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force and motion

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A push or pull of an object is called __________________.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

2.

Which of these would take the most force to lift?

a)

one book

b)

a cotton ball

c)

a pencil

d)

a box of bricks

3.

Which force is shown in this picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

4.

Which force is shown in the picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

5.

Which force is shown in the picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

6.

Which force is shown in the picture? (look at he brakes being used on the roller blades)

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

7.

a force is best defined as ---

a)

the application of weight

b)

a push or pull that is exerted on matter

c)

the flow of electric charges

d)

a bond in which electrons are shared

8.

A student pushes against a wall with 20 N of force and the wall does not move. In this situation, the wall exerts --

a)

0 N of force

b)

less than 20 N of force

c)

20 N of force

d)

more than 20 N of force

9.

Which law of motion predicts that a moving hockey puck will continue to move in the same direction at the same speed unless acted upon by another force?

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

d)

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

10.

Which law explains the relationship among mass, force and acceleration?

a)

Universal Law of Gavitation

b)

Newton's First Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

d)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

11.

The force of an object, with a certain mass accelerating at a certain rate, can be determined by using the equation below.


force = mass x acceleration


Which object would have the greatest force?

a)

A 5 kg object accelerating at 10 m/s

b)

A 5 kg object accelerating at 20 m/s

c)

a 20 kg object accelerating at 4 m/s

d)

a 20 kg object accelerating at 3 m/s

12.

Which of these would be different for an object if measured on the Earth and on the Moon?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Density

13.

The diagram below show the forces acting on a soccer ball.


In which of the diagrams will the ball remain motionless?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z