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Fall 2022 Force and Motion Fall Exam Review - TEXAS

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is any push or pull on an object.

a)
Force
b)
Mass
c)
Gravity
d)
Air Resistance
2.
If I kick a soccer ball across the field, what vocabulary word tells me why the ball would slow down in the grass?
a)

Acceleration

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

3.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Frictional force

4.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
5.
If a lizard can run 8m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is he travelling?
a)
32 m/s
b)
2 seconds
c)
2 m/s
d)
34 meters
6.
This game of tug of war is an example of _________ forces. 
a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

c)

Potential

d)

Net zero

7.

What will be the net force on the soccer ball?

a)
50 N to the left
b)
50 N to the right
c)
200 N to the left
d)
200 N to the right
8.

This motion graph represents:

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Object at rest

d)

Slowing down

9.

In this distance versus time graph _____.

a)

The green line is "faster".

b)

The red line is "faster".

c)

The green line is slowing down.

d)

The red line is speeding up.

10.

Juan and Antonio competed in a 4 mi bike race. Who won?

a)

Neither Juan or Antonio

b)

Juan

c)

Antonio

11.
Which racer was stationary (at rest) for part of the race?
a)

Antonio, because the horizontal line indicates "at rest".

b)

Juan, because the horizontal line indicates "at rest".

c)

Antonio, because his line is straight.

d)

Juan, because he was faster.

12.

A student walking quickly while carrying an orange on his lunch tray stops suddenly. The orange will most likely roll off the tray due to _____.

a)

Inertia of the orange. 

b)

Centripetal force of the orange

c)

The friction acting on the orange.

d)

The balanced forces acting on the orange.

13.
What happens when two forces act in the same direction?
a)
They cancel each other out.
b)
The stronger one prevails.
c)
Their strengths are added.
d)
Their sum divided by the two is the total force.
14.

Which graph could represent a car moving at a constant speed in a forward direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which law states that the acceleration of an object depends on the force exerted on it and its mass?

a)

1st Law (Law of Inertia)

b)

2nd Law (Law of Acceleration)

c)

3rd Law (Law of Action-Reaction)

16.

Billy pushes his little brother on a sled through the snow. He then tries to push his father on the the same sled. He noticed that it was much harder to push his father. Which law(s) of motion best explains why this happens? Select all that apply.

a)

1st Law (Law of Inertia)

b)

2nd Law (Law of Acceleration)

c)

3rd Law (Law of Action-Reaction)

17.

What unit do we measure force in? 

a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Kilograms
18.

A measurement of distance over time is _____.

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Force

d)

Distance

19.

The measurement of speed and direction of an object is _____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Average speed

20.

A change in an object's speed or direction is _____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

21.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

Force = mass x acceleration

b)

speed = time x distance

c)

distance x speed = speed/time

d)

speed = distance/time

22.

An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion, until acted upon by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton's 3rd Law

b)

Force

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 1st Law

23.

The acceleration of an object as produced by net force. (F = m x a)

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Motion

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 3rd Law

24.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

Newton's 2nd Law

b)

Newton's 1st Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

None of the above

25.

The overall force exerted on an object is _____, and is measured in Newtons.

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

c)

Net forces

d)

Newtons

26.

The overall speed of an object during the entire course of a trip is _____.

a)

Velocity

b)

Average speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Gravity

27.

The force that attracts objects to the center of the Earth is _____.

a)

Friction

b)

Air resistance

c)

Motion

d)

Gravity

28.

The gravity between two objects depends on the distance and _____.

a)

Magnetic attraction

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Momentum

29.

If you draw a distance/time graph and place units of seconds on the horizontal axis, you would place units of ________ on the vertical axis.

a)

grams

b)

meters

c)

Newtons

d)

kilograms

30.

Person on the left = 45 N

Person on the right = 32 N

What is the net force?

a)

zero N

b)

10 N

c)

77 N

d)

13 N

31.

Which tells the VELOCITY of an object?

a)

75 mph

b)

75 mph south

32.

Which scientist gave us the laws of motion?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

33.
What is the meaning of acceleration?
a)

Any change in the speed or direction of an object.

b)

Where an object is located.

c)

The pull of gravity on an object.

34.

What will happen if you were to drop a 16mm steel marble and a 16mm cork marble onto the floor from the same height and at the same time?

a)

The steel marble will land first.

b)

The cork marble will land first.

c)

Both the steel marble and the cork marble will land at the same time.

35.

What is the net force on the box shown in the picture?

a)

10 N to the left

b)

10 N to the right

c)

60 N to the left

d)

50 N to the right

36.

A test paper is sitting at rest on your desk. Which of the following statements best describes this situation?

a)

There are no forces acting on your paper.

b)

Your paper pushes on the desk only.

c)

The desk pushes on your paper only.

d)

The forces acting on the paper are balanced.

37.

What is the average speed? Distance: 10m Time: 5s

a)

2 m/s

b)

1/2 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

100 m/s

38.
What is the formula for force?
a)

F=m/a

b)

F=a/m

c)

F=m x a

d)

F= m x f

39.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
40.

Speed is different from velocity because _____.

a)

Velocity has a direction.

b)

Speed uses Distance /Time.

c)

Velocity doesn't include time.

d)

Velocity doesn't include distance.

41.
When a bird flies, its wings push air downward. As a result the air pushes back upward on the bird. Which law of motion most applies to the way the wings of a bird beat? 
a)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
b)
The rate of acceleration of an object depends on the amount of force applied.
c)
Objects in motion tend to remain in motion until acted upon by an another force. 
d)
Force is defined by mass times acceleration
42.
Angela blows air into a balloon and holds the end of it closed with her fingers. When she lets go of the end of the balloon, Angela observes that the release of the air propels the balloon.  The propelling of the balloon from the release of the air is an example of which of Newton’s laws? 
a)
The force of an object is the product of its mass multiplied by its acceleration. 
b)
 A force of attraction exists between any two objects with mass. 
c)
 For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
d)
An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it. 
43.
Which of the following is an example of acceleration?
a)
A book laying on a table
b)
An airplane moving at a constant speed of 500 mph in a straight line
c)
A race car going into a curve
d)
An object at rest
44.
A helicopter ambulance flew from one hospital to another in a straight line. The pilot had to  change speed several times due to the presence of other aircraft. 
What was the average speed of the helicopter during the trip? 
a)
2.0 km/min 
b)
2.5 km/min
c)
4.0 km/min
d)
7.5 km/min