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Unit 5: Forces & Motion Study Guide Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two football players are running toward each other. One football player has a mass of 100 kg and is running at 8 m/s. The other player has a mass of 90 kg and is running at -9 m/s.


What is the momentum of the system after the football players collide?

a)

190 kg * m/s

b)

10 kg * m/s

c)

90 kg * m/s

d)

180 kg * m/s

2.

Explain why a semi truck would have a harder time stopping while speeding down a hill than a car would at the same speed.

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3.

A bicycle has a momentum of 64 kg • m/s and a velocity of 8 m/s. What is the mass of the bicycle?

a)

4 kg

b)

56 kg

c)

8 kg

d)

72 kg

4.

The graph shows two runners participating in a race.


Which best describes the runners?

a)

Daniela had a 5 meter head start, and Leonard caught up to her at 25 meters.

b)

Daniela ran faster than Leonard through the entire race.

c)

Daniela gave Leonard a 5 meter head start and caught up to him at 25 meters.

d)

Daniela ran slower than Leonard, but she went faster at the end.

5.

A toy car is placed at 0 on a number line. It moves 4 cm to the left, then 6 cm to the right, and then 3 cm to the left. What is the total distance the toy car traveled?

a)

1

b)

-1

c)

13

d)

-13

6.

Olivia places her pet frog on a line to observe the frog’s motion. The line is divided into sections that measure 1 centimeter each. The frog begins at 0, moves 2 centimeters forward, moves 6 centimeters backward, 12 centimeters forward, and then 3 centimeters backward. What is the frog's total displacement?

a)

3

b)

-9

c)

-2

d)

5

7.

Which graph best represents a car that is accelerating?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

What is the acceleration of a 20 kg object pushed with a force of 400 newtons?

a)

80

b)

8000

c)

20

d)

200

9.

Which force is always present and pulls downward on objects?

a)

normal force

b)

gravity

c)

push/pull force

d)

friction

10.

If a car has a speed of 20 mph and maintains that same speed while turning left, it has changed what?

a)

force

b)

momentum

c)

speed

d)

velocity

11.

Because of the Law of Conservation of Matter, the final (total) momentum of a cannon and cannonball will be __________ before it is fired as after it is fired.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

the same

d)

half

12.

Momentum tells us that when the man jumps off of the boat, the boat will ______

a)

move left

b)

flip over

c)

sink

d)

move right

13.

How much force needed to move a 1000kg car with an acceleration of 0.05m/s?

a)

1005 N

b)

50 N

c)

5000 N

d)

995 N

14.

What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a)

their sum divided by two is the total force

b)

their strengths are added

c)

the stronger one wins out

d)

they cancel each other out

15.

What is the graph showing?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Momentum

d)

Constant Speed

16.

During which interval is the object speeding up the MOST?

a)

A to B

b)

C to D

c)

D to E

d)

E to F

17.

In a tug of war the left team pulls with a force of 150N. The right team pulls with a force of 200N.

The net force is _____ and the team on the _____ will win.

a)

-50/left

b)

50/right

c)

350/left

d)

-350/right

18.

You push on a wall with 20N of force but the wall doesn't move. The wall is pushing back on you with _______ of force?

a)

0 N

b)

10 N

c)

20 N

d)

70 N

19.

The net force on the box is _____ newtons and it will move to the _____ .

a)

110/left

b)

-10/left

c)

50/right

d)

10/right

20.

What unit do scientists use to measure force?

a)

km

b)

grams

c)

newtons

d)

joules

21.

A beetle crawls 6 cm/minute for 20 minutes. How far did it crawl?

a)

60 cm

b)

100 cm

c)

120 cm

d)

62 cm

22.

A duck flies 240 meters in 60 seconds. What is the duck’s speed?

a)

6 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

40 m/s

d)

180 m/s

23.

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's MOTION?

a)

zero net forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

balanced forces

d)

gravity

24.

A position vs time graph shows...

a)

weight

b)

speed

c)

force

d)

acceleration

25.

a measurement of length

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

inertia

d)

slope

26.

the steepness of the line, used to show the rate of change

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

inertia

d)

slope

27.

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

inertia

d)

slope

28.

a distinct location or object from which measurements are derived

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

reference point

29.

the change in position from the reference point

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

reference point

30.

distance traveled per unit of time

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

reference point

31.

the mean velocity over the entire time the object was in motion

a)

instantaneous velocity

b)

speed

c)

average velocity

d)

reference point

32.

displacement per unit of time

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

reference point

33.

the velocity at one specific moment in time

a)

instantaneous velocity

b)

speed

c)

average velocity

d)

reference point

34.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

35.

An object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest until acted upon by an outside force.

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

36.

Force = mass x acceleration

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law