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Forces of Change

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gravity is a

a)

contact force

b)

noncontact force

2.

The greater the force acting on an object, the _________________

a)

greater the acceleration.

b)

the less the acceleration.

c)

acceleration stays the same.

3.

Units of force are measured in ______.

a)

newtons (N)

b)

distance

c)

height

4.

If ______ forces are equal, then they are balanced.

a)

opposing

b)

unbalanced

5.

Ice is considered a smooth surface, because it has ________ friction.

a)

more

b)

less

6.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

7.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
8.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
9.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, why does your body continue to go forward?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

Gravity pulls your body towards the earth.

c)

Friction makes your body slow down.

10.

A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?

a)

The cart that weighs 5 kg.

b)

The cart that weighs 10 kg.

c)

The cart that weighs 12 kg.

d)

The cart that weighs 15 kg.

11.
An object and rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a force, is which one of Newton's Laws of Motion?
a)
4th Law of Motion
b)
1st Law of Motion
c)
3rd Law of Motion
d)
2nd Law of Motion
12.

When an object resists change, like a body in a turning car, it is called ________________.

a)

inertia

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

drag force

13.
For every action, thereʼs an equal and opposite reaction. *Action-Reaction*
a)
Newton's First Law
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Newton's Third Law
d)
force
14.
A force that results from two objects rubbing past each other.
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Inertia
d)
Force
15.
The scientist who is most famous for developing the Laws of Motion is _____.
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo Galilei
16.
An object will accelerate in the direction of the force applied to it.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
17.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

18.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

19.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

20.

Two factors that determine work are

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

mass

d)

distance

e)

velocity

21.

units for work are

a)

newtons

b)

joules

c)

meters

d)

seconds

22.

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

23.
What is the formula for work?
a)
Force = work x distance
b)
Distance = force x work
c)
Work = force x distance
d)
Work = force x mass
24.
Which of the following would produce the most power?
a)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 10 seconds 
b)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
c)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
d)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 5 meters in 10 seconds
25.

At which point of the roller coaster is potential energy the greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

26.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less