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Force and Motion

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Suppose a bulldozer is being hauled on the back of a flatbed truck to a construction site. From which reference point would the bulldozer not appear to be moving?

a)

The road

b)

A traffic light

c)

The truck driver

d)

A roadside tree

2.

What are the units for force?

a)

Joules

b)

Watt

c)

Newton

d)

Meters per second

3.

The combination of all forces acting on an object is?

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Net Force

c)

Unbalanced Forces

d)

Friction

4.

An object with balanced forces is

a)

At rest

b)

Speeding up

c)

Slowing down

d)

Accelerating

5.

When two forces are acting in opposite directions on an object, you __________ to find the net force.

a)

Subtract the forces

b)

Add the forces together

c)

Multiply the forces together

d)

Divide the forces

6.

What changes in motion show that an object is accelerating?

a)

Increase in speed.

b)

Decrease in speed.

c)

Change in direction.

d)

All of the above.

7.

Anna hits a golf ball, and it soars through the air toward the green. It travels in an arc over the ground. Which statement does not describe the ball’s acceleration before it stops?

a)

It increases speed.

b)

It decreases speed.

c)

It changes overall direction.

d)

It moves in the same direction.

8.

What does it mean if an object's speed is 5 m/s?

a)

It moves 1 meter every 5 seconds.

b)

It moves 5 miles every second.

c)

It moves 5 meters every second.

d)

It doesn't move for 5 seconds.

9.

What does it mean if an object's acceleration is 5m/s^2?

a)

It moves 5 meters every second.

b)

It increases its speed by 1 meter every 5 seconds.

c)

It increases its speed by 5 meters per second every second.

d)

It increases its speed by 5 meters every second.

10.

What does a distance vs. time graph represent?

a)

An object's acceleration.

b)

An object's mass.

c)

An object's kinetic energy.

d)

An object's speed.

11.

An car is traveling at 32 m/s eastward. This is the cars what?

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Force

12.

Looking at the graph, how far did the object travel after 3 seconds?

a)

10 m

b)

20 m

c)

30 m

d)

40 m

13.

Which Law of Motion says, an object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

14.

Which Law of Motion says, for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction?

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

15.

Which Law of Motion says that as mass increases, acceleration decreases?

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

16.

Which Law of Motion says that as force increases so does acceleration?

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

17.

Which two factors affect the gravitational force between two objects?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Mass

c)

Distance

d)

Weight

18.

Which type of friction includes air resistance?

a)

Sliding

b)

Rolling

c)

Fluid

d)

Static

19.

What factor causes free falling objects to hit the ground at different times?

a)

Gravity

b)

Mass

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Acceleration

20.

The measure of the force of gravity on an object is what?

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

21.

Which of the units below can be used for weight? Choose all that apply.

a)

Grams

b)

Newtons

c)

Kilograms

d)

Pounds

22.

Which two objects will have a greater gravitational force acting between them?

a)

Car and Couch

b)

Car and Dog

c)

Car and House

d)

House and Dog

23.

A rocket is launched from Earth to the moon. What will happen to the rockets mass?

a)

It will increase.

b)

It will decrease.

c)

It will stay the same.

d)

It will increase and then decrease.

24.

A rocket is launched from Earth to Jupiter. What will happen to the rocket's weight?

a)

It will increase.

b)

It will decrease.

c)

It will stay the same.

d)

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