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Forces Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______ forces affect the motion of an object by speeding it up, slowing it down, or changing the direction of it.
a)
Balanced
b)
Strong
c)
Unbalanced
d)
WeaK
2.
Which law of motion states that an object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
3.
An object's resistance to its change in motion is its
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Gravity
d)
Pressure
4.
Which law of motion is explained by the equation:
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
c)
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
5.
As the force applied to an object increases, its acceleration______
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
does not exist
6.
As the mass of an object decreases, its acceleration _______
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
does not exist
7.

Is the object in equillibrium?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not enough information

8.

Is the object in equillibrium?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not enough information

9.

Is the object in equillibrium?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not enough information

10.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
11.

Your truck has a mass of 2500 kg and experiences a force of 5000 N. How fast will it accelerate?

a)

20 m/s2

b)

0.5 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

120 N

12.

If an object was accelerating at 5 m/s2, and a force of 10 newtons was required to accelerate it, what was the object's mass?

a)

50 kg

b)

2 kg

c)

0.5 kg

d)

5 kg

13.

A baseball player hits a ball with 400 N of force. How much force does the ball exert on the bat?

a)

300

b)

400

c)

500

d)

Not enough info to tell

14.

A small bug splats against a car windshield. Which object experiences greater force?

a)

The bug

b)

The windshield

c)

Both experience the same force

d)

Not enough info given

15.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
16.

What unit do we use to indicate a measurement of Force?

a)

kg (kilograms)

b)

Watts (W)

c)

Newtons (N)

d)

m/s2

17.

What is the net force on this object?

a)

80 N West

b)

80 N East

c)

40 N West

d)

40 N East

18.
Balanced forces can speed up, slow down, or change the direction of an object.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The force that one surface exerts on another surface when two rub against each other is referred to as ________.
a)
fluid
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
momentum
20.

Example of a non-contact force or field force.

a)

gravity

b)

tension

c)

friction

d)

normal

21.

Also called "weight".

a)

friction force

b)

gravitational force

c)

normal force

d)

tension force

22.

Push or pull on an object

a)

force

b)

vector

c)

inertia

d)

momentum

23.

Also called "support force"

a)

gravitational force

b)

normal force

c)

tension force

d)

elastic force

24.

Pulling force usually by a rope or cord.

a)

tension force

b)

elastic force

c)

normal force

d)

gravitational force

25.

Forces that add up to zero net force

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

normal forces

c)

balanced forces

d)

applied forces

26.

Force that opposes the motion of an object

a)

gravitational force

b)

normal force

c)

tension force

d)

friction force

27.

How much "stuff" is in an object. Measured in kg.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

volume

d)

gravity

28.

What can you infer about an object moving at a constant velocity?

a)

No forces are acting on it.

b)

Gravity is exerting the strongest force on it.

c)

The forces on it are balanced.

29.

Which of the following is always true?

a)

An object at rest has not forces acting on it.

b)

Unbalanced forces lead to a change in speed or direction.

c)

The net force on a moving object can never be zero.

30.

To calculate net force you must

a)

Add the forces

b)

Subtract the forces

31.

In a tug of war game, the NET FORCE is 50N to the LEFT. The winning team pulled with a force of 200N to the left. How much force did the losing team pull with?

a)

150N right

b)

250N right

c)

100N right

d)

50N right

32.

If you go to the moon ...

a)

your mass changes, but your weight stays the same

b)

your weight changes, but your mass stays the same

c)

both your mass and weight change

d)

both your weight and mass stay the same

33.
Why does a book on a table not move?
a)
No forces are acting on the book
b)
Gravity is the only force acting on the book
c)
Forces of the table pushing up and gravity pulling down are balanced
34.
What is the coefficient of static friction if it takes 44 N of force to move a box that weighs 86 N? 
a)
0.78
b)
0.51
c)
0.78 N
d)
0.58 N
35.

What type of friction is Sally experiencing as she moves down the slide?

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Kinetic Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

36.
A box takes 40 N to start moving when the coefficient of static friction is .54. What is the weight of the box? 
a)
81 N
b)
18 N
c)
98 N
d)
74 N
37.

A ball with mass m is struck by a bat having a mass of 9m. How does the force exerted by the bat on the ball compare to the force exerted by the ball on the bat?

a)

The force of the bat on the ball is less than the force of the ball on the bat.

b)

The force of the bat on the ball is the same as the force of the ball on the bat.

c)

The force of the bat on the ball is greater than the force of the ball on the bat.

38.

Two blocks of equal mass are dragged across different surfaces. Which will experience the greater Normal force?

a)

Box A

b)

Box B

c)

Equal

39.

Two blocks of equal mass are dragged across different surfaces. Which will experience the greater gravitational force?

a)

Box A

b)

Box B

c)

Equal

40.

Two blocks of equal mass are dragged across different surfaces. Which will experience the greater force of friction?

a)

Box A

b)

Box B

c)

Equal

41.

Two Boxes are pulled along the same surfaces. Box C has more mass than box D. Which box feels the greater gravitational force?

a)

Box C

b)

Box D

c)

Equal

42.

Two Boxes are pulled along the same surfaces. Box C has more mass than box D. Which box feels the greater force of friction?

a)

Box C

b)

Box D

c)

Equal

43.

The object in this force diagram is...

a)

Not moving

b)

moving at a constant velocity

c)

speeding up

d)

Either not moving or moving at a constant velocity

44.

Which of the following is true for an object in dynamic equilibrium?

a)

It moves with constant velocity.

b)

It has balanced forces acting on it.

c)

It has a net force of zero acting on it.

d)

All of these are true.

45.

If object B has a mass of 24 kg, it will accelerate at...

a)

2 m/s/s

b)

0.33 m/s/s

c)

3 m/s/s

d)

0.5 m/s/s

46.

Which if these will experience the greatest amount of air resistance?

a)

motorcycle driving 90 km/h

b)

truck driving

90 km/h

c)

motorcycle driving 40 km/h

d)

truck driving

40 km/h

47.

Which of the following is NOT true about an object at terminal velocity?

a)

It is falling as fast as it can.

b)

It has zero net force acting on it.

c)

It experiences balanced forces.

d)

It has no forces acting on it.

48.

A 2-kg book sits at rest on a desk. What is the normal force acting on the book?

a)

0 N

b)

2 N

c)

20 N

d)

40 N

49.

Which of the following will have the greatest inertia?

a)

0.2 kg baseball

b)

0.05 kg golf ball

c)

5 kg bowling ball

d)

1 kg soccer ball

50.

True/False? The coefficient of static friction is always greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction (for the same surface).

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Force objects exert on each other because of their masses.

a)

Gravity

b)

Push

c)

Pull

d)

Net Force

53.
How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s2. 
a)
8N
b)
1.6N
c)
0.6N
d)
15N
54.

How much force is required to accelerate a 1,800 kg truck at 3 m/s2? (a)   Newtons

55.

An object with a mass of 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2. What force is required? (a)   Newtons

56.

A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a force of 61 N. Calculate the acceleration of the object. (a)   m/s2

57.
A force is a ____________________
a)
push or pull
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
net force
58.

The force of __________________ is a type of friction that works against the motion of falling objects.

a)

Terminal Velocity

b)

Gravity

c)

Free Fall

d)

Air Resistance

59.

Friction is a force that acts in the ___________ direction of movement.

a)

same

b)

opposite

c)

parallel

d)

west

60.

When a football player with high mass and a player with low mass collide, who exerts more force?

a)

The one with high mass

b)

The one with low mass

c)

They are equal

d)

there is no such thing as force

61.

The net force (Fnet) acting on the object is (a)   N.

62.

The net force acting on the object is acting _____.

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

up

d)

down

63.

Calculate the net force.

a)

0 N

b)

5 N

c)

25 N

d)

15 N

64.

A girl weighs 300 N on Earth. What is her mass?

a)

40 kg

b)

41 kg

c)

30 kg

d)

300 N

65.

Sally jumps on her trampoline. She exerts a force on the trampoline and the trampoline exerts an equal but opposite force back on Sally. This represents

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 3

c)

Law 2

66.

Which law explains that it would take more force to push the car than the lawnmower?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

67.

Which way would a swimmer push to move forward in the water?

a)

To the left

b)

Forward

c)

Backward

68.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
69.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
70.

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

force = mass x acceleration

Which object would have the greatest force?

a)

a 5-kg object accelerating at 100 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