they cut into the ice

56.

If you are on a skateboard, tossing a ball up and down, that does the motion of the ball look like to. you, the skateboarder?

a)

a parabolic curve

b)

up and down

c)

side to side

d)

looks like the ball is not moving.

57.

According toi Bill Nye what is one reason fish have this body shape?

a)

to reduce fluid friction

b)

to make it harder to pick them up

c)

to make them more buoyant

d)

to make them hard for prey to see

58.

You are conducting an experiment. You place a wood block on a ramp and it does not move. Which material, if added to the ramp might cause the block to move?

a)

wax paper

b)

graph paper

c)

sandpaper

59.

Why did it take more effort force to overcome static friction that to keep the woods block sliding?

a)

Static friction had more surface area

b)

static friction is when forces are balanced so you must unbalance the forces before the object will move

c)

static friction contains more gravity

d)

static friction is a stonger internal force

60.
a)

The object was pushed in the same direction it was already moving with a small force.

b)

The object was pushed in the opposite direction with an equal and opposite force

c)

the object was pushed in the opposite direction with a force greater than its forward force.

d)

the object was pushed in the same direction it was already moving with a large force

61.
a)

Gravity is a contact force

b)

Gravity in a noncontact force

c)

Gravity is a form of friction

d)

G

62.
a)

The object has been pushed with an equal and opposite force

b)

The object has been pushed with a larger force in the same direction.

c)

The object has been pushed with a larger force in the opposite direction.

d)

The object has not had a force applied to it.

63.
a)

This is normal force

b)

This is magentic force

c)

This is applied force

d)

This is electrostaic force

64.
a)

The parachute slows down due to fluid friction

b)

The parachute slows down due to sliding friction

c)

The parachute slows down due to rolling friction.

65.

These electrostatic forces are

a)

contact and pushing

b)

noncontact and pushing

c)

contact and pulling

d)

noncontact and pulling