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Force and Motion Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

energy of movement

b)

something that pushes or pulls

c)

increasing speed

d)

outside

2.

What is NOT a way that an object can accelerate?

a)

decreasing speed

b)

change in direction

c)

friction

d)

increase in speed

3.

The FIRST part of Newton's 1st law states:

a)

An object at rest will stay at rest

b)

An object in motion will stay in motion

c)

An object at rest will stay in motion

d)

An object in motion will stay at rest

4.

The SECOND part of Newton's 1st law states:

a)

An object at rest will stay at rest

b)

An object in motion will stay in motion

c)

An object at rest will stay in motion

d)

An object in motion will stay at rest

5.

The THIRD part of Newton's 1st law states things will move the way they are moving right now...:

a)

UNLESS acted upon by an inside force

b)

UNLESS unchanged by an outside force

c)

UNLESS acted upon by a balanced force

d)

UNLESS acted upon by an outside force

6.

What is speed?

a)

The distance that an object travels in a given unit of time

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

quickness of motion

d)

a push or a pull on an object

7.

What is velocity?

a)

The distance that an object travels in a given unit of time

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

quickness of motion

d)

a push or a pull on an object

8.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

energy that an object has because it is moving

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

quickness of motion

d)

anything that has mass and takes up space

9.

What is a force that causes an object to start moving, stop moving, or change direction

a)

Acceleration

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Balanced Force

d)

Inertia

10.

What is a force that equals the forces acting on an object in the OPPOSITE direction

a)

Acceleration

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Balanced Force

d)

Inertia

11.

What is the rate at which velocity changes

a)

Acceleration

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Balanced Force

d)

Inertia

12.

What is the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion

a)

Acceleration

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Balanced Force

d)

Inertia

13.

What is weight?

a)

the force of gravity on a person or object at the surface of a planet

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other

14.

What is mass?

a)

the force of gravity on a person or object at the surface of a planet

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other

15.

What is friction?

a)

the force of gravity on a person or object at the surface of a planet

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other

16.

Newton's 2nd Law: Acceleration depends on an object's _____ and the _____ ________ acting on the object.

a)

inertia

gross

force

b)

inertia

net

force

c)

mass

net

force

d)

mass

gross

force

17.

What is the strength or force that something has because it is moving

a)

weight

b)

momentum

c)

acceleration

d)

air resistance

18.

What will have more force?

4 Crash dummies crash 4 cars. All the cars are going 20 mi/hr.

a)

a golf cart (900 lb.s)

b)

A van (3,100 lbs).

c)

A Ford Ranger Pickup Truck (2,800 lb.s)

d)

A Lamborghini model X (1,600 lb.s)

19.

What will have more force?

Mr. McCrea dropped all of these things from the same height at the same time.

a)

a marble

b)

a baseball

c)

a bowling ball

d)

a beach ball

20.

Who will have more force?

These people are all running at 10 mi/hr.

a)

A little kindergartner

b)

Dwane "The Rock" Johnson

c)

Ms. Hines

d)

Chris Rock