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Forces, motion and energy

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 

a)

more

b)

less

c)

none of these

d)

both of these

2.

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

A car driving down a hill.

b)

A person running up a hill.

c)

A ball sitting on a hill.

3.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

A car parked on a steep hill.

b)

A tennis ball rolling across the court.

c)

A picture hanging on the wall.

d)

A piece of coal before it is burned.

4.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

energy of work

b)

energy of motion

c)

energy of gravity

d)

energy of power

5.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point Y

d)

point Z

6.

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point Y

d)

point Z

7.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

8.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

9.

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

10.

Click to look at the picture. The picture is demonstrating an example of ______ . 

a)

gravity

b)

speed

c)

kinetic energy

d)

potential energy

11.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases. 
12.

Which passenger has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Conservation of energy means that

a)

energy can be created but not destroyed

b)

energy can be destroyed but not created

c)

energy can both be created and destroyed

d)

energy can neither be created nor destroyed

14.

Complete the following sentence. The ________________ an object moves, the more ____________________ energy it has.

a)

slower ... potential

b)

faster .... kinetic

c)

faster ... potential

d)

slower ... kinetic

15.

In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:

a)

put the object lower to the ground

b)

raise the object higher

16.

What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?

a)

time and energy

b)

power and mass

c)

mass and speed

d)

time and work

17.

the faster an object moves the ------ kinetic energy it has

a)

more

b)

less

18.

What type of force would be present if you were to win a tug of war?

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

c)

Gravity

d)

Net Zero Force

19.

What do we called it when soemthing is pushed or pulled?

a)

a Force

b)

movement

c)

density

d)

Speed

20.

What type of force was happening between he wheels of the car and the ramp?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Balanced Force

21.

What direction does is friction applied to an object?

a)

In the opposite direction that object is moving.

b)

In the same direction that the object is moving.

c)

In the opposite direction of the applied force

d)

in the same direction of the applied force.

22.

What is a Net Force?

a)

the sum of all forces that are acting on a object.

b)

The total force multiplied together.

c)

The total amount of force that is applied to the object.

23.

Which image is an example of an unbalanced force.

a)

Image 1 (top image)

b)

Image two (bottom image)

24.

Which image is an example of a balanced force?

a)

Image 1

(Top Image)

b)

Image 2

(Bottom Image)

25.

Which boy will have an easier time getting down the hill?

a)

Boy A , because he is experiencing less friction than boy B.

b)

Boy B, because he is experiencing more friction than boy A.

26.

How does the mass of an object affect it's motion?

a)

It has no effect

b)

The less the mass the less effect a force will have

c)

The greater the mass the greater the effect a force will have

d)

The greater the mass the less effect a force will have

27.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

28.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
29.
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.
30.

The forces in a force pair are in the _______ direction

a)

opposite

b)

same

31.

Forces always act in equal and opposite pairs.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

32.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Volume

d)

Mass

33.

If you pushed on a wall with 50N of force, the force acting on you from the wall would be .........

a)

10 N

b)

30 N

c)

50 N

d)

100N

34.

What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?

a)

an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion until an outside force acts upon it

b)

the acceleration of an object will be equal to the net force of an object divided by its mass

c)

an object that is not moving will stay not moving moving until an unbalanced force acts on it

d)

for every action, there will be an equal and opposite reaction

35.

What is the net force?

a)

20 N

b)

400 N

c)

0 N

d)

40 N

36.

What is a force?

a)

pull and push

b)

things

c)

people

37.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
38.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
39.

The girls in this picture represent ________ forces (or 2 objects in equilibrium). 

a)
kinetic
b)
balanced
c)
unbalanced
d)
chemical
40.

Balanced Force

a)

When forces are balanced, there is no change in motion

b)

When two forces act upon each other in opposite directions, and they are both the same size.

c)

Equal in size and opposite in direction

d)

Occurs when objects change in motion and can happen in two different ways.

41.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north

42.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

43.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

northeast

b)

southwest

c)

north

d)

south

44.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

southeast

d)

northwest

45.

Michigan is _________ of Wisconsin.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

46.

Which state is west of Nevada?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Idaho

d)

Arizona

47.

Which state is south of Michigan?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Indiana

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Kansas

48.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

49.

We can describe a moving object by using anything that stays in place as _______________.

a)

position

b)

motion

c)

reference point

50.

An object is in motion if it changes position relative to

a)

a reference point

b)

speed

c)

the distance traveled

d)

constant speed