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Force and Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

1 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

2.

Any push or pull on an object is a?

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

momentum

3.

Which of Newton's Laws of Motion is represented in this picture?

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

c)

3rd Law

4.

Which two measurements are needed to determine the speed of an object?

a)

Position and distance

b)

Position and time

c)

Direction and speed

d)

Distance and time

5.

Why is it important for basketball players to wear shoes with tread when playing?

a)

to increase the speed of the player

b)

to decrease the force between the player and the floor

c)

to increase friction between the floor and the player’s feet

d)

to decrease the amount of force needed for the player to move

6.

Four boxes are sliding with constant speed before each box experiences an unbalanced force of 8 N. Which box would experience the greatest acceleration when the unbalanced force is applied?

a)

The box with a mass of 2 kg

b)

The box with a mass of 7 kg

c)

The box with a mass of 3 kg

d)

The box with a mass of 10 kg

7.

Which of the following is an example of Newton’s first law of motion?

a)

A baseball hit with a baseball bat travels faster than a bowling ball hit with the same force.

b)

A basketball bounces on the ground with the same force that the ground pushes up on the ball.

c)

A person jumps to a dock from a boat, and the boat moves away from the dock.

d)

A person standing on a bus moves backward when the bus suddenly moves forward.

8.

Which of the following is NOT an example of friction?

a)

using the brakes on your bike to slow you down

b)

putting your hand out the window

c)

a satellite traveling through deep space

d)

a hockey puck going across an ice rink

9.

Which object will have a STRONG force of gravity? Why?

a)

monkey, has more mass

b)

elephant, has more mass

c)

mouse, has less mass

d)

neither, there is no mass

10.

A toy car pushed across the floor is observed to slow down and stop. Based on Newton's first law of motion, what is the BEST conclusion?

a)

The car did not have enough mass to keep going.

b)

There must have been an unbalanced force acting on the toy car.

c)

The car must have been going slightly uphill.

d)

The car ran out of gas.

11.

If you push a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go farthest?

a)

basketball

b)

bowling ball

c)

tennis ball

12.

Are forces balanced or unbalanced when skateboarding down a ramp?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

13.

As the mass of an object increases, the pull of gravity...

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

stops

14.

The balloon in this picture will be demonstrating which of Newton's Laws?

a)

action-reaction

b)

force and mass

c)

distance over time

d)

inertia

15.

On which surface will a toy sledge travel the least distance?

a)

wood

b)

ice

c)

carpet

16.

Four different students take turns pushing a large, heavy ball on the school parking lot. What is the best way to determine which student used the most force to push the ball?

a)

compare the ages of the students

b)

compare the sizes of the students

c)

compare the distances that the ball rolled

d)

compare the number of times the ball was rolled

17.

A person is pushing a lawnmower. Which best describes what is occurring?

a)

Mass is being applied to the lawnmower.

b)

There is no friction acting on the lawnmower.

c)

Force is being applied to the lawnmower.

d)

There is no gravity acting on the lawnmower.

18.

The following line graph shows an object’s distance over time. What is happening to the object between points W and X?

a)

It is slowing down.

b)

It is speeding up.

c)

It is not moving.

d)

It is accelerating.

19.

Mrs. Jenkins asked four student volunteers in her science class to show that an object in motion can change both its position and its direction. Here is what the four students did. Who best showed that an object in motion can change both its position and direction?

a)

Sharona

b)

Michael

c)

Luis

d)

Erica

20.

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)

air resistance with the bow

21.

What two factors determine the gravitational attraction between two objects?

a)

weight and friction

b)

distance and mass

c)

friction and air

d)

energy and mass

22.

The masses of four objects are given in this table. If all objects are struck with the same amount of force, which one will have the greatest acceleration?

a)

object 1

b)

object 2

c)

object 3

d)

object 4

23.

How would the absence of friction affect the motion of a marble on a long, straight path?

a)

The marble's speed would decrease.

b)

The marble's speed would remain constant.

c)

The marble would stop immediately.

d)

The marble's speed would increase.

24.

Football A has a greater mass than football B. Which football will have greater acceleration when both are thrown with the same force in the same direction?

a)

Football B

b)

Football A

c)

Mass has no effect on acceleration

d)

They will have the same acceleration

25.

If a gymnast decreases the force they exert on a trampoline, what will the reaction be?

a)

The gymnast will be pushed back by the trampoline with more force and go higher into the air

b)

The gymnast will be pushed back by the trampoline with less force and not go as high into the air

c)

No change will happen to the gymnast