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Forces & Patterns of Motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all the things that forces can do:

a)

Speed up a moving object

b)

Slow down a moving object

c)

Change the direction of a moving object

d)

Make an object at rest start moving

2.

Forces are measured in:

a)

Pounds

b)

Grams

c)

Ounces

d)

Newtons

3.

Describe the motion of the box:

a)

The box will not move

b)

The box will accelerate to the right

c)

The box will accelerate to the left

d)

It is impossible to predict the motion of the box

4.

Which two statements best describe the forces shown?

a)

The forces are balanced

b)

The forces are unbalanced

c)

The box will move upward

d)

The box will move downward

5.

Which of the following best shows the pattern of motion of the pendulum?

a)

Y, Z,Y, X,Y

b)

X,Y, Z, X,Y

c)

Y, X,Y, Z, X

6.

A sprinter is running around a track. Which of the following pattern of motion can be used to describe the runner's motion?

a)

shifting back and forth

b)

zig zag motion

c)

moving in cycles

d)

moving in one direction

7.

Which of the following has a significant effect the number of swings a pendulum will make in a given amount of time?

a)

The length of the string

b)

The angle of release

c)

The mass of the bob

8.

A student measures a pendulum as swinging a total of 13 swings in 20 seconds. Which of the following will DECREASE the number of swing cycles?

a)

Adding mass to the bob

b)

Shortening the swing

c)

Lengthening the string

d)

Releasing from a greater angle

e)

Releasing from a lesser angle

9.

Select all of the following that are examples of an object shifting back and forth

a)

A pendulum

b)

A pogo stick

c)

A carousel

d)

A wrecking ball

e)

The moon orbiting the Earth

10.

Friction is:

a)

any push or pull on an object

b)

a force that opposes the motion of an object

c)

inertia

d)

a force that cannot affect the motion of an object

11.

Cyclic motion:

a)

is predictable

b)

repeats

c)

is unpredictable

d)

occurs in a pattern

12.

Objects that have balanced forces acting on them are in motion.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Forces that are unequal and create a change in movement or direction of an object are

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

14.

Any push or pull on an object is a:

a)

Force

b)

Pattern

c)

Pendulum

d)

Friction

15.

True or false: changing the length of the string of the pendulum will cause it's pattern of motion to change.

a)

True

b)

False