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forces and motion

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ball is dropped from a high place to the ground. Which of the following quantities will increase?

a)

the acceleration due to gravity

b)

the velocity of the object

c)

the weight of the object

d)

the potential energy of the object

2.

Which of the following is not an example of non-linear motion?

a)

an athlete running a 100 meter race

b)

a spinning top

c)

a falling coconut onto the ground

d)

the movement of arrow to the target

3.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
4.
friction is a force that acts 
a)
in the same direction as the motion
b)
opposite to the direction of the motion
c)
opposite to the applied forces
d)
the same direction as the applied force
5.
You push on a tree with 20 N of force. If the tree doesn't move, the tree is pushing back on you with _____of force.
a)
20N 
b)
40N 
c)
10N 
d)
70N
6.
What Unit do we Measure Force in? 
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Don't know
7.
Which has more Inertia? (so need more force to move) 
a)
Truck
b)
Ant
c)
A cat
d)
A skateboard
8.
In a tug of war the left team pulls with a force of 200N. The right team pulls with a force of 150N.What is the net force?
a)
50N to the left.
b)
350N to the left.
c)
350N to the right.
d)
50N to the right.
9.
A balanced force has 
a)
no net force
b)
some net force
c)
a wee bit of net force
d)
a lot of net force
10.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
11.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
12.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
13.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.
d)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
14.
Which is true from Newton's Third law of motion?
a)
For every action force there is a smaller reaction force in the opposite direction.
b)
For every action force there is an equivalent reaction force in the opposite direction.
c)
 Both 1 and 2
d)
None of the above
15.
How can you increase the acceleration of an object?
a)
decrease its mass
b)
increase its friction
c)
increase its mass
d)
decrease the force applied to it
16.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
17.

Which graph shows a constant velocity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

which of the following is not conserved when an inelastic collision occurs?

a)

total energy

b)

total kinetic energy

c)

total momentum

19.

Which of the following working principle does not apply the effect of a impulsive force?

a)

pile driver

b)

hockey stick

c)

pestle and rice mortar

d)

mattress for the high jump event

20.

Diagram 7 shows a fast moving car which stops suddenly and the driver is thrown forward.

Which of the following accessories can be fixed in the car to prevent the driver being thrown forward?

a)

air bag, safety belt

b)

air bag, front crumple zone

c)

safety belt, front crumple zone

21.

A stone takes 2 seconds to fall from the top of a well to the water surface in the well.

What is the distance of the water surface from the top of the well?

a)

2.0 m

b)

6.9 m

c)

10.0 m

d)

20.0 m

22.

The toy car shown in diagram 8 is being pulled by a weight of 1kg which is attached to an inelastic string passing over a smooth pulley.

What is the tension in the string?

a)

2.5 N

b)

4.0 N

c)

4.5 N

d)

6.0 N

23.

A child of mass 30 kg can run 30 m in 10 seconds. What is the kinetic energy produced while the child is running?

a)

135 J

b)

300 J

c)

450 J

d)

500 J

24.

The force constant of a spring can be increased by

a)

increasing the length of the spring

b)

decreasing the diameter of the coil of the spring

c)

using a copper wire instead of using steel wire as the coil of the spring

d)

decreasing the diameter of the spring wire