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Unit 7 Forces & Momentum

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Newton's 2nd Law, if an object has more mass, it requires ______ force to accelerate it.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same

2.

The mathematical expression of Newton's 2nd Law can be written as...

a)

p = mv

b)

F = ma

c)

W = Fd

d)

P = W/t

3.

In physics, work is defined as...

a)

a force applied across a distance

b)

the amount of acceleration an object has

c)

how an object makes money

4.

Work can be found by multiplying which two quantities together?

a)

mass and acceleration

b)

force and distance

c)

speed and time

5.

The unit used for work in the _____.

a)

Watt

b)

Joule

c)

Meter

6.

To find how much work is done over a period of time, we must use the formula for...

a)

power

b)

force

c)

acceleration

7.

The unit used for power is the _____.

a)

Watt

b)

Joule

c)

Meter

8.

Gravity is an attractive force between any two _______ in the universe.

a)

charged objects

b)

masses

9.

According to the Universal Law of Gravitation, when the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

10.

In a free-body diagram, the force of Weight should always be equal to the _____ force.

a)

Normal

b)

Friction

c)

Acting

11.

In a free-body diagram, an arrow representing the direction of acceleration will always be _______ than the arrow representing the opposing force.

a)

shorter than

b)

longer than

c)

the same as

12.

Electrostatic force is the force of attraction or repulsion between two _____ objects.

a)

massive

b)

charged

c)

rotating

13.

According to the formula for electrostatic force, as the distance between two charged objects increases, the force between them will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

14.

One of the main differences between gravitational force and electrostatic force is that electrostatic force can be attractive or repulsive, while gravity can only be ...

a)

attractive

b)

repulsive

c)

either

15.

The momentum of an object, which describes the mass in motion, can be found by multiplying which two quantities together?

a)

mass and velocity

b)

force and distance

c)

speed and time

16.

According to the Law of Conservation of Momentum, momentum cannot be ____, it can only be ________ from one object to another.

a)

calculated; inferred

b)

lost; transferred

c)

transferred; lost

17.

Parkour athletes use the principle of ____________ to prevent injury during landing by increasing the amount of time the force of the ground is applied to their bodies.

a)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

b)

Newton's 1st Law

c)

Impulse-Momentum Theorem

18.

Newton's 3rd Law says that forces always come in _____.

a)

pairs

b)

triplets

c)

by themselves

19.

Newton's 3rd Law says that when two bodies interact, the force applied to one object is _____ and _________ to the force on the other object.

a)

unequal; in the same direction

b)

equal; opposite

20.

Which Newton's Law is demonstrated here: To fly, birds must push air downward with their wings. The air pushes back against the wings of the bird with an equal and opposite force, creating lift.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

21.

Which Newton's Law is demonstrated here: It takes much less force for me to push over Kevin Hart than it does to push over Shaquille O'Neal.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law