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Physics Ch 2 Motion Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Any push or pull on an object.
a)
force
b)
velocity 
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
2.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
3.
When all the forces on an object are equal and opposite, & the net force is zero, that's...
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
c)
terminal velocity
d)
reaction forces
4.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
5.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
6.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
7.
If these teams are pulling with THE SAME amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
8.
What is the force applied to all objects on Earth?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Gravity
9.
____ is the rubbing force that acts against motion between two touching surfaces.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Normal force
c)
Momentum
d)
Friction
10.
True of False?
An object's inertia is effected by its mass.
a)
False
b)
True
11.
What do the arrows represent in the following diagram?
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Forces
d)
Air resistance
12.

If Luke leaves his home and goes to the mall and travels 20 miles, what is his distance and his displacement?

a)

Distance and displacement are 20 miles.

b)

Distance is 20 miles, displacement 0 miles.

c)

Distance 40 miles, displacement 40 miles.

d)

Distance 40 miles, displacement 0 miles.

13.

If Kenzie is going 8 miles per hour on a bike for 30 miles, how long was she riding her bike for?

a)

240 minutes

b)

240 hours

c)

3.75 hours

d)

.2667 hours

14.

If Jordan travels 55 miles for 3 hours, what is his speed?

a)

18.33 miles per hour

b)

165 miles per hour

c)

.055 miles per hour

d)

6 miles per hour

15.

Lily goes on the highway traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour. She is on the road for 20 minutes at that speed. How much distance was traveled?

a)

20 miles.

b)

120 miles

c)

30 miles

d)

10 miles

16.
Which of the following devices on a car can be used to cause the car to accelerate?
a)
the gas petal
b)
the brake
c)
the steering wheel
d)
all choices listed
17.
Suppose you go from the earth to a planet where the acceleration of gravity is 3 m/s/s. On the new planet your mass will
a)
be 1/3 its value on Earth
b)
be 9 times its value on Earth
c)
not change
d)
be 3/10 its value on Earth
18.
A car starts from rest and accelerates at 4 m/s/s. How much time will it take the car to reach a speed of 20 m/s?
a)
10 seconds
b)
4 seconds
c)
8 seconds
d)
5 seconds
19.

Mrs. Burton would prefer to go to Mars daily for her Weight Watchers check in. Which is the correct statement concerning mass, weight and related things.

a)

My mass is still essentially unchanged but my weight is more on earth

b)

My weight is still essentially unchanged but my mass is less on earth

c)

Neither my weight nor mass have changed much

d)

My weight and mass have both changed significantly

20.

Your weight and mass are different in that

a)

your weight is measured in kg but not your mass

b)

your mass depends upon local gravity but your weight does not.

c)

your weight depends upon local gravity but your mass does not.

d)

being weightless means that you have to lose mass

21.

A displacement vs time graph can be used to calculate an object's

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

momentum

22.

A girl rides her bike at 15 m/s for 10 seconds. How far does she travel in that time?

a)

150 m

b)

1.50 x e2 m

c)

200.0 m

d)

200 m

23.

The speed and direction of an object at a particular instant.

a)

average velocity

b)

displacement

c)

distance

d)

instantaneous velocity

24.

ratio of the change in position to the time interval during which the change occurred.

a)

instantaneous position

b)

average speed

c)

average velocity

d)

distance

25.
The Law of inertia applies to?
a)
objects at rest
b)
moving objects
c)
both objects at rest and moving
26.
Which of these is true about Aristotl's violent motion?
a)
violent motion is imposed motion
b)
violent motion has an outside cause
c)
violent motion is the result of forces that push or pull
27.
Galileo's conclusions about motion helped advance science.  They were based on?
a)
observations
b)
experiments
c)
public opinion
28.
Compared to weight on Earth, the mass of a 10-kg object on the moon is?
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
29.
Friction always acts?
a)
in the opposite direction of an object's motion
b)
in the same direction as an object's motion
30.
Which has more mass, a kilogram of pennies or a kilogram of nickels?
a)
pennies
b)
nickels
c)
neither-they both have the same mass
31.
A rock-8 kg, iron bar-10kg and a pillow-4.5 kg are resting on a desk.  Which one has the greatest mass?
a)
rock
b)
iron
c)
pillow
32.
A rock-8 kg, iron bar-10kg and a pillow-4.5 kg are resting on a desk.  Which one has the least weight?
a)
rock
b)
iron
c)
pillow
33.
The combination of all the forces that act on an object is called?
a)
net force
b)
SI
c)
inertia
34.

Michael walked at 2 m/s for 3 minutes. How far did he walk?

a)

360 m

b)

6 m

c)

18 m

d)

5 m

35.

Alex drove to Canada for a vacation. They drove at 20 miles per hour for 1.0 hour because of an accident, then took 3 hours to travel the remaining 180 miles.  What was the average speed for the trip?

a)

60 mph

b)

50 mph

c)

40 mph

d)

80 mph

36.

_________ is the change in speed over time.

a)

Distance

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

37.

What causes an object to move?

a)

Me when I push it

b)

An object's motion changes when an UNBALANCED force is acted upon it.

c)

An object's motion changes when a BALANCED force is acted upon it.

d)

Only gravity

38.

What is inertia?

a)

An object's resistance to a change in motion

b)

An object's speed

c)

An object's weight

d)

Gravity

39.

A car covers 450 m in 1 minute. A train covers 6900 m in 15 minutes. Which one is travelling faster?

a)

The car

b)

The train

40.

Kate travels a distance of 9 km from her house to her mom's house at 18 km/hr and runs to the store afterwards at 15 km/hr. The whole trip takes 1 hour. How far did she drive altogether?

a)

12.5 km

b)

9 km

c)

24 km

d)

18 km

41.

A biker travels 25 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed in miles per hour?

a)

50 mph

b)

20 mph

c)

12.5 mph

d)

20 km/h

42.

A marble is rolling down a ramp at 10 m/s. How far could the marble roll in 1 minute?

a)

10 meters

b)

60 meters

c)

600 meters

d)

can not be calculated

43.

What is the average speed of an object that travels 75 miles in 30 minutes?

a)

75 mph

b)

32.5 mph

c)

150 mph

d)

2.5 mph

44.

How do you calculate time?

a)

multiply distance and speed

b)

distance divided by speed

c)

speed divided time

d)

divide distance and density then multiply by volume

45.

How do you calculate speed?

a)

multiply distance and speed

b)

distance divided by time

c)

speed divided by time

d)

divide distance and density then multiply by volume

46.

If you travel 200 miles in 2 hours, how fast were you driving?

a)

100 mph

b)

400 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

impossible to calculate

47.

How do you calculate distance?

a)

multiply distance and speed

b)

distance divided by speed

c)

speed times time

d)

divide distance and density then multiply by volume

48.

speed of an object in a particular direction

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

49.

when an object changes its position compared to a reference point.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

50.

total distance traveled divided by total time taken to travel that distance

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

average speed

51.

the rate at which speed or velocity changes

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

52.

Velocity = _______________

a)

Speed – direction

b)

Speed + direction

c)

Speed x direction

d)

Speed / direction

53.
What is the definition of velocity?
a)
A force that opposes motion
b)
Uniform circular motion
c)
The speed of an object in a particular direction
54.

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

55.

A helicopter flies west 200 miles in 2 hours. What is its velocity?

a)

99 mph

b)

100 mph south

c)

400 mph south

d)

297 mph south

56.

What two things must you know to determine speed?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

speed and direction

d)

time and distance

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