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Force and Motion Final

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A set of forces that cancel one another out is called a:

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

2.

A set of forces acting on an object that do NOT cancel one another out is called a:

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

3.

A combination of all the forces acting on an object:

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

net force

4.

When the forces acting on an object are going in the OPPOSITE direction what do you do?

a)

ADD

b)

SUBTRACT

5.

When the forces that are acting on an object are going in the SAME direction what do you do?

a)

ADD

b)

SUBTRACT

6.

What is the speed of a car that traveled 100 miles in 2 hours?

a)

25 mph

b)

10 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

75 mph

7.

On the motion graph what was the motion of the bus between points A and B?

a)

The bus was traveling at a fast constant speed.

b)

The bus was returning to its starting point.

c)

The bus was stationary.

8.

What was the motion of the bus during points D and E?

a)

The bus was moving at a constant speed.

b)

The bus was slowing down.

c)

The bus was stationary.

9.

A push or pull exerted on an object in order to change the motion.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

inertia

d)

centripetal acceleration

10.

What is the net force acting on this object?

a)

0 Newtons

b)

10 Newtons

c)

5 Newtons

11.

What is the net force acting on this object?

a)

400 Newtons

b)

800 Newtons

c)

0 Newtons

12.

Which direction will this object move?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

13.

What do you have to do when solving for speed?

a)

Mass divided by Volume

b)

Mass times Acceleration

c)

Distance divided by Time

d)

Time divided by Distance

14.

What is the speed of a bicycle that travels 25 meters in 5 seconds?

a)

5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

15 m/s

d)

0 m/s

15.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
16.
If these teams 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.
17.

Si Units for Force

a)

Joules

b)

Push

c)

Newtons

d)

Pounds

18.

Woody drove his race car. He slowed down and turned toward the pit lane. The most correct type of motion is

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

at rest

19.

In the distance versus time graph such as the one pictured, a straight line means

a)

the speed was increasing

b)

the speed was decreasing

c)

the speed was constant

d)

the object was at rest

20.

An electric skateboard travels north at 20 miles per hour. The most correct type of motion is

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

at rest

d)

velocity

21.

Predict what will happen if the pairs pull with force shown in the picture?

a)

Balance forces will not allow the flag to move

b)

The pair pulling with 12N of force will move the flag to their side

c)

The pair pulling with 10N of force will move the flag to their side

d)

The forces will cancel each other out the flag will not move

22.

The best example of a balanced forces is

a)

A ball just kicked along a flat surface

b)

A roller coaster slowing down on an incline

c)

A bus staying parked in a garage

d)

A roller coaster slowing down on an incline

23.

An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by

a)

a balanced force

b)

an unbalanced force

c)

potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

24.

Choose 1: If an object was at rest and starts to move ____________________________ forces are acting on it.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

25.

If an object is moving at a constant speed and then speeds up ________________________ forces are acting on it.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

26.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
27.
_______________ is how fast an object changes over time. 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
momentum
d)
acceleration
28.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=A/M
c)
F=M*A
d)
F=M*F
29.
Any time the forces are unbalanced, an object will remain at rest. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
30.
Which of the following objects has the least acceleration?
a)
a. an empty shopping cart pushed with a hard force
b)
b. a full shopping cart pushed with a hard force
c)
c. an empty shopping cart pushed with a light force
d)
d. a full shopping cart pushed with a light force
31.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
32.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
33.

We wear seat belts in cars because _________ will cause us to move forward in a crash.

a)

mass

b)

speed

c)

inertia

34.

The more mass an object has, the _______ force it takes to accelerate it.

a)

more

b)

less

35.

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

36.

What Newtons law does this picture represent

a)

Newtons 1st law

b)

Newtons 2nd law

c)

Newtons 3rdt law

d)

Newtons 4rth law

37.

An object in motion stops when.....

a)

It falls of an edge.

b)

it is acted upon by an outside force.

c)

It is eaten

d)

It never stops

38.

A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards is an example of...

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 4rth Law

39.

Which of Newton's three laws does the following example illustrate? If you have a hockey puck sliding along a table, it will eventually come to a stop.

a)

first law

b)

second law

c)

Third law

40.

Why is it harder to push bowling balls than pushing basketballs?

a)

Bowling balls have more mass

b)

Basketball is the better sport

c)

Bowling balls have more friction

41.

Why do you move left when a car moves right?

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

42.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

43.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector