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FORCE AND LAWS OF MOTION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A goalkeeper in a game of football pulls his hands backwards after holding the ball shot at the goal. This enables the goal keeper to

a)

exert larger force on the ball

b)

reduce the force exerted by the ball on hands

c)

increase the rate of change of momentum

d)

decrease the rate of change of momentum

2.

A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him. It means that motion of the train is

a)

accelerated

b)

uniform

c)

retarded

d)

along circular tracks

3.

How much net force is required to accelerate a 1000 kg car at 4 m/s2?

a)

250 N

b)

4000 N

c)

0.004 N

d)

400 N

4.

A goalkeeper in a game of football pulls his hands backwards after holding the ball shot at the goal. This enables the goal keeper to

a)

exert larger force on the ball

b)

reduce the force exerted by the ball on hands

c)

increase the rate of change of momentum

d)

decrease the rate of change of momentum

5.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
6.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
7.

The inertia of an object tends to cause the object

a)

to increase its speed

b)

to decrease its speed

c)

to resist any change in its state of motion

d)

to decelerate due to friction

8.

A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him. It means that motion of the train is

a)

accelerated

b)

uniform

c)

retarded

d)

along circular tracks

9.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
10.
When you tell the direction and speed of an object, you give its
a)
motion
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
mass
11.

The sum (total) of all forces acting on an object:

a)

Unbalanced Force

b)

Balanced Force

c)

Newtons

d)

Net Force

12.

The greater the mass of an object, the more force it will take to accelerate the object.

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

13.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

14.

Newton's second law states that greater the mass the more _________ will be needed to move the object.

a)

power

b)

force

c)

distance

d)

speed

15.

If you multiple velocity by mass you will get the object's .....

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

speed

d)

momentum

16.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
17.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
18.
If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
also increases
d)
stops
19.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
20.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law