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Forces 1-8 2022

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
2.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
3.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
4.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)

The team on the left will win

b)

The team on the right will win

c)

Nothing will happen

d)

Everyone will fall down.

5.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
6.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
7.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
8.

A jet airliner flies 2800 km in 4 hours.  What is its average speed?

a)

7 km/hr

b)

700 km/hr

c)

11,200 km/hr

d)

700 hours

9.

How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 150km?

a)

3 hours

b)

3 km

c)

7500 hours

d)

3 km/hr

10.

Nicole swims 60 m in 3 minutes.  What is her average speed?

a)

2 m/min

b)

20 m/min

c)

180 m/min

d)

180 m/min

11.

Grace drove her mom's car for 70 km and it took her 2 hours.  What was her average speed?

a)

35 km/hr

b)

35 mph

c)

140 km/hr

d)
3.5 km/hr
12.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
13.

Mike's car moved at a speed of 60 m/s, for 30 s. What is the distance it moved?

a)
2100 m
b)

1800 m

c)

2 m

d)

2 seconds

14.

A robot chases you down at a speed of 900 m/s for a distance of 200 m.

How long has the robot been chasing you?

a)

180000 seconds

b)
4.5 s
c)

180000 meters

d)

4.5 minutes

15.
If you travel 10 miles in 5 minutes, what is your speed?
a)

2mph

b)

50mph

c)
50 mi/min
d)
2 mi/min
16.
What equation do I use to calculate time?
a)

Distance / Time

b)

Distance x Speed

c)

Time / Distance

d)

Distance/speed

17.
What equation do I use to calculate distance?
a)

Speed/Time

b)

Time x Speed

c)

Time/Speed

18.
What equation do I use to calculate speed?
a)

Distance / Time

b)

Time / Distance

c)

Distance x Time

19.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)

In the same direction

d)

none of these

20.

The amount of friction depends on the force of the objects pressing together.

a)
True
b)
False
21.
What type of friction is not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
22.
A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.
a)

rolling friction

b)
air resistance
c)
velocity
d)
gravity 
23.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?
a)
Brakes used on a bike
b)
Tires from a car on the road
c)
Tread on the bottom of your shoes
d)
All are examples that are helpful
24.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
25.

without friction, an object in motion would never stop

a)

true

b)

false

26.
 What is the unit called that measures force?
a)
weight
b)

kilometer

c)
Newton
d)

friction

27.

What is rolling friction?

a)

friction between two surfaces that aren't moving relatively to each other

b)

friction between a rolling object and the surface that it is rolling on

c)

friction where an object rubs against another surface

d)

friction of something going through any type of liquid or air

28.

What is fluid friction?

a)

friction is friction between two surfaces that aren't moving relatively to each other

b)

friction between a rolling object and the surface that it is rolling on

c)

friction where an object slides rubs against another surface

d)

friction of something going through any type of liquid or air

29.

What is sliding friction?

a)

friction between two surfaces that aren't moving relatively to each other

b)

friction between a rolling object and the surface that it is rolling on

c)

friction where an object rubs against another surface

d)

friction of something going through any type of liquid or air

30.

Smooth surfaces such as ice, usually produce less friction.

a)

true

b)

false

31.
Sally experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
32.
Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
33.
Wheels of a shopping cart experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
34.
Swimming fish experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
35.
What are 2 factors that determine the amount of friction between 2 objects?
a)
Force and roughness between surfaces
b)
hills and valleys and how smooth or rough the surface is
c)
Amount of force and amount of surface the comes in contact
d)
The force and the weight exerted on the surfaces
36.

Wheels of a suitcase experience-

a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
37.

A plane flying experiences-

a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
38.

This water bottle experiences-

a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
39.

What is the net force?

a)

75N right

b)

25N Left

c)

100N

d)

50N Right

e)

50N left

40.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
41.
Which direction will the object move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Right
d)
Left
42.
What is the net force?
a)
65 N left
b)
65 N right
c)
35 N left
d)
35 N right
43.
Calculate the distance (in miles) that Daniel bikes if he maintains an average speed of 26 miles/hr for 7 hours
a)
33 miles
b)
3.71 miles
c)
182 miles
d)
676 miles
44.
What key word tells me I'm measuring distance?
a)
how fast
b)
how far
c)
how long
45.
What unit would I use when measuring speed?
a)
kilometers/hour
b)
kilometers
c)
hour
46.
What unit would I use when measuring distance?
a)
kilometers/hour
b)
kilometers
c)
hour
47.
What unit would I use when measuring distance?
a)
m/sec
b)
meters
c)
seconds
48.
What key word tells me I'm measuring time?
a)
how fast
b)
how far
c)
how long
49.
What key word tells me I'm measuring speed?
a)
how fast
b)
how far
c)
how long