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Ch. 3 Review: Forces (Energy)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Unbalanced forces

a)

forces that cause acceleration

b)

forces that cancel out completely

c)

the sum of all forces acting on an object

2.

Define net forces

a)

forces that cause acceleration

b)

forces that cancel out completely

c)

the sum of all forces acting on an object

3.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
a)
Objects remain at rest or in motion until a force is applied
b)
Equal and opposite reactions
c)
An object's acceleration is proportional to the force
4.
What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?
a)
An object's acceleration is proportional to the force
b)
Objects remain at rest or in motion until a force is applied
c)
Equal and opposite reactions
5.
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
a)
Objects remain at rest or in motion until a force is applied
b)
Equal and opposite reactions
c)
An object's acceleration is proportional to the force
6.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=mg
b)
F=ma
c)
m=Fa
d)
a=Fm
7.
What are the units for force?
a)
Pounds
b)
Kilograms
c)
Newtons
d)
m/s2
8.
Provide an example of static friction.
a)
A stationary box
b)
A box moving to the right
c)
A box moving to the left
d)
A box moving up and down
9.
Provide an example of kinetic friction.
a)
A rock sitting on the ground
b)
A rock being pushed to the right
c)
A stationary bike
d)
A monkey hanging from a tree
10.
What are two factors that affect friction?
a)
Mass and Distance
b)
Mass and Weight
c)
Gravity and Surface Type
d)
Surface Type and Force Pressing Surfaces Together
11.
What is air resistance?
a)
Opposing force between two touching surfaces
b)
The invisible force
c)
Force that opposes the motion of objects in air
d)
Tension between a group of people
12.
What is gravity?
a)
A force that weighs you down
b)
A lowercase g
c)
Attractive force between two objects
d)
The speed an object falls
13.
What two factors affect gravity?
a)
Mass and Weight
b)
Size of Planet and Planet's Mass
c)
Mass and Distance between objects
d)
Weight and Distance
14.
What is weight?
a)
The amount of matter in an object
b)
The gravitational force exerted on an object.
c)
How heavy something is.
15.
What is the difference between weight and mass?
a)
One is heavier
b)
One is lighter
c)
Gravity
16.
What is free-fall?
a)
When the only force acting on a falling object is gravity.
b)
When you fall freely.
c)
When you fall really fast.
17.
When an object is in circular motion, what direction does the centripetal acceleration point?
a)
Towards the Outside
b)
Towards the Center
c)
Right
d)
Left
18.
When an object is in circular motion, what direction does the centripetal force point?
a)
Towards the Outside
b)
Towards the Center
c)
Left
d)
Right
19.
What is the formula for momentum?
a)
p=m/v
b)
p=mv
c)
m=pv
d)
v=pm
20.
What are the units for momentum?
a)
kg
b)
m/s
c)
kg*m/s
21.
What two factors affect momentum?
a)
Weight and Speed
b)
Mass and Velocity
c)
Mass and Acceleration
d)
Mass and Gravity
22.
What is the Law of Conservation of Momentum?
a)
The total momentum acting on a system does not change
b)
Momentum of a system decreases
c)
Momentum of a system increases
23.
In the absence of air, why would a bowling ball and a feather hit the ground at the same time?
a)
No Friction
b)
No Air Resistance
c)
The bowling ball is heavier, so it slows down
d)
They Don't
24.
Objects in free-fall seem to be _________________.
a)
Falling
b)
Weightless
c)
Heavy
d)
Light
25.

A bowling ball with a mass of 12.5 kg rolls with a velocity of 5.4 m/s. What is the momentum of the bowling ball?

a)

67.5 kg*m/s

b)

0.43 kg*m/s

c)

2.31 kg*m/s

26.

A baseball with a mass of 2.3 kg accelerates at a rate of 3.4 m/s2. What force is exerted on the ball?

a)

0.68 N

b)

7.82 N

c)

1.48 N

27.

What is the weight of a 10 kg desk?

a)

98 N

b)

98 kg

c)

10 N

d)

10 kg

28.

A force of 22 N is applied to accelerate an object with a mass of 5.4 kg. What is the acceleration of the object?

a)

118.8 m/s2

b)

4.07 m/s2

c)

0.245 m/s2

29.

An object weighs 432 N. What is the mass of the object?

a)

432 NM

b)

432 kg

c)

44.08 N

d)

44.08 kg

30.

A cat has a momentum of 12.8 kg*m/s and a mass of 2.1 kg. What is the velocity of the cat?

a)

6.1 m/s

b)

0.16 m/s

c)

26.88 m/s

d)

10.7 m/s

31.

Define Inertia

a)

speed of an object

b)

an object at rest

c)

an object in motion

d)

tendency of an object ot resist changes in motion

32.

Inertia varies based on

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

motion

d)

weight

33.

What are the two factors that cause a net force of zero?

a)

At rest, constant velocity

b)

At rest, changing directions

c)

Constant speed, changing directions

d)

At rest, constant direction