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6th Grade Physics Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a man runs at a speed of 70 m/s, and has a time of 30 s. What is the distance he ran?

a)

2100 m

b)

0.233 m

c)

2.33 m

d)

300m

2.

If a robot chases you down at a speed of 100 mi/min for a distance of 900 m. How long has the robot been chasing you?

a)

9 min

b)

4.5 min

c)

180000 min

3.

Noah rides his bike 14 miles in 1 hour. What is his average speed in miles per hour?

a)

15

b)

1

c)

1 mph

d)

14 mph

4.
If you travel 10 miles in 5 minutes, what is your speed?
a)
10 mi/min
b)
15 mi/min
c)
50 mi/min
d)
2 mi/min
5.

How far will a train moving at 5 km/min go in 45 minutes?

a)

225 km

b)

0.12 km

c)

7.89 km

6.

Alan travels 100 km in 5 hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

a)

20 km/hr

b)

50 km/hr

c)

500 km/hr

d)

50 km

7.

Abigail roller skates with a constant speed of 12 km/hr. How far can she travel in 3 hours?

a)

48 km

b)

36 km

c)

3 km/hr

d)

48 km/hr

8.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
9.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

10.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
11.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
12.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
13.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
14.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
15.

What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and height

d)

mass and speed

16.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

17.

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

18.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Increasing an object's speed will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

false

b)

true

20.

If all objects are moving as the exact same speed, which would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

tennis ball

b)

football

c)

notebook

d)

box of 20 textbooks

21.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
22.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
23.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
24.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
25.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
28.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?
a)
At the top of each hill.
b)
As you go down each hill.
c)
At the bottom of each hill.
d)
As you go up each hill.
29.
What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
30.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
31.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
32.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
33.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
34.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
35.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is slowing down."

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.
Where is the object not moving
a)
A-B
b)
O-A
c)
C-D
d)
B-C
38.
The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What was occurring from point B to point C?
a)
She was increasing her speed.
b)
She stopped for 4 minutes
c)
She was decreasing in speed
39.

Which of these graphs do not show the object staying still?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
41.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST
42.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
43.
Is it BALANCED? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
44.
What is the FORCE? 
a)
5 N
b)
10 N
c)
400 N
d)
0 N
45.
What is the unit for FORCE? 
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
46.
If there are two forces going in the SAME direction, you would ...?
a)
(-) Subtract the forces
b)
(+) Add the forces
c)
Neither
d)
(x) Multiply
47.
Forces that have a force of Zero (0).
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
48.
The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
49.
If the net force is 0 the object will ... 
a)
CHANGES motion
b)
STAY the SAME, NOT Move
50.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
51.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
52.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

53.
If these teams 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.
54.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
55.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)
20N
b)
35N
c)
5N
d)
25N
56.
Calculate the net force of the object.
a)
10N
b)
2N
c)
15N
d)
5N
57.
Which direction will the object move?
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
Up
d)
Down
58.
What is the net force of this object?
a)
0N
b)
50N
c)
25N
d)
5N
59.
Calculate the net force shown in the  diagram?
a)
6 N
b)
0 N
c)
3 N
d)
9N
60.

What is the net force in this example?

a)

200 N

b)

125 N

c)

50 N

d)

75 N

61.

This occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

62.

Another way to explain the speed and direction of a object would be to describe it’s ________

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

63.
Acceleration describes how an object’s velocity is changing.  Which of the following scenarios provides the best example of an accelerating object?
a)
A car driving at a constant speed
b)
A book sitting on top of a high shelf
c)
A toy train traveling in a circle
d)
A toy boat floating in a bathtub
64.

The geese fly 23 mph to the south when they migrate for the winter.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

65.
The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph. 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
66.
The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds. 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
67.
88 m/s north
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
68.

Which of the following are examples of velocity?

a) 50 mph

b) 24 mph North

c) 24 mph Northeast

d) 30 mph West

a)

All but (d)

b)

All are velocity except (a)

c)

Only (b)

d)

None are velocity

69.

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

70.

A car accelerates as it rounds a corner, even if it is going at a constant speed. Why is that?

a)

Its direction changes

b)

It doesn't

c)

It slows down

d)

Its speeds up

71.

Which has the MOST inertia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

a)

speed

b)

mass

c)

force

d)

friction

73.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
74.
Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.
a)
rest
b)
a constant speed
c)
school
d)
inertia 
75.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
76.
You push on a car and it does not move.  What is true about the inertia?
a)
The inertia is changing
b)
The inertia of the car is too great 
c)
The inertia of the person is equal to the car
d)
There is not inertia because of no movement
77.

Which one has the LEAST inertia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
78.

Which has the MOST inertia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
79.

More mass = More inertia

a)

True

b)

False

80.
Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________. 
a)
temperature
b)
shape
c)
size
d)
motion
81.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Line Graph

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Histogram

d)

Pictograph

82.

What kind of graph is this?

a)

Pictograph

b)

Circle Graph

c)

Line Graph

d)

Bar Graph

83.

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

a)

slope

b)

line of best fit

c)

x-axis

d)

y-axis

84.
Which type of graph is this?
a)
Histogram
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Stem Plot
d)
Box Plot
85.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Stem Chart
86.
What is the title of the graph?
a)
Number of people
b)
Character
c)
Favorite Cartoon Characters
d)
Sponge Bob
87.

What axis of the graph is this?

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

88.

The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?

a)

A

b)

X

c)

B

d)

Y

89.
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis of the graph? 
a)
X axis
b)
Y axis
90.
The Dependent Variable is represented on which Axis?
a)
A
b)
X
c)
B
d)
Y
91.

A push or pull on an object

a)

motion

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

distance

92.

the force that pulls things toward Earth

a)

gravity

b)

surface

c)

texture

d)

inertia

93.

forces that have a net force of zero

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

chain reaction

d)

texture

94.
two objects rubbing together, one object slows down
a)
motion
b)
stop
c)
force
d)
friction
95.
to move something away from you
a)
push
b)
pull
96.
to move or haul something towards yourself
a)
push
b)
pull
97.
how far an object moves
a)
distance
b)
speed
c)
force
d)
push
98.

how long it takes for an object moves

a)

distance

b)

speed

c)

time

d)

push

99.

What is force in science?

a)

a push or a pull

b)

the weight added to a vehicle

c)

energy that is being used

d)

movement of an object

100.

What is net force?

a)

When all the forces added total 0 so that an object is at rest and not in motion.

b)

When the total forces added up together =any number but zero.

c)

The total amount of force acting on an object.

d)

The weight added to a vehicle