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Forces and Motion

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A combination of all the forces acting on an object

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Newton

d)

Net Force

2.

On the motion graph what was the motion of the bus between Points A and Point B

a)

The bus was returning to it's starting point

b)

The bus was travelling at a fast constant speed

c)

The bus was stationary

d)

The bus was changing direction

3.

During a 4-h trip, a boat sails 68 km in 2 h. Then the boat sails 3 km for 1 hr and 25 km in the last hour. What was the boat's average speed?

a)

24 km/h

b)

25 km/h

c)

32 km/h

d)

34 km/h

4.

Melanie watched the path a baseball followed after a pitcher threw it. She noticed that the ball traveled horizontally away from the pitcher, as well as downward toward the ground. What force caused the ball to accelerate in the downward direction when it was thrown?

a)

electrical force

b)

gravitational force

c)

air resistance

d)

applied force

5.

Which of these is evidence that an unbalanced force is acting on an object?

a)

The velocity of the object is changing.

b)

The mass of the object is changing.

c)

The object continues moving in a straight line at a constant velocity.

d)

The object remains at rest.

6.

Which object has the greatest force of gravity acting on it?

a)

a 5-g object that is flat

b)

a 5-g object that is round

c)

a 15-g object that is flat

d)

a 10-g object that is round

7.

Which properties determine the force of gravity between two objects?

a)

mass and distance

b)

mass and volume

c)

volume and density

d)

volume and distance

8.

Which direction will this object move?

a)

up

b)

down

c)

left

d)

right

9.

. Elizabeth is a wildlife biologist. She traveled by boat in the Everglades to observe alligators. The following graphs show the motion of her boat at several times during the trip.Which graph shows her boat travelling when it is NOT accelerating?

a)

graph a

b)

graph b

c)

graph c

d)

graph d

10.

A push or pull exerted on an object in order to change the motion.

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Force

d)

Inertia

11.

What unit is Force measured in?

a)

Grams

b)

Hours

c)

Newton

d)

Miles

12.

Equal forces that do not cause a change in an object's motion.

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balance Force

c)

Gravity

d)

Average Speed

13.

The graph shows distance and time the object traveled. Why this graph cannot used to determine average velocity?

a)

the object was stationary for 2 hours

b)

the speed of the object is constant

c)

the direction of the object was not given

d)

the average speed is unknown

14.

When the forces that are acting on an object are going on the same direction, what will you do

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

15.

When the forces that are acting on an object are going on the opposite direction, what will you do?

a)

subtract

b)

add

c)

divide

d)

multiply

16.

What will be the total net force and which direction the object move?

a)

10 N, right

b)

0 N, right

c)

10 N, left

d)

0 N, left

17.

Newton’s First Law of Motion - an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest, unless the object is acted upon by an outside force

a)

true

b)

false