WorksheetsForce and Motion Study Guide
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A girl is playing with a basketball. The girl throws the basketball on the ground one time, it bounces back in the air, and then falls down again.
Why does the basketball come down again after it bounces into the air?
It is pulled down by gravity
It is pushed down by air
It is attracted by the material of the road.
It is pushed away by the material of her shoes.
Two objects are dropped from the same heights.
Which statement is true about the two objects?
Once dropped, both objects will not be impacted by gravity.
Once dropped, gravity will push both objects away from each other.
Once dropped, gravity will pull both objects towards the center of the Earth.
Once dropped, both objects will bounce when they hit the ground.
A student designed a test ramp using 4 books and a flat piece of wood. During the first test of the ramp, the toy car rolled down the ramp smoothly. The student then removes one book from the ramp. What will likely happen to the motion of the toy car compared to the first test?
The toy car will move at a greater speed.
The toy car will move at a slower speed.
The toy car will move at the same speed.
The toy car will be motionless.
A student releases a 300 g toy car on a ramp, as shown in the diagram. The student increases the height of the ramp and then releases the toy car from the same place on the ramp. What change will the student observe?
The speed of the toy car will increase.
The speed of the toy car will decrease.
The toy car will not move in a straight line.
The distance traveled by the toy car on the ground will decrease.
A force is applied on Book 1 in the direction shown by the arrow. What will happen to Book 2 as it gets hit by Book 1?
It will slide to the left.
It will slide to the right.
It will slide above Book 1.
It will slide below Book 1.
In which case would the wooden log shown move faster, if the force used by each person is the same?
Emma moved alphabet blocks of different sizes in a toy cart. She pulls each load of blocks with the same force.
In which case would Emma move the slowest?
Hanna places 10 books in a large box and pushes the box across the floor in her room. She finds that the box moves slowly.
What should Hanna do to increase the speed?
Add more books to the box.
Push the box with a greater force.
Transfer the books to a larger box.
Pull the box from the other end instead of pushing it.
Forces in opposite directions are applied to a model car. In which direction will the car move?
The car will not move.
The car will move to the right.
The car will move to the left.
The car will spin around.
Two bikes are moving to the right as shown in the image. Equal forces are applied to each bike. How is the motion of the bikes affected?
Both bikes will speed up.
Both bikes will slow down.
Bike A will speed up, and Bike B will slow down.
Bike A will slow down, and Bike B will speed up.
Examine the force diagram. What best describes the effect of the forces on the motion of the object?
There is no change in motion because the forces are balanced.
There is no change in motion because the forces are unbalanced.
There is a change in motion because the forces are balanced.
There is a change in motion because the forces are unbalanced.
Jacinda pushes her toy bus on a smooth tile. She then pushes it across a rough tile.
How and why will the motion of the bus change?
The bus would move faster on a smooth surface than on a rough surface because rough surfaces create less friction.
The bus would move faster on a rough surface than on a smooth surface because rough surfaces create more friction.
The bus would move faster on a smooth surface than on a rough surface because rough surfaces create more friction.
The bus would move faster on a rough surface than on a smooth surface because rough surfaces create less friction.
Janelle pushes the same toy car on two different surfaces with the same amount of force. She records the distance the toy car travels before coming to rest on each surface.
Which factor causes the toy car to cover different distances on the two surfaces before coming to rest?
The mass of the toy car varies.
The force of gravity acts on the toy car.
The amount of force pushes the toy car along the surfaces.
The force of friction on the toy car varies.
A student conducted a scientific investigation to determine which material creates the least amount of friction. In each trial, the student rolled a ball down an inclined plane after applying a different textured surface to the inclined plane.
Which material most likely created the least friction?
aluminum foil
cloth towel
sandpaper
Styrofoam
A student is pushing a toy car down a ramp. If the student places the toy car on the ramp again and increases the force used to push the toy car, what will happen?
The kinetic energy will increase, and the toy car will go faster.
The kinetic energy will decrease, and the toy car will go faster.
The potential energy will increase, and the toy car will go slower.
The potential energy will decrease, and the toy car will go slower.
The image shows a dam with water above and below the dam.
Which table correctly labels the form of energy of the water above and below the dam?
