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Honors Review - Force, Mass, and Motion (SPS8abcd)

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed? (a)  

Choose from the below words
5 meters/sec
2 meters/sec
5 miles/hour
2 miles/hour
2.

The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is (a)  

Choose from the below words
accelerating/speeding up
moving at a constant speed 
not moving 
accelerating/slowing down. 
3.

Which graph shows the object standing still? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A
B
C
D
4.

The SI unit for acceleration is (a)  

Choose from the below words
mph
ft/sec2
m/s2
m/s
5.
When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
make turns
d)
All of the above 
6.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
7.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
8.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed away from the start
b)
Moving away from the start at a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed toward the start
d)
Moving toward the start at a constant speed
9.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
10.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
11.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval 
d)
velocity divided by the time interval 
12.

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 5 miles. What is his distance?

a)

13 mi

b)

10 mi

c)

8 mi

d)

5 mi

13.

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 5 miles. What is his displacement?

a)

3 mi west

b)

5 mi east

c)

3 mi east

d)

5 mi west

14.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

15.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
16.

The force that pulls objects towards Earth.

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Wind

d)

Sun

17.

What will happen if you were to drop a 16mm steel marble and a 16mm cork marble onto the floor from the same height and at the same time in a vacuum?

a)

The steel marble will land first.

b)

The cork marble will land first.

c)

Both the steel marble and the cork marble will land at the same time.

d)

Zombies will take over the world.

18.

A student places a ball on the ground and kicks it hard. The ball moves along the ground. Which statement is true?

a)

The kick decreases the weight of the ball

b)

The kick applies force, which changes the motion of the ball.

c)

The kick decreased the force of gravity acting on the ball.

d)

The kick removes friction between the ball and the ground.

19.

Which ball would create more force upon impact?

a)

a fast moving ball

b)

a slow moving ball

c)

a ball at rest

d)

none of the above

20.

Weight is:

a)

The change in position of an object over time

b)

The total amount of force on an object

c)

The amount of matter in an object

d)

The effect of gravitational force on the mass of an object

e)

A push or pull on an object that puts it in motion

21.

When a car suddenly stops at a red light, a pizza lying in the passengers seat flies in to the windshield. Why does the pizza fly forward?

a)

The pizza loses its backward force

b)

The pizza's inertia causes it to continue moving.

c)

The friction of braking transfers energy to the pizza.

d)

The pizza ghost

22.

How much force is needed to accelerate a 5 kg marble at a rate of 2.5 m/s?

a)

12.5 N

b)

10.0 N

c)

2.0 N

d)

12.0 N

23.
If William pushes a 75N sofa up a ramp that is 5 meters long, what is the amount of work that William does?
a)
400 Joules
b)
350 Joules
c)
3 Newtons
d)
375 Joules
24.
Forces always act in equal and opposite pairs.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
25.
An object at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight path will continue to do so until a net force acts upon it.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
26.

A sloping force, like a ramp, that reduces the mount of force required to lift an object.

a)

screw

b)

wheel and axle

c)

inclined plane

d)

lever

27.

A simple machine that can split things apart or hold a door open.

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

lever

d)

inclined plane

28.

Stairs, wheelchair ramp, etc.

a)
inclined plane
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screw
29.
The number of time a machine multiplies the effort force is called the ______.
a)
effort distance (de)
b)
resistance distance (dr)
c)
mechanical advantage
d)
distance force
30.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
31.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
32.

In order for a force to be "balanced" it must have forces equal in size but

a)

similar in shape

b)

similar in magnitude

c)

opposite in color

d)

opposite in direction

33.

During which segment of the graph is the person moving the fastest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

Which box shows a box with a net force of 5N down

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

A person walks 25 meters east and 10 meters west. What is the total distance walked?

a)

25 m

b)

10 m

c)

35 m

d)

15 m

36.

A person walks 25 meters east and 10 meters west. What is the total displacement of the person?

a)

25 m east

b)

10 m west

c)

35 m east

d)

15 m east

e)

15 m west

37.

____ changes depending on gravitational pull, _____ does not.

a)

mass; weight

b)

weight; mass

c)

gravity; energy

d)

energy; gravity

38.

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion can be summarized by which of the following?

a)

Action and reaction pairs

b)

An object in motion stays in motion

c)

F = ma

d)

Energy can't be created or destroyed

39.

Newton's 1st Law of Motion can be summarized by which of the following sayings?

a)

Action and reaction pairs

b)

An object in motion stays in motion

c)

F = ma

d)

Energy can't be created or destroyed

40.

An index card is placed on top of a cup and a penny is placed on the index card. When the index card is suddenly knocked away with your finger, the penny falls into the cup. The motion of the penny can be explained by _______.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4th Law

41.

When you decrease the distance between two objects, what happens to the gravitational force?

a)

Decreases

b)

Stays the same

c)

Increases

d)

None of these

42.

The efficiency of a machine is a measure of how much of the work put into the machine is converted into useful output work. Why can efficiency never reach 100%?

a)

acceleration

b)

elasticity

c)

friction

d)

math

43.

Who has more inertia?

a)
b)
44.

Andrew and Nathan are driving in separate cars from Atlanta, GA to Panama City, FL. The destination is 288 miles away. Andrew arrives in Panama City after 4 hours and 15 minutes. Nathan arrives after 4 hours and 28 minutes. Which of the following best explains why Andrew arrived first?

a)

Nathan was driving at a faster speed than Andrew

b)

Andrew was driving at a faster speed than Nathan

c)

Nathan's destination was farther away than Andrew's destination

d)

Andrew made more stops during his trip

45.

Janie is setting up an experiment to study speed using a toy car and a 3 meter track. The car travels down the track in 5.8 seconds during the 1st trial, 5.2 seconds during the 2nd trial, and 6.0 seconds during the 3rd trial.


Janie calculates the speed for each trial, then organized her data from highest speed to lowest speed. Which list is organized correctly?

a)

Trial 1, Trial 2, Trial 3

b)

Trial 3, Trial 2, Trial 1

c)

Trial 2, Trial 3, Trial 1

d)

Trial 2, Trial 1, Trial 3

46.

Suppose a rollerblade racer finished a 132 meter race in 18 seconds. What is the average speed of the rollerblade racer?

a)

0.136 m/s

b)

2.376 m/s

c)

7.33 m/s

d)

2376 m/s

47.

Diego kicks a soccer ball from the end line. His fellow students time and mark the soccer ball as it moves down the field. The graph represents the ball's progress.


Based on the graph, during what time is the soccer ball not moving?

a)

from 0 to 1.5 seconds

b)

from 3.0 to 4.5 seconds

c)

from 4.5 to 5.0 seconds

d)

from 1.5 to 3.0 seconds

48.

The graph represents the distance a car travels over time while on the highway. Which statement about the car's trip is accurate?

a)

The car does not move over time.

b)

The car travels at a constant velocity.

c)

The car's velocity increases constantly over time.

d)

The car's velocity decreases constantly over time.

49.

At 25°C, sound can travel 100 meters across a football field in 0.29 seconds. Determine the velocity of these sound waves in the direction they travel across the field.

a)

0.0029 m/s

b)

29 m/s

c)

345 m/s

d)

34,500 m/s

50.

Assume this is an velocity graph, where the X axis represents time in seconds and the Y axis represent velocity in m/s. Which statement BEST describes the acceleration represented by the graph?

a)

There is no acceleration

b)

Acceleration is positive

c)

Acceleration is positive and constant

d)

Acceleration is positive and increasing

51.

Which car is accelerating?

a)

a car that is unmoving

b)

a car that rounds a curve at a constant speed

c)

a car that travels in straight line at a constant speed

d)

a car that is set to a constant speed of 60 miles per hour

52.

A racecar driver circles a racetrack with a constant speed of 110 km/hr.


Which BEST describes the speed and velocity of the car?

a)

The speed and velocity remains constant.

b)

The speed is constant and velocity is changing.

c)

The speed has no impact on the velocity of the car.

d)

The velocity changes only if the car slows down or speeds up.

53.

The graph shown is a velocity-time graph of an object. What is the acceleration of the object from 6.0 to 10.0 seconds?

a)

0.55 m/s/s

b)

1.8 m/s/s

c)

4.0 m/s/s

d)

7.2 m/s/s

54.

Inertia is a property of matter that __________ changes in motion

a)

accelerates

b)

causes

c)

resists

d)

stabilizes

55.

If you exert the same force on two objects with different masses, you will get different accelerations (changes in motion).

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Kepler's 2nd Law

56.

An object's tendency to stay at rest or resist a change in motion:

a)

Inertia

b)

Force

c)

Acceleration

d)

Reaction

57.

An archer shoots an arrow. The action force is the bowstring against the arrow, the reaction force is...

a)

air resistance against the bow

b)

the arrow's push against the bowstring

c)

the grip of the archer's hand on the bow

d)

a reaction to the reaction

58.

A player throws a ball. The action force is the player's impact on the ball. The reaction force is...

a)

the force of the ball's impact on the player

b)

the force of the grip of the ball

c)

the force of the ball landing on the ground

d)

the high five at the end of the play

59.

Inertia depends on ______

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

60.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
61.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
62.
Work is
a)
energy from the sun
b)
a force that moves an object
c)
a type of machine
d)
a force that pulls you towards the Earth
63.
What is a lever?
a)
•a moveable bar that cannot move around a fixed point, called a fulcrum.
b)
•a rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point, called a fulcrum.
c)
•a moveable bar that is free to move around a fixed point, called a fulcrum
d)
•a rigid bar that cannot move around a fixed point, called a fulcrum
64.

What is the net force of someone sitting in a chair?

a)

The net force equals the person's weight.

b)

The net force equals zero.

c)

The net force equals the force of gravity.

d)

The net force is equal to the normal force applied to the person by the chair.

65.

What is the net force of a game of tug of war when team A is pulling with 100 N and team B is pulling with 75 N?

a)

Net force equals 175 N in the direction of team A.

b)

Net force equals 175 N in the direction of team B.

c)

Net force equals 25 N in the direction of team A.

d)

Net force equals 25 N in the direction of team B.

66.

A car engine is applying a forward force 400 N and the friction acting against the car is 400 N. Are the forces balanced? Is there a change in speed?

a)

The forces acting on the car are balanced and the speed will change.

b)

The forces acting on the car are balanced and the speed does not change.

c)

The forces acting on the car are unbalanced and the speed will change.

d)

The forces acting on the car are unbalanced and the speed does not change.

67.

Why is a bucket full of sand harder to push than an empty bucket?

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

weight

c)

inertia

d)

balanced forces

68.

Calculate the net force.

a)

400 N up

b)

400 N down

c)

2000 N up

d)

2000 N down

69.

Calculate the net force.

a)

200 N up

b)

200 N down

c)

1400 N up

d)

1400 N down

70.

Calculate the net force.

a)

100 N up

b)

50 N down

c)

20 N left

d)

100 N left

71.

Which law of motion is represented by the following scenario:

Matt Bryant kicked the winning field goal for the Atlanta Falcons football game.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

The Falcons WON a game??

72.

Which law of motion is represented by the following scenario:

A baseball player hits a homerun.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Yes .... Barry Bonds cheated.

73.

Which law of motion is represented by the following scenario:

Your bookbag is sitting on your desk and not moving.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Law of Unexpected Consequences

74.

Which of the following situations could the graph represent?

a)

a ball being dropped off a table

b)

a car accelerating north at a green light

c)

an insect walking due east at a constant velocity

d)

a student walking toward his locker, then turning around and walking away

75.

The graph relates speed and time of four cars traveling along a straight highway. Which two cars move with zero acceleration?

a)

1 and 4

b)

2 and 3

c)

1 and 2

d)

3 and 4

76.

Jessica is comparing two balls. One ball has a mass of 1 kg, and the other has a mass of 2 kg. She pushes each with a force of 100 N. How do the accelerations of the two balls compare?

a)

The 1 kg ball accelerates the same as the

2 kg ball

b)

The 1 kg ball accelerates half as much as the 2 kg ball

c)

The 1 kg ball accelerates twice as much as the 2 kg ball

d)

The 1 kg ball accelerates four times as much as the 2 kg ball

77.

A fisherman steps off a boat, which is in the water, onto a dock. What happens?

a)

The boat and dock do not move

b)

The boat moves toward the dock

c)

The boat moves away from the dock

d)

The dock moves away from the boat

78.

Look at the diagram of forces acting on an object. The picture shows a push and a pull acting on a box of books sitting on the floor. What is the net force toward the right on the box?

a)

0 N

b)

50 N

c)

100 N

d)

2,500 N

79.

An airplane is traveling at a speed of 200 m/s relative to the Earth. A person walks toward the front of the plane at a speed of 1 m/s. How fast is that person traveling in reference to the other people on the airplane?

a)

0 m/s

b)

1 m/s

c)

200 m/s

d)

201 m/s

80.

Carts A and B each have the same force applied to them. Cart A has half the mass of Cart B. How does Newton’s first law of motion predict the resulting accelerations of the carts?

a)

Cart A will have the greater acceleration

b)

Cart B will have the greater acceleration

c)

Carts A and B will have the same acceleration

d)

The law cannot predict the accelerations without additional information

81.

How are velocity and speed related to each other?

a)

Speed and velocity are both only a change in position over time

b)

Velocity and speed both include the direction and a change in position over time

c)

Speed includes the direction and a change in position over time, but velocity is only a change in position over time

d)

Velocity includes the direction and a change in position over time, but speed is only a change in position over time

82.

Two ice skaters on ice push away from each other. What will be the effect of the forces of their pushing each other if their masses are different?

a)

The opposing forces are the same. The skater with the greater mass will have the lesser acceleration since a = F/m

b)

The skater with the greater mass will have the greater force and the greater acceleration since a = F/m

c)

The opposing forces are the same. The skater with the greater mass will have the greater acceleration since a = F/m

83.
If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
also increases
d)
stops
84.
In a car accident, a passenger not wearing a seat belt may crash through a windshield because of his or her inertia.
a)
False
b)
True
85.
An object will remain at rest unless a balanced force acts upon it.
a)
False
b)
True
86.
If you increase the force on an object, its acceleration? 
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
also increases
d)
stops
87.
Look at this scenario, which law does this represent? 
a)
Law of Inertia
b)
Law of Force and Acceleration
c)
Law of Action-Reaction
88.

Which grocery basket would have greater acceleration

a)
b)
c)
d)
89.

Which grocery basket would have less acceleration?

a)
b)
c)
d)
90.

Lola wants to measure her average speed when biking around her neighborhood. What information does Lola need to gather?

a)

bike weight and total time traveled

b)

distance traveled and direction

c)

distance traveled and total time traveled

d)

bike weight and direction

91.

A ball travels at a constant speed of 6 meters per second along a frictionless surface. Which table correctly shows what a student may have measured and recorded if they watched this ball in motion over a 10-second time period?

a)

b)

c)

d)

92.

Which of the following statements about the car's motion is true?

a)

The total time for the car trip was 50 minutes.

b)

The car returned to where it had started the trip at the end of the trip.

c)

The car did not slow down during the trip.

d)

The car did not travel at a constant speed during the entire trip.

93.

Which statement BEST describes the motion of the cars?

a)

Cars 1 and 3 have constant speeds, whereas Car 2 has a variable speed.

b)

Cars 1 and 3 have variable speeds, whereas Car 2 has a constant speed.

c)

All three of the cars have variable speeds.

d)

All three of the cars have constant speeds

94.

Taryn is playing with a bouncy ball. She notices that the ball seems to travel faster on its way back toward the ground than on its way up into the sky. Why would the ball go slower moving away from the ground?

a)

because the ball must move against the force of Earth's gravitational field on the way up

b)

because the ball must move against the force of Earth's magnetic field on the way up

c)

because the ball moves with the friction force of air molecules on the way down

d)

because the ball moves with the elastic force of air molecules on the way down

95.

Kevin places a book on a desk. Why does the book stay still on the desk?

a)

There are no upward forces on the book.

b)

There are no downward forces on the book.

c)

The forces acting on the book are balanced.

d)

The forces acting on the book are unbalanced.

96.

A teacher is demonstrating acceleration to his class by throwing two balls. He throws both balls using the same amount of force in the same direction. The first ball he throws has a mass of 0.1 kg and the second ball has a mass of 0.5 kg. Which statement BEST compares and describes the likely results of the demonstration?

a)

The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have less acceleration than the second ball.

b)

The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have greater acceleration than the second ball.

c)

The balls will have equal acceleration because they are being thrown in the same direction.

d)

The balls will have equal acceleration because they are being thrown with the same force.

97.

Which argument is supported by the results of the investigation?

a)

The acceleration of an object is proportional to the mass of the object but not the force applied to it.

b)

The acceleration of an object is proportional to the force applied to the object but not the mass of it.

c)

The acceleration of an object is proportional to both the mass of the object and the force applied to it.

d)

The acceleration of an object is neither proportional to the force applied to the object nor the mass of it.

98.

Which graph correctly shows the distance and time traveled by the race car?

a)

b)

c)

d)

99.

Which of the following can cause a moving object to change direction?

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

inertia

d)

force

100.

A little girl pushes her toy car along the concrete sidewalk. Eventually, the toy car slows down and comes to a stop. What force played the greatest role in causing the toy car to slow down and stop?

a)

frictional force

b)

gravitational force

c)

the force from the girl's push

d)

the normal force from the ground

101.

If the force of each team is balanced by the other, then

a)

both teams will fall to the ground.

b)

both teams will move to the right.

c)

both teams will move to the left.

d)

both teams will remain in place.

102.

Which answer choice best explains why tractor trailers take more time to speed up and slow down than regular cars?

a)

Tractor trailers have less mass and require less force to move.

b)

Tractor trailers have more mass and require more force to move.

c)

Tractor trailers have less mass and require more force to move.

d)

Tractor trailers have more mass and require less force to move.

103.

According to Newton's second law, which object requires the least amount of force to accelerate?

a)

bike

b)

skateboard

c)

car

d)

moving truck

104.

The student claims that if she applies a force of 10 N to a block with a mass of 10 kg, it will accelerate faster than 2 m/s2. Which statement evaluates her claim correctly?

a)

The claim is correct because heavier objects require more force to accelerate.

b)

The claim is correct because heavier objects require less force to accelerate.

c)

The claim is incorrect because heavier objects require more force to accelerate.

d)

The claim is incorrect because heavier objects require less force to accelerate.

105.
A greater applied force is required to move an object with a greater mass than one with a smaller mass.
a)
True
b)
False
106.
If a baseball and a cannonball are dropped from the same height at the same time, which ball will hit the ground first?
a)
the cannonball
b)
the baseball
c)
The balls land at the same time.
d)
the ball with the larger volume
107.
A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because
a)
the acceleration of gravity is greater on the  crumpled paper.
b)
there is more air resistance against the flat paper.
c)
the crumpled paper is more massive
d)
the crumpled paper is less massive.
108.
According to Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an unbalanced force will
a)
remain in motion.
b)
eventually come to a stop.
c)
change its momentum.
d)
accelerate.
109.
The gravitational pull is greater between two objects that
a)

have greater masses.

b)

have rougher surfaces.

c)

are farther apart.

d)

are moving at greater speed

110.

Which of these is evidence that an unbalanced force is acting on an object?

a)

The mass of the object is changing

b)

The object continues moving in a straight line

c)

The object remains at rest

d)

The motion of the object is changing

111.

What is inertia?

a)

An object that is accelerating

b)

Gravitational force

c)

An objects tendency to resist any change in its motion

d)

An unbalanced force

112.

Inertia depends on __________.

a)

Weight

b)

Velocity

c)

Mass

d)

Acceleration

113.

Newton's third law states.......

a)

For each action there is a larger reaction associated with it.

b)

None of these choices

c)

For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

d)

For each action there is a smaller reaction associated with it.

114.

What formula is used to calculate force?

a)

Acceleration = Force x Mass

b)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

c)

Work = Force x Distance

d)

Mass = Force + Acceleration

115.

Newton's First Law States........

a)

A - Objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force.

b)

B - Objects accelerate often and it is difficult to know when or how they will accelerate.

c)

C - Objects in motion tend to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.

d)

Both A & C