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Forces and Motion: Newton, S,V,A & Collisions

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

S = DT

b)

S = T/D

c)

S = D/T

d)

S = D + T

2.

Inertia depends on ______

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

3.

Which law of motion says that for anything to move you must apply an unbalanced force to it?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

5th

4.

Speed is...

a)

the friction in a given direction

b)

the motion in a given pace

c)

the distance traveled in a certain amount of time

d)

inertia acting in an object

5.

Weight is

a)

a measure of the force of the sun in an object

b)

a measure of the force of friction in an object

c)

a measure of the force of gravity in an object

d)

a measure of the force of motion in an object

6.

What is the graph showing with the red line?

a)

Acceleration (speeding up)

b)

no motion

c)

deceleration (slow down)

d)

constant (doesn't change)

7.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
8.
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
9.
What is Newtons 2nd law?
a)
equal&opposite force
b)
law inertia
c)
f=ma
10.
When forces on an object are balanced, what is the force?
a)
Five
b)
Ten
c)
Six
d)
Zero
11.
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
12.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
13.
______ measures an object's tendency to resist changing its motion.
a)
Acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
Gravity
d)
weight
14.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation
15.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
16.

How does the mass of an object affect the motion of an object?

a)

The greater the mass the less effect a force will have

b)

The greater the mass the greater the effect a force will have

c)

The less the mass the less effect a force will have

d)

It has no effect

17.

If two toy trucks are pushed with the same force, Which one will move the longest distance?

a)

The one with more mass

b)

The one with less mass

c)

The mass will make no difference

18.
Is gravity a push or a pull?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
neither
d)
both
19.
The strength or force that is gained by a moving object. It is greater when the object has a greater mass
a)
velocity
b)
momentum
c)
balanced force
d)
gravity
20.
Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?
a)
car
b)
bike
c)
they are equal
d)
cannot determine using the info provided
21.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
22.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
23.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
24.

What units is Force measured in?

a)

Grams

b)

Miles

c)

Hours

d)

Newtons

25.
When the resulting force is greater than zero what type of force is acting on the objects? 
a)
balanced force
b)
unbalanced force
26.

What does the term constant velocity tell you about motion?

a)

The rate of the motion is changing

b)

the direction of the motion is not changing

c)

the rate of the motion is not changing

d)

the direction of the motion is changing

27.

Select the best explanation of the graph.

a)

The train is going up a hill.

b)

The train sped up during the first 3 minutes, slowed down for several minutes, then sped up again.

c)

The train sped up then slowed down during the first 3 minutes, stopped for two minutes, then sped up again.The train traveled at a steady speed uphill for most of the way except for in the middle when it stopped for 2 minutes.

d)

The train sped up during the first 3 minutes, slowed down for several minutes, then slowed down again.

28.

Think about how objects move and choose the the statements that below that are correct.(2)

a)

Objects always move at a constant speed.

b)

Objects take time to get up to speed.

c)

Objects can stop moving instantaneously.

d)

Objects instantly get up to speed.

e)

Objects take time to decrease or stop their motion.

29.

What is the difference between a scalar measurement and a vector measurement?

a)

Nothing, they are the same

b)

Scalar measures quantity (number) only and vectors measure quantity with direction.

c)

Scalar measures quantity with direction and vectors measure quantity (numbers) only.

30.

During what section of this graph is the object at constant speed?

a)

0-30 minutes

b)

30-45 minutes

c)

45-60 minutes

d)

never

31.

Which of Newton's law do this best illustrate?

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

32.

Look at the people biking and the arrows in the diagram. How do the arrows imply constant velocity in the first picture?

a)

The arrows are all on top of the time scale.

b)

The arrows are all pointing the same direction.

c)

The arrows are above the heads of the riders.

d)

The size of the arrow indicates the amount of distances being covered in each second of time.

33.

How do the arrows in the seond picture tell you the speed is changing?

a)

The arrows are going the same direction as the riders.

b)

The arrows are going in between the numbers.

c)

The arrows do not tell you anything about the speed.

d)

The arrows are getting larger in size.

34.

If a car is traveling for 10 hours at 65mph, how far did the car travel?

a)

6500 miles

b)

650 miles

c)

65 miles

d)

1000miles

35.

Which of these is an accurate description of deceleration?

a)

The object acceleration is a negative value.

b)

The object's speed is going the other way.

c)

The object's acceleration has stopped.

d)

The object is going backwards

36.

Why is acceleration considered to be a change in velocity? Choose all that apply.

a)

The object's motion can be increasing

b)

The object's motion can be staying the same

c)

The object's motion can be decreasing

d)

The object's motion is not changing

37.

Select which measurements are velocities

a)

60 mph/s

b)

75 mph west

c)

90 cm/s up

d)

120 m/m

e)

9.8 m/s/s

38.

Are mass and weight the same thing?

a)

They are the same thing.

b)

Mass is the amount of matter and weight is the pull of gravity on that matter

c)

Mass is the pull of gravity and weight is the amount of matter

39.

Look at the diagram and select two statements that best describe the motion of the student.

a)

The student's velocity is constant the entire 7 seconds.

b)

The student's velocity is constant the first 4 seconds and then changes.

c)

The student's velocity appears to never be constant at any point in the 7 seconds.

d)

The student's average speed would be different than the speed for the first 4 seconds of the event.

e)

The student's velocity is changing during the first 4 seconds.

40.

If a car travels at 60 mph for 3 hours, how far did the car travel? (Formula D=S x T)

a)

20 miles

b)

180 miles

c)

0.2 miles

d)

180 mph

41.

When you pitch a ball why are you not so much a baseball pitcher as a baseball accelerator?

a)

because the ball goes faster as it gets closer to the batter

b)

because as you go through your wind up you are accelerating the ball so that it leaves your hand at its top speed

c)

you get tired from throwing the ball

d)

because the ball is already going at its top speed at the beginning of your wind up.

42.

Imagine you are sitting at the window of a train. How can you describe the position and motion of the train outside the window?

a)

The train outside the window is moving quickly away from my train and my train may or may not not be moving.

b)

Neither train is moving.

c)

The train outside my window is moving very fast in the same direction as my train is moving.

43.

Newton's laws all indicate that the objects are moving

a)

in a straight line

b)

in a circle

c)

in any direction

d)

at a high rate of speed

e)

about in no particular way.

44.

Which section of the orange line indicates that the object is not moving?

a)

0-2 seconds

b)

2-3 seconds

c)

3-6 seconds

d)

6-10 seconds

45.

Why are there two units of time in the units for acceleration?

a)

because the object is moving faster

b)

because one belongs to the speed and one belongs to the observer

c)

because one belongs to the acceleration and one belongs to the event

d)

because one belongs to the speed and one belongs to the event

46.

True or false ? All motion must use the same units for speed in science?

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Which of Newton's laws best applies?

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

48.

Which of Newton's Laws best applies?

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

49.

Which law best fit this picture of the man pushing the crate?

a)

law 1

b)

law 2

c)

law 3

50.

Momentum only exists

a)

if an object has a large mass

b)

if an object is in motion

c)

if an object is able to collide with another object and transfer its energy

d)

if an object is at rest

51.

In Newton's 2nd Law lab what relationship did you determine occurred as the mass of the cart increased?

a)

As the mass of the cart increased and so did the force the acceleration also increased.

b)

As the mass of the cart increased and the force decreased the acceleration increased.

c)

As the mass of the cart increased and the force did not change the acceleration increased.

d)

As the mass of the cart increased and the force did not change the acceleration decreased.

e)

As the mass of the cart increased and the force increased the acceleration decreased.

52.

If two bugs of the same mass and size fly into each other, what will happen?

a)

they are both bumped off course by the same amount

b)

One bug will splat and die and the other will fly off

c)

Both bugs will splat and die

d)

they are both bumped off course by different amounts.

53.

Wheelchairs that are used for rugby are built of materials that are heavier because

a)

this makes the chair less massive so the rugby player can speed up quickly as possible and race

b)

this makes the chair so that the rugby player can race and speed up quickly as possible

c)

this makes the chair less expensive

d)

the chair needs to be stable and stay upright

54.

Wheelchairs that are used for racing are built of materials that are light and strong because

a)

the chair needs to be stable and stay upright

b)

this makes the chair less massive so the racer can speed up quickly as possible and race

c)

this makes the chair more massive so the racer can speed up quickly as possible and race

d)

this makes the chair less expensive

55.

What is one way that the design of wheelchairs was changed by Dr. Cooper to meet the needs of the person using it?

a)

change the number of wheels

b)

change its volume

c)

change its mass

d)

change its shape

56.

Scientists are modeling different ways a satellite and an asteroid might crash into each other. They used the same satellite in both crashes, but two different asteroids—a black one with more mass for Crash 1 and a gray one with less mass for Crash 2. Use the information from the diagram to answer. In which crash does the satellite experience a stronger force? How do you know?

a)

It was the same force in both crashes; the asteroid changed speed by the same amount in each crash, so the force on the satellite was the same each time.

b)

Crash 1; the force exerted by the black asteroid would have been stronger in this crash, so the force on the satellite would also have been stronger.

c)

The diagram doesn’t tell you anything about the force on the satellite. It only gives information about the force on the asteroids.

d)

There is no force on the satellite. In both crashes, only the asteroid experiences a force.

57.

Eugene and Van were playing with toys in a swimming pool. They crashed a rubber duck into two toy boats: a blue boat with less mass and an orange boat with more mass. The rubber duck had the same mass in both crashes. Use the information in the diagram to answer. In which crash did the rubber duck experience a stronger force? How do you know?

a)

The diagram doesn’t tell you anything about the force on the rubber duck. It only gives information about the force on the toy boats.

b)

There is no force on the rubber duck. Only the toy boats experienced a force in those crashes.

c)

The force was the same in both crashes. The toy boats changed speed by the same amount so that means the force on the rubber duck was the same in both crashes.

d)

Crash 2; the force on the orange boat is stronger, so the force on the rubber duck is also stronger

58.

Which best explains why we are able to accelerate forward when starting to run?

a)

The runner's upper body quickly leans forward, causing the entire body to begin accelerating forward.

b)

As one leg moves backward, it provides an equal and opposite force for the other foot to move forward.

c)

The striking foot pushes backward against the ground. The friction with the ground provides an equal and opposite force forward.

d)

The foot not touching the ground propels the entire body as it swings forward.

59.

Inertia is often called laziness of an object because

a)

the more friction an object has the more inertia it has

b)

The density an object has the more inertia it has

c)

The more mass the object has the more inertia it has

d)

The more acceleration the object the more inertia the object has