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Motion and Forces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The branch of physics dealing with motion and forces is called...

a)

mechanics

b)

movement

c)

momentum

d)

inertia

2.

The ability to do work is called...

a)

mechanics

b)

momentum

c)

energy

d)

force

3.

An object can still move even if it does not have energy.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The measurement that is most similar to an object's weight is its...

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

mass

d)

velocity

5.

When forces are balanced, an object will...

a)

move

b)

not move

6.

Balanced forces are described as...

a)

equal magnitude and pressing in opposite directions

b)

equal in magnitude only

c)

only pressing in opposite directions

d)

only moving one way

7.

Force =

a)

mass/acceleration

b)

momentum * velocity

c)

mass/velocity

d)

mass * acceleration

8.

An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Which of Newton's laws is this?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

9.

The law tells us how forces are balanced is which of Newton's laws?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

10.

The law that gives us the formula for force is which of Newton's laws?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

11.

The formula for momentum is p=

a)

mass * velocity

b)

mass * acceleration

c)

mass/velocity

d)

mass/acceleration

12.

The units for acceleration are...

a)

m/s (meters per second)

b)

m/s^2 (meters per second squared)

c)

kg (kilograms)

d)

W (watts)

13.

The units for velocity are...

a)

m/s (meters per second)

b)

m/s^2 (meters per second squared)

c)

kg (kilograms)

d)

W (watts)

14.

A push or a pull is called

a)

momentum

b)

force

c)

energy

d)

motion

15.

The formula for work is work=

a)

force * velocity

b)

mass * acceleration

c)

force * distance

d)

mass * velocity

16.

The energy of an object's motion is called...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

17.

The energy of an object suspended above the ground is called...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

18.

A force that acts in the opposite direction of a moving object that slows it down is called...

a)

momentum

b)

friction

c)

inertia

d)

velocity

19.

Friction turns ____ energy into ____ energy.

a)

mechanical, electrical

b)

mechanical, heat

c)

heat, mechanical

d)

electrical, heat

20.

The unit for work is...

a)

J (Joules)

b)

m/s (meters per second)

c)

N (Newtons)

d)

g (grams)