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Forces and Motion Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The term for when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Newtons
2.

The net force of the following diagram is

a)

70 N Left

b)

90 N Left

c)

Balanced forces

d)

160 N Left

3.
If forces acting on an object are balanced, then there _________ be a change in motion
a)
will
b)
will not
4.
The net force of the following diagram is
a)
620N→
b)
To the right→
c)
20N←
d)
balanced↔
5.
a change in position is defined as
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
6.
When an object is acted on by unbalanced forces, the object will 
a)
continue in the same direction
b)
continue at the same speed
c)
accelerate in the direction of the unbalanced force
d)
will have no change in motion
7.

How can you tell an unbalanced force is acting on an object?

a)

The object is moving.

b)

The force will cause the object to move or stop moving.

c)

The object is at rest.

d)

The object will have gravity.

8.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called?

a)

Inertia

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Acceleration

9.

Calculate the net force and direction.

a)

7

b)

7N

c)

7N to the left

d)

7N to the right

10.

A boy pushes a box, his brother helps by pulling in the same direction. The box will...

a)

go the same speed

b)

increase in speed

c)

decrease in speed

d)

stop

11.

Who will win?

a)

The blue team with a net force of 300 N.

b)

The green team with a net force of 300 N.

c)

The green team with a net force of 200 N.

d)

The blue team with a net force of 300 N.

12.

Luke and Sarah have an assignment to construct an experiment that shows how the amount of force needed to accelerate an object is proportional to its mass. Which answer would BEST describe the motion of the cart, assuming there is no friction?

a)

The cart will move to the left at a constant speed.

b)

The cart will move to the right at a constant speed.

c)

The cart will accelerate (increase speed) to the left.

d)

The cart will accelerate (increase speed) to the right.

13.

A bag of potatoes hangs motionless from a hook.


What forces are acting on the bag of potatoes, and what are their relative magnitudes and directions?

a)

The force of gravity on the potatoes and the force of the hook. The force of gravity is larger than the force of the hook. The force of gravity points downward and the force of the hook points upward.

b)

The force of gravity and the force of the bag. The force of gravity is exactly balanced by the force of the bag. The force of gravity points downward and the force from the bag points upward.

c)

The force of gravity is pulling the potatoes and the bag. The force of gravity is directed downward toward the ground. No other forces are acting on the potatoes.

d)

The bag is pulling upward on the potatoes. Because the bag is not moving, no other force is acting on the potatoes.

14.

A book is lying still on a table.


Are the forces on the book balanced? Why or why not?

a)

Yes, because gravity is pulling the book down and the table is pushing the book up.

b)

Yes, because gravity is pulling the book up and gravity is pushing the book down.

c)

No, because the force of gravity and the table exert a different amount of force.

d)

No, because the force of gravity and the table are not of the same magnitude.

15.

What is air resistance?

a)

air that is slow

b)

when an airplane flies into a cloud

c)

when you feel the air hitting your face

d)

air that creates a force opposite the direction of a moving object

16.

When two objects or surfaces collide or slide past each other some of the energy is converted into....

a)

potential energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

motion energy

17.
What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?
a)
coffee
b)
motion
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
18.

Which scientific unit is used to represent Force?

a)

N - Newton

b)

Y - yee

c)

kg - kilogram

d)

a - acceleration

19.

Which scientific unit is used to represent mass?

a)

N - Newton

b)

P - pounds

c)

kg - kilogram

d)

a - acceleration

20.

Rockets are launched into space using jet propulsion where exhaust accelerates out from the rocket and the rocket accelerates in an opposite direction.

a)

The Law of Inertia

b)

The Law of Acceleration

c)

The Law of Action-Reaction

d)

Universal Gravitation

21.

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

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Law of Intertia

22.

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

23.

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

a)

inertia

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

drag force

24.

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

25.

a push and/or a pull.

a)

force

b)

net force

c)

normal force

d)

drag force

26.

A force that results from two objects rubbing past each other.

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

27.

If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Neither

d)

Multiply

28.

With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.

a)

larger

b)

smaller

c)

equal

d)

objects don't move with unbalanced forces

29.

When a cannon fires a cannonball forwards we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?

a)

The cannon moving forward

b)

The cannonball moving forward

c)

The cannon moving backward

d)

The cannonball moving backward

30.

According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :

a)

it accelerates more

b)

it doesn't move

c)

you get more inertia

d)

it decelerates

31.

This person bought coffee and put it on the seat next to them. If they stopped quickly and the coffee spilled which law would that represent?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Universal Law of Gravitation

32.

Gravity is a force that exists between any two objects with mass. This is an example of a...

a)

electromagnetic force

b)

contact force

c)

push force

d)

non-contact force

33.

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

34.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
35.
If I kick a soccer ball across the field, what vocabulary word tells me why the ball would slow down in the grass?
a)
acceleration
b)
friction
c)
gravity
36.
Ted was rolling a pencil on his desk and the pencil fell down to the ground. What force made this occur?
a)
Magnetism
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
37.

What kind(s) of objects have inertia?

a)

all objects with mass

b)

only objects at rest

c)

only objects in motion

d)

only objects whose motion is being changed

38.

After a cannonball is fired into frictionless space, the amount of force needed to keep it going equals

a)

twice the force with which it was fired

b)

the same amount of force with which it was fired

c)

1/2 the force with which it was fired

d)

zero, since no force is requires to keep it moving.

39.

One object has twice as much mass as another object. The first object also has also twice as much...

a)

velocity

b)

gracitational acceleration

c)

inertia

d)

all of these

40.

Which of the following best describes Newton's 1st law?

a)

Objects keep doing what they are doing unless a force is applied

b)

Objects react to outside forces

c)

Unbalanced forces on an object keep it at rest

d)

More mass = more inertia