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Physical Science: Unit 4 - Intro to Forces

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of force pulls down on an object?

a)

Normal

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Applied

2.

This type of force is what is prevents you from falling through the floor when walking in the hallway.

a)

Normal

b)

Gravity

c)

Frictional

d)

Applied

3.

A car is moving at a constant velocity to the east. What direction is the acceleration acting in this scenario?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

e)

There is no acceleration

4.

An object is speeding up towards the right. What direction is the acceleration acting upon it?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Up

d)

Down

5.

An object slows down as it slides across a table due to friction. What direction is the net force?

a)

Same direction as the object is moving

b)

Opposite direction as the object is moving

c)

There is no net force

6.

If an object that is moving at a constant velocity experiences no net force, it will

a)

Speed up

b)

Slow down

c)

stay at rest

d)

continue moving at the same velocity

7.

If an object at rest experiences a net force to the left, it will

a)

accelerate towards the left

b)

accelerate towards the right

c)

stay at rest

8.

If an object experiences a net force in the opposite direction that it is moving, it will

a)

Speed up

b)

Slow down

c)

Stay at rest

d)

Continue on with a constant velocity

9.

If you were to travel to Venus, which of the following would change?

a)

Your weight

b)

Your mass

c)

Both your weight and your mass

d)

Nothing would change

10.

Which of the following is considered a non-contact force that we have been talking about?

a)

Friction

b)

Tension

c)

Normal

d)

Gravity

11.

Which force diagram best represents the forces seen acting on the book?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which force diagram best represents the forces seen acting on the box being pushed to the right? Assume the table is frictionless.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which force diagram best represents the forces seen acting on the box being pushed to the left across a table at constant motion? There is friction involved.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

You kick a soccer ball in gym class and it rolls across the floow (never goes into the air). The split second after your foot leaves the soccer ball, which force(s) are acting on it?

a)

Gravity

b)

Normal

c)

Inertia

d)

Applied

15.

You roll a tennis ball down the hallway. If there is no friction between the ball and floor, what should happen to the ball?

a)

The ball speeds up

b)

The ball moves at a constant speed

c)

The ball continually accelerates

d)

The ball slows to a stop eventually

16.

The cart shown is pulled towards the right by the attached mass with a constant force on a frictionless track. What forces below are acting on the cart as it is being pulled?

a)

Gravity

b)

Tension

c)

Normal

d)

Momentum

17.

A wagon is pulled across the floor (ignore friction) with a constant, unbalanced force. The cart will

a)

speed up and then maintain a constant speed

b)

slow down

c)

maintain a constant speed

d)

accelerate continually

18.

The cart shown is being pulled at a constant velocity across frictionless flooring. What would happen to the cart if the string were to break?

a)

It would move at a constant speed

b)

It would slow down

c)

It would speed up

d)

It would accelerate constantly

19.

A motorcycle rider jumps a ramp as seen in the picture. What forces are acting on the rider and bike (assume they are one entity and not two separate things) just after they clear the ramp, indicated by the red arrow.

a)

Force of motion

b)

Normal force

c)

Force due to gravity

d)

Velocital force

20.

Jessica is pushing a box that has a mass of 25 kg with a constant velocity. What is the value of the force of gravity on the box?

a)

25 N

b)

10 N

c)

250 N

d)

2.5 N

21.

Jessica is pushing a box that has a mass of 25 kg with an applied force of 50 N. What is the value of the frictional force opposing the motion?

a)

25 N

b)

1250 N

c)

50 N

d)

2 N

22.

What is the normal force acting on the tennis ball seen if the tennis ball has a mass of 0.058 kg?

a)

10 N

b)

0.58 N

c)

-0.58 N

d)

0.0058 N

23.

The box attached to the parachute has a mass of 50 kg. It is support by the 5 cables attached the the ceiling. Determine the weight of the box.

a)

50 N

b)

10 N

c)

500 N

d)

5 N

24.

What is the tension force on the middle cable if the box is experiencing a gravitational force of 100 N?

a)

100 N

b)

20 N

c)

500 N

d)

10 N

25.

The box is experiencing a gravitational force of 500 N. What tension be in the right most cable if the center three cables were all severed (cut)?

a)

100 N

b)

250 N

c)

200 N

d)

50 N