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Ch 2 - Describing Motion Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A vector shows...

a)

ONLY direction

b)

ONLY magnitude

c)

How fast something is moving

d)

Direction and magnitude

2.

Check the options that describe the two classes of motion described by Aristotle

a)

Slow

b)

Violent

c)

Irregular

d)

Natural

3.

What type of force is represented by the table holding up the book?

a)

Support force

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

d)

Friction

4.

What type of force is acting on the book, pushing downward on it?

a)

Support force

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

d)

Friction

5.

True/False: Mass and weight are the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A force can be defined as...

a)

Movement

b)

Anything that makes some change position

c)

Energy in the universe

d)

Push or pull

7.

The property by which an object resists changes in motion, also referred to as “sluggishness” is called...

a)

Gravity

b)

Inertia

c)

Acceleration

d)

Support force

8.

Check the correct amount and unit for the net force represented in the picture

a)

45

b)

5

c)

N

d)

g

9.

Quantity of matter is defined as...

a)

Weight

b)

Acceleration

c)

Friction

d)

Mass

10.

When an object is in equilibrium, the net force...

a)

Equals 0

b)

Is the sum of both forces

c)

Has stopped moving

d)

Equals 9.8

11.

What is the relationship between mass and weight?

a)

Directly proportional

b)

Indirectly proportional

c)

Indefinitely proportional

d)

No relationship

12.

A force that opposes motion is...

a)

Gravity

b)

Acceleration

c)

Friction

d)

Density

13.

If Nicole slides a cup across the table, ___________ causes the cup to eventually stop moving.

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Inertia

d)

Support force

14.

Something that acts to reduce friction is called a...

a)

Decreasing force

b)

Lubricant

c)

Support force

d)

Gravitational force

15.

It took Joe 15 seconds to run 100 meters. What is his speed?


Formula: Speed (m/s) = distance/time

a)

 0.15 ms20.15\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

 0.15 ms0.15\ \frac{m}{s}  

c)

 6.7 ms26.7\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

d)

 6.7 ms6.7\ \frac{m}{s}  

16.

Density is a measure of how much _________ fits into a given space.

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Weight

d)

Volume

17.

Net force is equal to...

a)

The sum of all forces with respect to their direction

b)

Only one force

c)

The sum of all forces without their direction

d)

The force needed to go against gravity

18.

Velocity is different than speed because...

a)

Velocity includes direction

b)

Velocity includes a v

c)

Speed includes direction

d)

There is no difference

19.

If Bob walked 5 meter East, 3 meter South, 6 meter West, and 2 meter North. What is the total distance he walked?

a)

23 meters

b)

0 meters

c)

16 meters

d)

32 meters

20.

Josephine walked from the school's front entrance North 5 meters, 4 meters to the East, 5 meters South, and 4 meters West. She ended back at the school's front entrance. What is her displacement?

a)

18 meters

b)

40 meters

c)

2 meters

d)

0 meters