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Force & Motion Test Review (OPTIONAL)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Newton's 1st law?

a)

Law of Force and Acceleration

b)

Law of Inertia

c)

Law of Action-Reaction

d)

Law of motion

2.

Newtons 3rd Law of Motion states:

a)

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

b)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

c)

The greater the mass of an object, the more force it will take to accelerate the object

3.

What Newtons law does this picture represent

a)

Newtons 1st law

b)

Newtons 2nd law

c)

Newtons 3rdt law

d)

Newtons 4rth law

4.

The formula for Force is:

a)

Force= Magnet x Acceleration

b)

Force= Mass x Acceleration

c)

Force= Mass x Arsenic

d)

Funny= Monkey x Arrive

5.

Which is an example of Newton's 2nd law?

a)

A ball bouncing

b)

A fan spinning

c)

Pushing a 10 pound box

d)

Sneezing

6.

An object in motion stops when.....

a)

It falls of an edge.

b)

it is acted upon by an outside force.

c)

It is eaten

d)

It never stops

7.

A push or pull on an object is called...

a)

Acceleration

b)

Mass

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

8.

If we put the same force on a bowling ball and a soccer ball, the soccer ball will move faster! Which law explains this?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

9.

Which law explains that it would take more force to push the car than the lawnmower?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

10.

Which law explains why the driver "keeps moving forwards, even though the car has stopped"?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

11.

Which way would a swimmer push to move forward in the water?

a)

To the left

b)

Forward

c)

Backward

12.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
13.

The reason a ball bounces up when it hits the ground:

a)

The ball and ground repel each other.

b)

The ball exerts a force on the ground, and the ground exerts a force on the ball.

14.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

15.

Looking at the image. Decide if this is balanced or unbalanced.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

16.

What force slows down and eventually stops a ball that is rolling on the ground?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

17.

F= mass * acceleration

A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2. what is the force acting upon it?

a)

25 Newtons

b)

20 Newtons

c)

200 Newtons

d)

10 Newtons

18.

An object of mass 10 kg is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2. What force is required?

a)

20 N

b)

2 N

c)

5 N

d)

0 N

19.
When force is 20 N, mass is 5 kg, what is acceleration?
F = ma
a)
25 m/s/s
b)
5 m/s/s
c)
100 m/s/s
d)
4 m/s/s
20.

Because of inertia, a resting object ________.

a)

will remain at rest

b)

will move at a constant speed

c)

will eventually move

d)

is unbalanced

21.

The first law of motion states that objects in motion will:

a)

stop

b)

accelerate

c)

stay in motion

d)

rest

22.

Newton's second law of motion states that an unbalanced force is equal to mass times:

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

motion

d)

inertia

23.

net force

a)

The total of all forces acting on an object

b)

The rate of change in velocity over time

c)

The property of a moving object that depends on its mass and velocity

d)

The tendency of an object to resist a change in its movement

24.

Imagine you kick four balls with the same amount of force. Which one will go the farthest?

a)

a 3 pound ball

b)

a 5 pound ball

c)

a 15 pound ball

d)

a 25 pound ball

25.

What does the force of gravity do to objects?

a)

It makes them float

b)

it makes them jump

c)

it pulls them to the center of earth

d)

it pushes them apart

26.

An example of the force of gravity is-

a)

a rocket flying through space

b)

a ball falling to the ground after it has been thrown

c)

a cloud moving across the sky

d)

the Sun rising

27.

What is Inertia?

a)

An object at rest will move and an object in motion will stop.

b)

Objects are lazy.

c)

An object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

d)

F=M X A

28.

If the man pushes with an equal amount of force, which object will accelerate more?

a)

Car because it has more mass

b)

Lawnmower because it has less mass

c)

Car because it has less mass

d)

Lawnmower because it has more mass

29.

What is the unit called that measures force?

a)

Isaac

b)

Newton

c)

Yee

d)

Kilogram

30.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law 

31.

When you are standing up in a subway train, and the train suddenly stops, your body continues to go foward.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

32.

A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is gently thrown.

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

33.

After you start up your motorbike, as you give it more gas, it goes faster.

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

34.

When Bobby, age 5, and his dad are skipping pebbles on the pond, the pebbles that Bobby's dad throws go farther and faster than his.

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

35.

When you paddle a canoe, the canoe goes forward.

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

36.

The magician pulled the tablecloth out from under the dishes and the dishes were left undisturbed.

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

37.

An empty wagon is easier to pull than a full wagon.

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

38.
Are the forces acting on the sled in Section 1 balanced or unbalanced? The track is smooth and frictionless.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
39.
Are the forces acting on the sled in Section 2 balanced or unbalanced? The track is smooth and frictionless.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
40.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
41.
A girl is pushing a cart by herself with a force of 7 N. What will happen if a boy begins to help her and their combined force is 17 N?
a)
The cart will speed up.
b)
The cart will slow down.
c)
The cart will move at a constant speed in a straight line.
d)
The cart will fly to never never land!
42.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when skateboarding down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
43.
Are the forces acting on the rope balanced or unbalanced?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
44.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)
20N
b)
35N
c)
5N
d)
25N
45.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
46.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

47.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
48.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
49.
A force is a push or pull measured in what units? 
a)
Meters per second, squared
b)
Kilograms 
c)
Newtons 
50.

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

51.

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

52.

When was the object sitting still?

a)

between 5 and 6 seconds

b)

between 2 and 5 seconds

c)

between 1 and 2 seconds

d)

between 0 and 1 second

53.

_________ is the change in speed over time.

a)

Distance

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

54.

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

55.

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

56.

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

57.

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

58.

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

59.

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

60.

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