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Force, Motion, Energy Unit Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to the motion and position of an object is:
a)
Mechanical Energy
b)
Heat Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Potential Energy
2.
Suppose three people were going sledding. What is one way to increase their potential energy?
a)
Wax the runners on the Wax the runners on the sled.
b)
Pull faster
c)
Find a taller hill
d)
Wait until the snow is deeper.
3.
What type of energy does a burning candle represent?
a)
Heat
b)
Solar
c)
Potential
d)
Mechanical
4.
The Law of Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be _____ or ______.
a)
Created; transformed
b)
Transformed; destroyed
c)
Created; destroyed
d)
Kinetic; potential
5.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
6.
Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
7.

Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

None of them

8.
A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
9.
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
10.

Which of the following is an example of balancing forces?

a)

A Book resting on the table.

b)

A pencil is knocked off the desk.

11.

A push or a pull is called a

a)

Gravity

b)

Force

12.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)

A book resting on the table.

b)

A pencil that is knocked to the ground.

13.

What is Newton's 1st Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

An object at rest will stay at rest, an object in motion will stay in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts upon it.

14.

What is Newton's 2nd Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Acceleration depends on two variables, the mass of the object and the amount of force.

15.

What is Newton's 3rd Law?

a)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Acceleration depends on two variables, the mass of the object and the amount of force.

16.

What explains why objects resist changes in their state of motion?

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

friction

17.

What explains a quantity that has BOTH speed and direction?

a)

Inertia

b)

Force

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

18.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

19.

Which force is slowing the race car down the most?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

d)

pull

20.

Which force is slowing the drag car down?

a)

gravity

b)

pull

c)

air resistance

d)

push

21.

Which TWO forces make a paper plane fly?

a)

push and pull

b)

gravity and air resistance

c)

pull and friction

d)

push and air resistance

22.

What type of force is this man using to push his grocery cart?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Applied Force

23.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

24.
Who wins the tug of war with what net force?
a)
The person on the left with 20 N
b)
The person on the left with 80 N
c)
The people on the right with 20 N
d)
The people on the right with 100 N
25.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
26.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

27.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

28.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
29.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

30.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
31.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
32.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
33.

If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

34.

When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

35.
What does the slope of each line on the graph tell you?
a)
The speed of each runner
b)
The acceleration of each runner
36.
Which runner complete the 100 meter race in the least amount of time?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
37.
Which runner started out the fastest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
38.
What is happening between 9am and 11am?
a)
The cyclist is traveling up a hill
b)
The cyclists is speeding up
c)
The cyclists is traveling at a constant speed
d)
The cyclist is slowing down
39.
What is the line on this graph showing?
a)
moving away from starting point at a constant speed
b)
moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed
c)
acceleration (getting faster)
d)
deceleration (getting slower)
40.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
41.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
42.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
43.
If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?
a)
10,000 m
b)
25 m
c)
0.04 m
d)
250 m
44.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
45.
____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force
46.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
47.
A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a)
lever, wheel and axle, pulley
b)
wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley
c)
wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane
48.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
49.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
50.
Lightbulb
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
screw
51.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
52.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
53.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
54.
What type of simple machines does the photo show?
a)
Lever and wedge
b)
Inclined Plane and lever
c)
Pulley and wedge
d)
Lever and screw
55.
Which of the following is a unit of energy?
a)
Kilowatts
b)
Grams
c)
Meters per Second
d)
Joules
56.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and speed

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

57.
 Work done = Force x _________
a)
a. distance
b)
b. acceleration
c)
c. velocity
d)
d. speed
58.
The unit used to measure work is the 
a)
Watt
b)
Newton
c)
Joule
d)
meter
59.
Which situation is work not done?
a)
lifting a 20 pound box off the floor
b)
holding a 20 pound box above the floor
c)
sliding a 20 pound box across the floor
d)
sliding a 20 pound box up an inclined plane
60.
Which is doing work?
a)
pushing a wall
b)
holding a box
c)
picking up a pencil
d)
sitting in a chair
61.
A girl pushes a box across the floor. Did she do work?
a)
No.
b)
Yes.
62.

units of force are

a)

newtons

b)

grams

c)

joules

d)

meters

63.

if you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m... how much work have you done

a)

120 J

b)

30 J

c)

120 N

d)

30 N

64.

Fred kicks a ball with a force of 20N to George, who is 5M away. How much work was done to the ball?

a)

25J

b)

100J

c)

4J

d)

75J

65.
All of the following are examples of speed except:
a)
A car traveling at 55 km/hr
b)
A snail hightailing it 45 mm/sec
c)
Jube timing himself at 23 seconds
d)
Lonnie running down the hall at 45 mph
66.
All of the following are examples of speed except:
a)
A student doing their homework
b)
A jaguar running through OMS at 45 miles per hour
c)
Aidan cleaning his bedroom at 20 meters/min
d)
Michelle jumping rope at 40 Km/hr
67.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = Distance x Time
b)
Speed = Distance/Time
c)
Speed = Time/Distance
d)
Speed = Time x Distance
68.
Calculate the speed:
A Car traveled 240 Km in 5 Hours
a)
48 Km/Hr
b)
1200 Km/Hr
c)
4.8 Km/Hr
d)
0.02 Km/Hr
69.
Calculate the speed:
A Motorcycle traveled 368 Km in 8 Hours
a)
2944 Km/hr
b)
4.5 Km/hr
c)
46 Km/hr
d)
0.02 Km/hr