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Force & Motion Quiz 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Force?
a)
A Push
b)
A Pull
c)
Jumping
d)
Either a push or pull
2.
 What is the unit called that measures force?
a)
Isaac
b)
Yee
c)
Newton
d)
kilogram
3.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
4.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)
20N
b)
35N
c)
5N
d)
25N
5.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
6.
Will and Tammy are moving a dresser. They are arguing about which direction to move it. Will is pushing the dresser with a force of 5 newtons towards Tammy. Tammy is pushing the dresser towards Will with a force of 10 newtons. What happens to the dresser? 
a)
The dresser does not move. 
b)
The dresser moves towards Will. 
c)
The dresser moves towards Tammy. 
d)
The dresser moves towards Tammy, then back towards Will. 
7.
What is the net force?
a)
5 N
b)
45 N to the left
c)
5 N to the right
d)
45 N to the right
8.

An object at 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

9.
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
10.
Which of the objects above is the best example of an object with only potential energy?
a)
A ball moving through the air.
b)
The bow’s string stretched back as the archer prepares to shoot the arrow.
c)
A light bulb glowing as electricity flows through a circuit.
11.
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
a)
A book lying on the floor.
b)
A bird sitting on the branch of a tree.
c)
A ball rolling across the ground.
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.

Which of these materials do you predict would have the MOST amount of friction

a)

Metal

b)

Tile

c)

Sand Paper

d)

Denim

14.
What happens to the potential energy of an object as it falls?
a)
Potential energy increases.
b)
Potential energy is destroyed.
c)
Potential energy transforms (changes) into kinetic energy.
15.

At what point is maximum kinetic energy reached?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Deceleration
17.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
18.

Which car has constant speed?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)

A and B

20.

What segment shows the bus returning to the gas station?

a)

YZ

b)

MN

c)

NP

d)

XY

21.
A student made rocket is launched using air pressure and travels a distance of 100 meters in 2.0 seconds. What is its average speed?
a)
25 meters per second
b)
50 meters per second
c)
75 meters per second
22.
A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?
a)
10 hrs
b)
10 miles
c)
400 hrs
d)
100 km
23.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
24.

A man runs a marathon at 8 mph. The course is 32 miles. How long did it take him?

a)

4 h

b)

128 h

c)

50 h

25.

A cyclist travels 30 meters in 3 hours. How fast was the cyclist traveling?

a)

90 m/h

b)

10 m/h

c)

30 m/h