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U1 Quiz: Rocketry and Collisions

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of force is the cat using on the pizza box?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

2.

Which type of force is being used by the dog?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

3.

The dog pulled with a great amount of force therefore

a)

the acceleration is less

b)

the acceleration is more

c)

the mass increased

d)

the mass decreased

4.

using the same force on different objects with different masses, the object with less mass

a)

will accelerate quicker

b)

will accelerate slower

c)

will not move

d)

will accelerate at the same speed

5.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

6.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
7.
When forces are _________ the object DOES NOT move.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
heavy
d)
light
8.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
9.
What is the net force of an object that is not moving?
a)
0 N
b)
100 N
c)
Upward force
d)
10 N
10.

When we throw anything in air it always falls down because of _____

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Solid

d)

motion

11.

The force that pushes a plane forward

a)

lift

b)

thrust

c)

weight

d)

drag

12.

What two forces slow a rocket down as it is being launched?

a)

Thrust & Lift

b)

Weight & Drag

13.

The force supplied by the rocket engine must be strong enough to overcome...

a)

Gravity

b)

Weight

c)

Thrust

14.

The nose cone of the rocket is shaped to...

a)

Increase thrust

b)

Decrease drag

c)

Increase drag

15.

The force used to provide lift for the rocket is...

a)

Weight

b)

Control

c)

Thrust

d)

Inertia

16.

When the rocket engine is falling back down towards earth it is in...

a)

Air resistance

b)

Free fall

c)

Velocity

17.

Why is it important to have fins on your rocket?

a)

They stabilize the rocket

b)

The reduce drag

c)

They evenly distributes the weight

18.

Why is it important to have fins on your rocket?

a)

They stabilize the rocket

b)

The reduce drag

c)

They evenly distributes the weight

19.
the amount of matter in an object
a)
Mass
b)
Momentum
c)
Force
d)
Acceleration
20.
What is motion?
a)
Change in position of an object
b)
Push or pull of any kind
c)
Stored energy
d)
Energy of motion
21.
Push or pull of any kind
a)
Force
b)
Lift
c)
Energy
d)
Thrust
22.
Any change in the speed or direction
a)
Acceleration
b)
Mass
c)
Momentum
d)
Gravity
23.
What is thrust?
a)
The force that moves an object forward
b)
The force that moves an object down
c)
Upward force on an object
d)
Ability to do work
24.
What is drag? 
a)
the force that slows an object down
b)
the ability to do work
c)
the transfer of energy from one object to another
d)
the energy of motion
25.
What is potential energy?
a)
Stored energy
b)
Energy of motion
c)
Amount of matter in an object
d)
Push or pull of any kind
26.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
Energy of motion
b)
Stored energy
c)
Any change in the speed or direction of an object's motion
d)
Ability to do work
27.

A rocket will remain on the launch pad until an unbalanced force is exerted on the rocket, propelling it upward.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

As your rocket falls back to Earth, the parachute creates

a)

strong gravitational force

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 1st law

d)

air resistance

29.
A resistance working against something else is called ________________. 
In water rockets wind would provide this force.
a)
Drag
b)
Aerodynamic
c)
Thrust
d)
Gravity
30.
Making your rocket least resistant to forces of drag is called ___________________.
a)
Gravity
b)
Drag
c)
Aerodynamic
d)
Thrust
31.

What is the name of the force that is responsible for pulling a falling object to the earth’s surface?

a)

air drag

b)

gravity

c)

kinetic energy

d)

potential energy

32.

I want to get the most thrust from my rocket. What kind of nozzle do I need?

a)

A narrow nozzle

b)

A wide nozzle

c)

It doesn't matter

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