WorksheetsCar Safety and Forces
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
2.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pounds
d)
Newton
3.
If these teams 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.
4.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
5.
What is the net force?
a)
3 N
b)
3 N, right
c)
17 N, right
d)
3 N, left
6.
Seatbelts save thousands of lives every year.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Some safety features are designed to increase the time of a collision because this reduces the maximum force.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A longer stopping distance means you will feel more force.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Old cars are safer because they are built like tanks, you could hit a tree and the front end wouldn't crumple.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Airbags absorb the inertia of your body in a crash by increasing the __________ it takes to slow your body down.
a)
Time
b)
Pressure
c)
Acceleration
d)
Momentum
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