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Physics Common Assessment Study Guide

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 3hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

2.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

3.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

4.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

5.

A force is ____.

a)

a push or pull that can cause movement

b)

a magnet

c)

when someone does not work

6.

Gravity is ____.

a)

a force that attracts objects towards each other

b)

a force that moves objects away

c)

a push or pull

7.

Magnetism is _____.

a)

a force that pulls metals towards a magnet

b)

when you look at a magnet

c)

a force that eats magnets

8.
What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth?
a)
Air resistance
b)
Gravity
c)
Water resistance
d)
Pressure
9.

What is the name of the units that we measure force in?

a)

Einsteins

b)

Newtons

c)

Kilograms

d)

Metres

10.

State Newtons First Law

a)

the rate change of momentum

b)

the rate change of velocity

c)

an object will remain at rest or move along a straight line with constant speed, unless it is acted upon by a force

11.
When two objects rub together, what force do they produce
a)
Gravity
b)
Air resistance
c)
Friction
d)
Water resistance
12.
Which of these uses friction?
a)
A parachute
b)
A ball falling through the sky
c)
Brakes on a bike
d)
A wind turbine
13.
What type of force is shown in the picture?
a)
The Cat force
b)
Star Wars Force
c)
Unbalanced force
d)
Balanced  force
14.
What is a Force?
a)
The distance
b)
Mass
c)
A push or pull
d)
Give me a  failing grade 
15.
An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
gravitational
d)
electrical
16.

If the net force is equal to zero, the forces acting on the object are

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

17.

Which object will most likely move farthest with only 3 newtons of force?

a)

a paper clip

b)

a computer

c)

your science book

d)

a tissue box

18.

If each person is pulling with the same force, which side will win?

a)

left side

b)

right side

19.

Are forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.

a)

Contact forces

b)

Normal forces

c)

action-at-a-distance forces

20.

Is the force usually exerted by a surface on an object that is resisting against it.

a)

Friction

b)

Normal force

c)

Elasticity

d)

Tension

21.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
22.

Rina’s mother asked her to help move some items from the hall closet to the garage. One item she wanted to move was a large box of old school books. Rina tried to lift the box, but could not pick it up. What force was Rina NOT able to overcome?

a)

frictional force

b)

gravitational force

c)

applied force

d)

normal force

23.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
24.
Name the missing force...
a)
applied force
b)
weight force
c)
lift
d)
normal force
25.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
26.
A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.
a)
surface area
b)
air resistance
c)
velocity
d)
gravity 
27.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
law of conservation of mass
28.

What law is best described

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

law of motion

29.

What law is best described

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

30.

What law is best described

A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.

a)

The Law of Inertia (1st law)

b)

The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)

c)

The Law of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Action Reaction Law (3rd law)

31.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction that the _______ force is being applied.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
d)
less
32.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
33.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
34.
You hit a wall with a stick.  The equal but opposite reaction is _____
a)
the wall pushes against you
b)
the stick pushes against you
c)
you push against the stick
d)
the wall pushes against the stick
35.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
d)
neither
36.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
37.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
38.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation
39.
What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?
a)
Weight
b)
Mass 
c)
Gravity
d)
Viscosity
40.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
41.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
42.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
43.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
44.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
45.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---
a)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.
c)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.
d)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

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