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Forces Unit Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the net force on the box shown below?          
a)
a.  10 N to the left 
b)
b.10 N to the right
c)
c.  60 N to the left
d)
d.  50 N to the right
2.

When you slide a box across the floor what force must your push be stronger than?

a)

a. support force

b)

b. friction force

c)

c. gravity

d)

d. air resistance

3.

Why is it more difficult for the boy in image B to go down the hill?

a)

Motion

b)

Friction

c)

Work

d)

Displacement

4.

If these children are pulling with the same amount of force, what will happen?

a)

The child in blue will win.

b)

The children will not move.

c)

The child in red will win.

5.

What is the net force acting on the block?

a)

5 Newtons up

b)

5 Newtons down

c)

15 Newtons up

d)

15 Newtons down

6.
__________ is the sum of all forces acting on an object. It is capable of accelerating a mass. 
a)
velocity
b)
gravity
c)
net force
d)
distance
7.
What is Newtons 2nd law?
a)
equal&opposite force
b)
law inertia
c)
f=ma
8.

Which of the following is an example of a non-contact force?

a)

gravity

b)

air resistance

c)

friction

d)

applied force

9.

A cup is forgotten on the roof of a car. When the car begins to move, the cup does not move forward with the car. Instead, it falls off the roof. Why?

a)

The cup accelerated backward as the car accelerated forward, so the cup fell off the car.

b)

An unbalanced force caused the cup to move with the car, but gravity caused it to fall.

c)

The upward force on the cup increased as the car moved forward, so the cup fell.

d)

Inertia kept the cup from moving while the car moved forward.

10.

What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a)

The forces cancel out.

b)

The larger force prevails.

c)

The two forces add together.

d)

Their sum divided by the two forces equals the total force.

11.

Newton’s First Law of Motion states:

a)

That force, mass, and acceleration are related,

f=ma

b)

An object at rest or in motion will remain at rest/ in motion unless acted upon by a unbalanced force.

c)

The acceleration of a falling object is due to the force of gravity.

d)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

12.

While riding a bicycle, the front tire hits a curb and the rider flies over the handlebars. This is an example of _____.

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

Newton's fourth law

13.

Is the force of gravity stronger on Earth or on the Moon?

a)

The Earth

b)

The Moon

c)

Not enough information provided to make a determination.

14.

The image shows an example of Newton's _____.

a)

first law of motion

b)

second law of motion

c)

third law of motion

d)

fourth law of motion

15.

The SI unit used to measure force is the _____.

a)

Newton

b)

joule

c)

candela

d)

gram

16.

More force is required to accelerate Iron Man (on the left) than mini Iron Man (on the right) because the Iron Man on the left has more mass. This best describes _____.

a)

Newton's first law, the law of inertia

b)

Newton's second law, the law of force, mass, and acceleration

c)

Newton's third law, the law of action reaction

d)

The law of universal gravitation

17.

This equation shown in the image best describes _____.

a)

Newton's first law of motion

b)

Newton's second law of motion

c)

Newton's third law of motion

d)

Newton's fourth law of motion

18.

When two equal forces act in opposite directions on an object, they are referred to as a _____.

a)

frictional force

b)

balanced force

c)

centripetal force

d)

gravitational force

19.

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A ____________ can be described as a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

gravity

21.

Is the sum of the forces shown in the image balanced or unbalanced?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

Not enough information provided to make a determination.

22.

If an object is at rest, the forces acting upon it are _____.

a)

unbalanced

b)

weak

c)

balanced

d)

Hulk Smash!

23.

Select all choices which are correct. Forces _____.

a)

can be described as a push or a pull.

b)

always act in pairs.

c)

are measured in Newtons.

d)

All are correct

24.

Which combination results in a balanced net force?

a)

<--10 N

15 N--->

5 N -->

b)

<--3 N

<--3 N

6 N -->

c)

10 N-->

<--15 N

<-- 5 N

d)

12 N -->

12 N -->

<--22 N

25.

The reason forces act in pairs is explained by Newton’s _____.

a)

first law of motion.

b)

second law of motion.

c)

third law of motion.

d)

Universal Law of Gravity.

26.

A horse pulls with a force of 130 N, and accelerates at 0.8 m/s2. What is the horse's mass?

a)

162.5 N

b)

104 N

c)

104 kg

d)

162.5 kg

27.

Which object possesses the most inertia?

a)

6 kg

b)

8 kg

c)

12 kg

d)

10 kg

28.

What is another name for Newton's First Law?

a)

The Law of Action-Reaction

b)

The Law of Inertia

c)

f=ma

d)

The Law of Universal Gravitation

29.

The same force pushes on four different cups, A - D. The average distance each cup moved is:


A = 109 cm B = 103 cm

C = 94 cm D = 89 cm


Which cup has the most mass?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

What force is keeping the female skater moving in a circle instead of flying off in a straight line?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Centripetal

c)

Magnetic

d)

Air Resistance

31.

One application of the Pythagorean theorem is to ____.

a)

determine the net force of two forces intersecting at right angles to one another.

b)

find the angle theta.

c)

find the length of the adjacent side.

d)

Confuse and disorient 8th grade math.

32.

The mnemonic SOH CAH TOA is used to _____.

a)

determine the net force of two forces intersecting at right angles.

b)

determine the angle (theta).

c)

determine the length of the opposite side of a right triangle.

d)

a popular greeting among mathematicians and physicists.

33.

Two forces push on an object at a right angle. What is the net force?

a)

10.1 N

b)

40.0 N

c)

31.5 N

d)

29.3 N

34.

What is the letter commonly used in equations to represent the concept of momentum?

a)

m

b)

p

c)

v

d)

s

35.

What type of collision is shown?

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Plastic

d)

Scrunchy

36.

A ball on a string is swung in a circle above your head. In what direction will the ball travel when released?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

In the SI system of measurement for force, one Newton equals _____.

a)

1 Kg

b)

1 Kg• m/sec

c)

1 kg• m/sec2

d)

1 pound•m/sec2