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Energy, Motion and Force Test Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Mechanical energy is the sum of two types of energy - kinetic energy and potential energy. Which is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

a snail crawling across a leaf

b)

a computer monitor sitting on a desk

c)

a tightly wound spring in a windup toy

d)

a roller coaster car just before it goes downhill

2.

Which of these is an example of the conversion of gravitational potential energy into kinetic?

a)

a person running on a track

b)

an apple falling from a tree to the ground

c)

a wind-up spring making a toy car move across the floor

d)

a rubber band being stretched to twice its normal length

3.

A skydiver jumps out of a plane. He falls downward at a very fast speed. When he opens his parachute, he slows down. He falls at a safer pace until he lands. What force pulled the skydiver to the ground?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

d)

parachute pull

4.

What is the scientific meaning of energy?

a)

anything that has mass

b)

the ability to cause change

c)

anything that cannot be seen

d)

the property of something to take up space

5.

A moving object collides with a stationary object. Which of the following statements is true according to Newton's third law of motion?

a)

Each object exerts a force on the other, and the two forces are equal and in opposite directions

b)

Each object exerts a force on the other, and the two forces are the same in magnitude and directions

c)

Each object exerts a force on the other, and the forces are proportional to the masses of the object

d)

The moving object exerts a force on the stationary object, but stationary object does not exert a force on the moving object

6.

Which of these is an example of the conversion of elastic potential energy into kinetic energy?

a)

a person running on a track

b)

an apple falling from a tree to the ground

c)

a windup spring making a toy car move across the floor

d)

a rubber band that is being stretched to twice its normal length

7.

Which two measurements are needed to determine the speed of an object?

a)

distance and time

b)

distance and direction

c)

position and time

d)

position and direction

8.

What describes the tendency of a moving object to continue moving at the same velocity?

a)

accerleration

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

inertia

9.

What is the unit of force in the metric system?

a)

joule

b)

kilogram

c)

newton

d)

pound

10.

Which of these is evidence that an unbalanced force is acting on an object?

a)

the mass of the object is changing

b)

the object remains at rest

c)

the motion of the object is changing

d)

the object continues moving in a straight line at constant velocity

11.

A rock is resting on top of a hill. The rock suddenly begins moving down the side of the hill. Why did the rock begin to move?

a)

an unbalanced force acted on the rock and caused it to move

b)

a sudden change in gravitational force caused the rock to begin to move

c)

balanced forces caused the rock to move, and the gravity kept it moving

d)

an upward force balanced the gravitational force, so the rock began to move

12.

What must two objects have for gravity to exist between them?

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

solidness

d)

roundness

13.

Which of the following objects has the greatest gravitational force?

a)

the object with the largest mass

b)

the object with the smallest mass

c)

the object with the fastest speed

d)

the object with the slowest speed

14.

To produce change in motion, a force must be a(n)

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

frictional force

d)

gravitational force

15.

What would happen if an object were pulled with the same force in two different directions?

a)

The forces would be unbalanced

b)

The forces would cancel each other out

c)

the forces would reinforce each other

d)

the forces would accelerate

16.

Dividing the total distance traveled by the total time is how to calculate

a)

average speed

b)

average time

c)

average acceleration

d)

average motion

17.

An unbalanced force acting on an object

a)

can change the object's direction but not the speed

b)

can change the object's speed but not the direction

c)

can change the object's speed or direction but not both

d)

can change the object's speed, direction, or both

18.

What is net force?

a)

The combination of all forces acting on an object

b)

a push or pull

c)

the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

d)

a force that attracts all matter to each other

19.

Matt and Kim use bowling balls with different masses. If they both roll their balls at exactly the same speed, which claim could be supported by the evidence?

a)

the bowling ball with less mass has more kinetic energy

b)

the bowling ball with more mass has more kinetic energy

c)

the kinetic energies are the same

d)

there is not enough information to compare kinetic energies