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Force and Motion

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is there static friction between your chair and the floor?

a)

when the chair moves across the floor

b)

when the chair remains still

c)

when the chair falls over

d)

when you lift the chair

2.

A boy pushes on the classroom door to close it. Which two terms accurately describe the net force acting on the door?

a)

contact, balanced

b)

contact, unbalanced

c)

noncontact, balanced

d)

noncontact, unbalanced

3.

Two children are pulling on a rope. One child is pulling with a force of 5 N to the left while the second child is pulling with a force of 8 N to the right. What is the result?

a)

The rope remains in place.

b)

The rope moves to the right.

c)

The rope moves to the left.

d)

The rope has a balanced force on it.

4.

Which statement about acceleration is always true?

a)

The unit m/s is the SI unit for acceleration.

b)

Either a change in speed or a change in direction causes acceleration.

c)

For objects to accelerate they must always speed up.

d)

Both speed and direction must change to cause a change in acceleration.

5.

A runner runs 5km in 20 minutes. What can you calculate using this information?

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

force

6.

Which term describes the resistance to change in motion?

a)

velocity

b)

inertia

c)

net force

d)

Newton's Gravitational Law

7.

The acceleration of a ball after it is hit by a bat depends on the mass of the ball and the net force on the ball. This example best illustrates what law?

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

d)

Newton's Universal Gravitational Law

8.

A student kicks a ball. Which of the following describes the reaction force to this kick?

a)

friction between the ball and the foot

b)

friction between the ball and the ground

c)

force applied to the ground by the foot

d)

force applied to the foot by the ball

9.

What factors control the strength of the gravitational force between two objects

a)

the mass of the objects and the distance between them

b)

the mass of the objects and the speed at which they travel

c)

the speed of the objects and the velocity they are travelling

d)

the weight of the objects and the direction they are moving

10.

Mass and weight are sometimes confused. The mass of an object is how much matter it contains while the weight of an object is the _______________.

a)

force of gravity on it

b)

acceleration of it

c)

density of it

d)

force it can perform

11.

Rolling friction is best illustrated when a person walks across the pavement.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Sliding friction can be illustrated by a sliding a chair across the room.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Fluid friction acts on your body when you swim.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Static friction can often be overcome by applying a stronger force.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

A force is described as a push or pull.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

An object is in motion if its position changes when compared to another object.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

The winner of a tug-of-war competition has just demonstrated the effectiveness of ______________.

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

18.

Another name for Newton's First Law of Motion is ______________________.

a)

Law of Gravity

b)

Law of Universal Gravitation

c)

Law of Acceleration

d)

Law of Inertia

19.

Without this acting in the opposite direction, a moving object will not stop until it strikes another object.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

momentum

d)

slope

20.

A place or object used for comparison to determine if the object is in motion.

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

reference point

d)

slope

21.

A unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second.

a)

joule

b)

newton

c)

pound

d)

watt

22.

The scientific law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

23.

The sum of all forces acting on an object.

a)

summary

b)

net force

c)

balanced force

d)

unbalanced force

24.

The steepness of a line on a graph illustrating speed and distance.

a)

x axis

b)

slope

c)

y axis

d)

line