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Force and Gravity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Newton is the unit used to measure _______________

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

acceleration

d)

mass

2.

Force is describes as _____________

a)

pull or tug

b)

skip and hop

c)

push or pull

3.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion directly related to the mass of an object is _________

a)

inertia

b)

acceleration

c)

Newton's 2nd law

d)

motion

4.

Mike is riding his bike to school and he realized that he is running late. Mike decided to increase his speed by applying more force to the pedals. This is an example of which of Newton's law of motion

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

5.

Mass x Acceleration is the formula for ___________.

a)

volume

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

motion

6.

Sally pushes a box with 40 N of force to the right. At the same time, Eliza pushes the same box with 20 N of force to the left. What is the Net-force?

a)

20 N to the right

b)

20 N to the left

c)

0 N

d)

40 N to the right

7.

This is an example of a balanced force?

a)

true

b)

False

8.

If two forces act on an object in the same direction, the net force is the _____________.

a)

the difference between the two forces

b)

the sum of the two forces

c)

the product of the forces acting on the object

d)

rate at which the fuctions are derived

9.

If Mrs. Woodruff dropped her water bottle, what is the force that pulls the bottle to the ground?

a)

friction

b)

motion

c)

air resistance

d)

gravity

10.

Friction is forces that:

a)

can't be described

b)

changes an object's position

c)

can make an object slow down or stop

d)

pulls an object toward the center of Earth

11.

Two bumper cars collide into each other and each car jolts backwards at the same time. This is an example of which of Newton's law of motion?

a)

ist law

b)

3rd law

c)

2nd law

12.

As the mass of an object increases, the pull of gravity...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

13.

Ben conducted an experiment where he drops a bowling ball and an apple from a third-story window. Both objects hit the ground at the same time. From this experiment Ben should conclude that

a)

the apple weighs more than the bowling ball

b)

gravity pulls on both objects, causing them to fall at the same time.

c)

more air friction is acting on the apple than on the bowling ball

14.

Which is needed to determine the amount of gravitational force between two objects?

a)

distance and mass

b)

area and weight

c)

weight and time

15.

When the distance between two objects increases the gravitational force between them ______________

a)

increases

b)

stays the same

c)

decraeases

d)

disappears

16.

The __________of your body remains constant, but your __________ can change depending on the gravitational force pulling on you.

a)

weight; mass

b)

mass; velocity

c)

weight; velocity

d)

mass; weight

17.

A book resting on the table is an example of what kind of force?

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

18.

During a game of basketball, Kyle tried to tackle the ball from John and he pushed him to the ground. This is an example of :

a)

unbalanced forces acting on one or more objects

b)

balanced forces acting on one or more objects

c)

a force that opposes motion

19.

 If an object is not moving and has a net force of 0 N the forces acting upon it are _____________

a)

unbalanced

b)

weak

c)

balanced

20.

While driving at a high rate of speed on a wet road, the car came to a sudden stop when it hit a tree. This example represents which of Newton's law of motion?

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law