wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Forces & Momentum

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)

Resultant Force

2.
Name the missing force...
a)
applied force
b)
weight force
c)
lift
d)

contact force

3.
What is the net force of an object that is not moving?
a)
0N
b)
100N
c)
Upward force
4.
Name the missing force...
a)

contact force

b)
applied force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
5.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
6.

What force slows objects down and keeps them from moving?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Net Force

7.

A group of students is playing tug-of-war. The students on both sides of the rope are pulling with equal force so

that the rope is not moving. This is an example of

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

8.

The resultant of the forces shown is

a)

20 N to the left

b)

20 N to the right

c)

40 N to the left

d)

40 N to the right

9.
When forces are _________ the object DOES NOT move.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
heavy
d)
light
10.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
11.

What equation would you use to solve for weight?

a)

F net = ma

b)

Ff = uFn

c)

Fg = mg

d)

m = Fg /g

12.

One of Newton’s laws states that for every action, there is an ________ reaction.

a)

unequal and opposite

b)

equal and similar

c)

stronger and opposite

d)

equal and opposite

13.
Which takes more force  to catch, a bowling ball or a ping pong ball?
a)
bowling ball because it has more momentum
b)
ping pong ball because it has more momentum
c)
both require the same amount of force when catching
d)
bowling ball because it has less momentum
14.

Match the following

a)

Gravity

1.

The attraction any two objects with mass have on one another.

b)

Newton’s 2nd law

2.

A net force on an object causes it to accelerate with a magnitude proportional to the mass.

c)

Momentum

3.

The product of an object's mass and velocity.

15.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and volume

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

16.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s south
d)
10000 kg * m/s south
17.

Rank the following objects from LEAST momentum to MOST momentum.

a)

fast car

b)

falling feather

c)

parked car

1)
2)
3)
18.
A 5 N force is applied to a 3 kg ball to change its velocity from +9 m/s to +3 m/s.  The impulse on the ball is  ______ N s.
a)
-2.5
.
.
b)
-10
c)
-18
d)
-45
19.

A boy kicks a football with a force of 20 N, the time the force acts for is 0.3 s. Calculate the impulse on the ball.

a)

1 N⋅s

b)

6 N⋅s

c)

33.3 N⋅s

20.

The Law of Conservation of Momentum states:

a)

The total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after a collision.

b)

The total momentum before a collision is greater than the total momentum after a collision.

c)

The total momentum before a collision is less than the total momentum after a collision.

d)

The total momentum before a collision is not related to the total momentum after a collision.

21.
While playing pool, the white cue ball strikes the 8 ball. Before the collision, the cue ball's velocity was 10 m/s and the 8 ball was at rest. If both ball's have a mass of 0.15 kg and the cue ball's velocity after the collision is 2 m/s, what is the 8 ball's velocity?
a)
2 m/s
b)
8 m/s
c)
-2 m/s
d)
1.5 m/s
22.
In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other.  The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s.  The carts stick together when they collide.  Calculate their final speed.
a)
0.5 m/s
b)
1.0 m/s
c)
0.33 m/s
d)
0.67 m/s
23.

How well do you understand these topics of forces and momentum?

a)

Too easy! I totally get it.

b)

It's okay, I mostly get it.

c)

Ehhh, I'm struggling with some of the problems.

d)

I do not get this at all.