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Force and Motion Final Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of simple machine is shown in the picture?

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Wedge

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Pulley

2.

What type of simple machine is shown in the picture?

a)

Screw

b)

Wedge

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Pulley

3.

What type of simple machine is shown in the picture?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Pulley

4.

What type of simple machine is shown in the picture?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Pulley

5.

What type of simple machine is shown in the picture?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Screw

d)

Pulley

6.

Which of these every day items are a lever simple machine?

a)

seesaw

b)

screw

c)

axe

d)

bottle opener

7.

Which of these every day items are a wedge simple machine?

a)

screw

b)

axe

c)

knife blade

d)

blinds cord pull

8.

Which of these every day items are a inclined plane simple machine?

a)

screw

b)

slide

c)

skateboard ramp

d)

blinds cord pull

9.

Which of these every day items are a pulley simple machine?

a)

slide

b)

flag pole hoister

c)

skateboard ramp

d)

blinds cord pull

10.

Which of these every day items are a screw simple machine?

a)

drill bit

b)

light bulb base

c)

skateboard ramp

d)

doorknob

11.

Which of these every day items are a wheel and axle simple machine?

a)

drill bit

b)

wagon

c)

knife blade

d)

doorknob

12.

I push two cars, a heavy one and a light-weight one, with the same force. What is the effect?

a)

The heavy car will travel a further distance.

b)

The heavy car will travel a shorter distance than the light-weight one.

c)

They would both travel the same distance.

13.

Which track would a car move the fastest?

a)

a flat track

b)

a gently sloping track

c)

a steeply sloping track

14.

What is the best description of what forces do?

a)

They only stop things from moving

b)

They only start things moving

c)

The make things speed up, slow down and change directions

15.

Predict what would happen to the speed of a cart moving across the floor when mass is added to it.

a)

The cart would speed up

b)

The cart would slow down

c)

The cart would not change its speed at all

16.

Predict what would happen to the speed of a toy car when it moves from a smooth surface to a rough surface.

a)

The toy car would speed up

b)

The toy car would slow down

c)

The toy car wouldn't change its speed at all

17.

I kick a small ball and it travels at a speed of 2 meters per second. Then, I kick a larger ball, and I want it to go the same speed. I need to....

a)

use more force

b)

use less force

c)

use the same force

18.

A car is traveling at a speed of 50mph. Suddenly, it starts going faster. What caused this increase in speed?

a)

Velocity made it go faster.

b)

Speed made it go faster.

c)

Inertia made it go faster.

d)

An outside force made it go faster.

19.

Joe is pushing a box across the floor. Mary decides to help him. What is the result?

a)

The mass of the box decreases.

b)

Friction is reduced by half.

c)

The box has less inertia.

d)

The box moves faster.

20.

An object is moving at a constant speed. The object changes direction and continues moving at the same speed. What caused the object to change direction?

a)

Momentum

b)

A change in speed

c)

Inertia and gravity

d)

An outside force acted on it.

21.

A pitcher throws a baseball towards a batter. The batter hits the ball and sends it flying toward first base. What caused the ball to change direction?

a)

The acceleration of the pitcher

b)

The force of the batter

c)

The mass of the ball

d)

The inertia of the pitcher

22.

A car is moving at a speed of 60mph. Its speed increases to 70mph. This increase in speed is called _______

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravitational pull

c)

Acceleration

d)

Mass

23.

What would happen to the Moon if Earth's gravity did not act on the Moon?

a)

The moon would fly off into space in a straight line.

b)

The moon would orbit the Earth faster.

c)

The moon would crash into the Earth.

d)

The moon would orbit the Earth slower.

24.

The greater an object's mass is, the _______

a)

More force is needed to move it

b)

Less force is needed to move it.

c)

Same force is needed to move it.

25.

What force keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

c)

Gravity

d)

Inertia

26.

What type of simple machine is shown in the picture?

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Wedge

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Pulley