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Force and Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Newton's 1st Law explain?

a)

Mass and force directly impact acceleration.

b)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

c)

An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest.

d)

Law of action and reaction.

2.

When you are paddling a boat in a river... what law are you applying?

a)

An object at rest will stay at rest.

b)

Balanced and unbalanced forces.

c)

Mass and force directly impact acceleration.

d)

For every action their is an equal and opposite reaction.

3.

Why would one ball accelerate more than the other when pushed with the same amount of force? (think bowling ball vs beach ball)

a)
Different weights
b)
Different forces
c)
Different masses
d)
Different sizes
4.

Unbalanced forces cause objects to move.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

An object is experiencing a balanced force when the object is at rest.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When an object is being pushed, the object will move ______ the force.

a)

Away from

b)

Toward

7.

When an object is being pulled, the object will move ________ the force

a)

away from

b)

toward

8.

what is force

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

both a and b

9.
What does friction produce?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
heat
d)
gravity
10.

Which of these best describes friction?

a)

A rubbing force.

b)

Something that is slippery.

c)

Gravity.

d)

Movement across a smooth surface.

11.

Earth's gravity pulls everything toward:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

The center of the earth

12.

Without gravity, air, water and animals would all...

a)

Fly off into space

b)

Fly into each other

13.

The first person to seriously study Gravity was an English scientist named...

a)

Sir Isaac Olden

b)

Sir Fig Newton

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

14.

To attract something is to...

a)

bring is closer

b)

push it away

15.

To repel something is to....

a)

push something away

b)

bring something closer

16.

Gravity is a

a)

contact force

b)

noncontact force

17.

A contact force is from

a)

objects physically touching

b)

far apart objects

c)

not touching object

d)

always a pull

18.

A non-contact force is between

a)

two objects that aren't touching

b)

two objects that are touching

c)

the ground and wheels

d)

you and me

19.

The force between the phone and the mount is a

a)

contact force

b)

non-contact force

20.

Friction is a

a)

Contact Force

b)

Myth

c)

Non-contact Force