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Unit 4. Forces and motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a ball is thrown into the air, which force causes the ball to fall back to the Earth?

a)

Gravity pulls the ball back to the Earth.

b)

Friction pulls the ball back to the Earth.

c)

Magnetic force pushes the ball back to the Earth.

d)

Atmospheric pressure pushes the ball back to the Earth.

2.

Multiple forces, such as gravity and friction, act on a soccer ball when it rolls across a field. Which statement best describes how friction affects the motion of the soccer ball?

a)

Friction causes the ball to bounce.

b)

Friction causes the ball to increase in speed

c)

Friction causes the ball to decrease in speed

d)

Friction causes the ball to roll forward and then backward

3.

Students are experimenting with a toy car on a smooth, wooden ramp. They apply force to the back of the car to push it down the ramp. The students measure how fast the car rolls down the ramp. If the students want to increase the speed of the car down the ramp, what should they do?

a)

decrease the angle of the ramp

b)

decrease the height of the ramp

c)

increase the force applied to the car

d)

increase the friction between the car and the ramp

4.

Which picture best shows an animal overcoming the force of gravity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
6.

Which of the following is a unit of measurement for force?

a)

Liters

b)

Kilograms

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

7.

A student sets a block at the top of a wooden ramp. The student pushes the block. As the block slides down the ramp, it slows down and then comes to a stop. What force causes the block to slow down?

a)

the force of gravity

b)

the force of friction

c)

the force of magnetism

d)

the force of the student's push

8.
This test paper is sitting at rest on your desk. Which of the following statements best describes this situation?
a)
a.  There are no forces acting on your paper.
b)
 b.  Your paper pushes on the desk only.
c)
 c.  The desk pushes on your paper only
d)
d.  The forces acting on the paper are balanced.
9.
If a baseball and a cannonball are dropped from the same height at the same time, which ball will hit the ground first? (air resistance is present)
a)
a. the cannon ball
b)
b. the baseball
c)
c. the hit the ground at the same time
d)
d. the ball with the larger vol
10.
In baseball, a fly ball happens when a player hits the ball high into the air. The player on the other team must wait for it to come down to catch it. Imagine that there were suddenly no gravity on Earth. How would a fly ball be different?
a)
a. The fly ball would not go as high. 
b)
b. The fly ball would stick to the bat.
c)
c. The fly ball would never come down
d)
d. The fly ball would come down more slowly.
11.

If the net force is zero, the object will

a)

change its motion

b)

stay same

12.

Which statement is a correct explanation for balanced forces acting on an object?

a)

The speed of the object decreases.

b)

The direction of the object changes.

c)

The speed of the object increases.

d)

The motion of the object stays the same.

13.

Weight is _________.

a)

the quantity of matter in an object.

b)

the measure of an object's inertia.

c)

the force exerted by gravity on an object's mass.

d)

equal to the mass of an object.

14.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
15.

Which two of these forces act on parachutes?

a)

Air Resistance

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Kinetic Energy

16.

What causes an object to fall faster?

a)

Smaller surface area

b)

Larger surface area

c)

If it has a parachute

d)

If it is softer

17.

Another name for air resistance is...

a)

Buoyancy

b)

Streamline

c)

Gravity

d)

Drag

18.

Air resistance pushes against falling

objects and __________________.

a)

Speeds them up

b)

Keeps them afloat

c)

Slows them down

d)

Spins them

19.

Which has more air resistance?

a)
b)
20.

When dropped from the same distance, which will fall to the floor faster?

a)
b)