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10 physics

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
2.

When objects remain in the same place, it is the result of...

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

a balanced force

d)

an unbalanced force

3.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
4.
Force is measured in....
a)
Galileos 
b)
Newtons
c)
Di Vincis
d)
Einsteins 
5.
An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.
a)
true
b)
false
6.

Inertia is defined as.

a)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

Larger objects take more force to move

c)

An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force

d)

A push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.

7.

Which is an example of a force that works AGAINST MOTION?

a)

Force

b)

Motion

c)

Gravity

d)

Friction

8.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
9.
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.
10.

It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser. Why?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

It takes more force to move an object with more mass.

c)

It takes more friction to move the empty dresser.

11.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
12.
A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car’s speed?
a)
the road the car in driven on
b)
the time of day
c)
the distance the car is driven
d)
the number of passengers in the car
13.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

14.
Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?
a)
direction and mass
b)
distance and time
c)
size and speed
d)
time and weight
15.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
16.
During which interval is the object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
B to C
b)
D to E
c)
F to G
d)
it traveling at a constant velocity during all of the intervals shown.
17.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
18.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
19.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
20.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
21.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
22.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
23.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
24.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
25.

A car driving at 50km/h drives for 1.5 hours. What distance did it cover?

a)

50km

b)

25km

c)

100km

d)

75km

26.

A truck driving at 60km/h travels 150km. How long is it driving for?

a)

2.8 hours

b)

2.1 hours

c)

2 hours

d)

2.5 hours

27.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
28.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
29.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
30.
According to the graph how fast does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
31.
The speed of the vehicle between points A-B is...
a)
12m/s
b)
8m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
16m/s
32.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
33.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
34.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
35.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
36.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N left
b)
25 N right
c)
5 N left
d)
55 N right
37.
What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?
a)
15 N to the left
b)
15 N to the right
c)
1 N to the left
d)
1 N to the right
38.

Calculate the Net Force.

a)

60N, Left

b)

40N, Right

c)

0 N

d)

60N, Right

39.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
40.
Name the missing force...
a)
buoyant force
b)
normal force
c)
weight force
d)
frictional force
41.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
frictional force
c)
normal force
d)
spring force
42.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
43.
Name the missing force...
a)
thrust
b)
frictional force
c)
normal force
d)
weight force
44.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
buoyant force
d)
applied force
45.
Name the missing force...
a)
applied force
b)
weight force
c)
tension force
d)
drag
46.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
47.

Which freebody diagram best represents an air balloon hovering in the air

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

Which freebody diagram best represents a desk being pushed across the classroom floor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.
Calculate the net force acting upon the object.
a)
10 N east
b)
0 N
c)
14.1 N east
d)
20 N north
50.

A ticker tape timer produced the section of ticker tape below. The time interval between any two dots is 0.2 of a second. According to this section of ticker tape the moving object that produced this section of tape was travelling at ...

a)

about 7.1 cm s-1

b)

6.9 cm s-1

c)

7.9 cm s-1

d)

7.5 cm s-1

51.

A long tape is attached to a moving trolley and threaded through a device that places a tick upon the tape at regular intervals of time.

The movement of a trolley down a slope was investigated using ticker tape with a frequency of 50 Hz. The ticker tape produced 50 dots per second.

The 14 cm length of the ticker tape was cut into four strips. It was cut through the middle of the first and then the sixth hole.


What is meant by acceleration?

4 lines
52.

A long tape is attached to a moving trolley and threaded through a device that places a tick upon the tape at regular intervals of time.

The movement of a trolley down a slope was investigated using ticker tape with a frequency of 50 Hz. The ticker tape produced 50 dots per second.

The 14 cm length of the ticker tape was cut into four strips. It was cut through the middle of the first and then the sixth hole.


Is the trolley moving at a constant velocity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

We can't tell

53.

Calculate the time that it took for Strip A to form

a)

0.01s

b)

0.1s

c)

0.2

d)

0.12

54.

Calculate the mean velocity of the trolley for Strip A

a)

0.2 cm/s

b)

2 cm/s

c)

20 cm/s

d)

0.005 cm/s

55.

What is a ticker tape diagram?

a)

A line of dots drawn on a page.

b)

A line of dots created by pulling ticker tape through a device that makes impressions on the tape at regular intervals. It represents the motion of the object that pulled the tape.

c)

A line of dots created by pulling ticker tape through a device that makes impressions on the tape at regular intervals. The dots are random and cannot be analyzed.

d)

A line of dots created by a machine that puts dots on tape at positions of your choice.

e)

A diagram of a piece of ticker tape.

56.

What does it tell you if the dots on a piece of ticker tape are close together?

a)

The object was moving (relatively) slowly.

b)

The object was moving (relatively) fast.

c)

The object was speeding up.

d)

The object was slowing down.

e)

The object wasn't moving at all.

57.

Which of the following pieces of ticker tape represent an object that is speeding up? (Assuming the ticker tape was pulled to the LEFT, through the device.)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
58.

Kinetic energy is measured in.....

a)

kilograms

b)

metres per second

c)

Joules

d)

metres

59.

Gravitational potential energy is measured in.....

a)

kilograms

b)

metres per second

c)

Joules

d)

metres

60.

Any form of energy is always measured in.....

a)

kilograms

b)

metres per second

c)

Joules

d)

metres

61.

Mass is measured in...

a)

grams

b)

kilograms

c)

metres

d)

metres per second

62.

Velocity and speed are measured in.....

a)

kilograms

b)

metres per second

c)

Joules

d)

metres

63.

The kinetic energy of a trolley is 22.5 J. The speed of the trolley is 3 m/s. What is the mass of the trolley?

a)

5 kg

b)

15 kg

c)

2.5 kg

d)

10 kg

64.

What is the equation to work out gravitational potential energy?

a)

mass x gravitational field strength x height

b)

0.5 x mass x velocity2

c)

mass x height

d)

height x gravitational field strength

65.

What is the equation to work out mass from gravitational potential energy?

a)

mass x gravitational field strength x height

b)

Energy x gravitational field strength x height

c)

gravitational field strength x height

d)

Energy / (height x gravitational field strength)

66.

What is the equation to work out height from gravitational potential energy?

a)

mass x gravitational field strength x height

b)

Energy x gravitational field strength x mass

c)

gravitational field strength x mass

d)

Energy / (mass x gravitational field strength)

67.

A 40 kg boy is standing on top of a cliff. His gravitational potential energy is 20,000 J and the gravtiational field strength is 10 N/kg. Calculate the height of the cliff.

a)

10 m

b)

25 m

c)

50 m

d)

100 m

68.

More mass = More inertia

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Rank these objects in order of their inertia, from greatest to least.

a)

ABCD

b)

DABC

c)

DCBA

d)

CBAD

70.

Michael Jordan guides a golf ball around the outside rim of the green at the Hole-In-One Putt-Putt Golf Course. When the ball leaves the rim, which path (A, B, or C) will the golf ball follow?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

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