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Force, Motion, & Energy

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work or cause change

a)

work

b)

algebra

c)

energy

d)

cetripetal

2.

Energy of motion

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

mechanical

d)

cetripetal

3.

The amount of kinetic energy depends on these two things

a)

speed and mass

b)

speed and distance

c)

mass and distance

d)

none of these

4.

The _______ an object moves the more kinetic energy it has.

a)

smarter

b)

faster

c)

grumpier

d)

straighter

5.

The energy stored that an object has due to position, condition, or chemical composition is

a)

mechanical

b)

kinetic

c)

potential

d)

cetripetal

6.

A type of potential energy that depends on height above the ground and mass is

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

none of these

7.

The total of kinetic and potential added together make

a)

chemical energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

magnetic energy

d)

mechanical energy

8.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed is the

a)

law of conservation of matter

b)

law of conservation of quantum quarks

c)

law of conservation of energy

d)

law of conservation of ecology

9.

The ratio of input force to output force is

a)

output advantage

b)

input advantage

c)

mechanical distance

d)

mechanical advantage

10.

The location of an object

a)

position

b)

reference

c)

marker

d)

none of these

11.

The location to which to compare other locations

a)

position

b)

reference point

c)

space location

d)

displacement

12.

The change in position over time

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

acceleration

13.

The straight-line distance between two points ("as the crow flies")

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

reference point

d)

country mile

14.

How far something moves over time

a)

velocity

b)

distance

c)

displacement

d)

speed

15.

The formula for calculating speed

a)

s = d/t

b)

s = v/t

c)

d = m/v

d)

s = t x d

16.

A steep line on a distance vs time graph indicates

a)

faster speed

b)

slower speed

c)

no motion

d)

acceleration

17.

A change in the slope of a line on a graph indicates

a)

increase in speed

b)

decrease in speed

c)

stopped moving

d)

all of these

18.

A flat spot in distance-time graph indicates

a)

no motion

b)

increased speed

c)

decreased speed

d)

all of these

19.

A quantity that has both size and direction

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

vector

d)

quark

20.

Speed and direction

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

displacement

21.

Rate at which velocity changes

a)

speed

b)

slope

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

22.

Acceleration occurs when 1 or more of these occur

a)

speed up, slow down, turn

b)

stop, start, change direction

c)

start, slow down, change direction

d)

all of these

23.

Acceleration in a circular motion

a)

turn

b)

corner

c)

centripetal acceleration

d)

corleolis acceleration

24.

A push or pull

a)

vector

b)

force

c)

both force and vector

d)

force only

25.

The unit that measures force

a)

none of these

b)

fig newton

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

26.

An example of a non-contact force is

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

buoyancy

d)

both gravity and friction

27.

An example of a contact force

a)

friction

b)

air resistance

c)

magnetism

d)

both friction and air resistance

28.

When forces act in the same direction they are _________ .

a)

added

b)

subtracted

c)

multiplied

d)

squared

29.

Balanced forces do not change motion.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

sometimes false and true

30.

Unbalanced forces combine to produce ___________.

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

changing direction

d)

all of these

31.

A combination of forces is

a)

interaction

b)

resultant

c)

net force

d)

military force

32.

An object at rest continues resting and a moving object continues to move unless a force acts on it.

a)

Newton's 4th

b)

Newton's 3rd

c)

Newton's 2nd

d)

Newton's 1st

33.

Slamming on the vehicle brakes and seatbelt prevents you from going through the windshield

a)

Newton's 1st

b)

Newton's 2nd

c)

Law of Inertia

d)

both Newton's 1st and Law of Inertia

34.

F = m * a

a)

Newton's 1st

b)

Newton's 2nd

c)

Newton's 3rd

d)

Newton's 4th

35.

Action ---> Reaction

a)

Newton's 1st

b)

Newton's 2nd

c)

Newton's 3rd

d)

Law of Intertia

36.

A force of attraction between objects due to their mass

a)

buoyance

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

weight

37.

The force of gravity on earth is ______ m/s2

a)

14.3

b)

11.8

c)

1.7

d)

9.8

38.

The strength of gravity depends on ________ and _______.

a)

mass and weight

b)

weight and distance

c)

inertia and size

d)

mass and distance

39.

A person will weigh _______ on the moon than on earth but have the same ___________.

a)

less, mass

b)

more, mass

c)

less, more

d)

less, weight

40.

When gravity is pulling an object down with no other forces acting on it

a)

free fall

b)

gravity pull

c)

tractor pull

d)

none of these