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PS Test Unit 3, Part 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you are wearing skates and push against a wall, you will move away from the wall. What force causes you to move?

a)

normal force

b)

opposing force

2.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Which one of Newton’s Laws is this?

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

3.

The force two objects apply to each other is called:

a)

force pair

b)

normal force

4.

The force that pushes back is the normal force. This is the force that pushes ____________ to the object’s surface.

a)

Perpendicular

b)

parallel

5.

An ________ collision occurs when colliding objects bounce off each other.

a)

elastic

b)

inelastic

6.

A child is riding her bike. She crashed into a pole. Which is the action force?

a)

Crashing into the mailbox

b)

Pushing the pedal with her foot

7.

What is the starting point you choose to describe the position of an object called?

a)

reference direction

b)

reference point

8.

My dog is sitting 10 feet in front of the lawn chair. Which of these is the reference point?

a)

My dog

b)

The lawn chair

9.

An object’s distance in a certain direction from a reference point is called:

a)

Placement

b)

position

10.

The length of the path an object moves is called:

a)

The distance

b)

The displacement

11.

The difference between the initial position and the final position is called:

a)

The distance

b)

The displacement

12.

Average speed is a ratio. It is the distance an object moves divided by the time it takes for the object to move that distance.

a)

True

b)

Falser

13.

What do we call the speed and direction of an object’s motion?

a)

Velocity

b)

Vector

14.

The measure of the change in velocity during a period of time is called:

a)

Velocity

b)

Acceleration

15.

A force is:

a)

Only a push

b)

A push or a pull

16.

The acceleration of an object is equal to the net force acting on the object divided by the object’s mass. Which one of Newton’s Laws is this?

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

17.

The force of friction acts in the opposite direction of the motion.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

If the net force on an object is zero, the motion of the object does not change. Which one of Newton’s Laws is this?

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law