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8th Grade PMA 2 Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)
20N
b)
35N
c)
5N
d)
25N
2.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

3.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
4.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

5.
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.
6.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

7.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
8.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
9.
A force is a push or pull measured in what units? 
a)
Meters per second, squared
b)
Kilograms 
c)
Newtons 
10.

What is net force on an object sitting still?

a)

0 N

b)

20 N

c)

There are no forces applied to an object sitting still

d)

Cannot be calculated

11.

You try to push your laptop across a table but it is not moving. What force might prevent the laptop from sliding?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

normal

12.

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.

13.

If a car is traveling at 25 mph it is an example of _________.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

density

d)

mass

14.

What will the net force on the soccer ball be?

a)

50 N to the left

b)

50 N to the right

c)

200 N to the left

d)

200 N to the right

15.

This graph measures...

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

16.

Object is...

a)

constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

slowing down

d)

stopped

17.

Object is...

(hint: equal distance... equal time)

a)

constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

slowing down

d)

stopped

18.

Object is...

a)

constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

slowing down

d)

stopped

19.

Object is...

a)

(1) speeding up,

(2) constant speed,

(3) speeding up

b)

(1) constant speed.

(2) stopped,

(3) constant speed

20.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
21.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
22.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
23.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
25.

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

a)

Constant

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

26.
The variable the is changed on purpose is..
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
27.
The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as 
a)
Control
b)
Constant
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
28.
Which brand of paper towel will absorb the most liquid? What is the independent variable?
a)
Brand of paper towel
b)
Amount of water absorbed
29.

Angel wants to know if the type of soap has an effect on how clean her clothes get. What is the independent variable?

a)

type of soap

b)

how long the laundry takes

30.

Zach wants to determine if the amount of time spent on social media has an effect of grades. What is the dependent variable?

a)

popularity

b)

grades

31.

Maddies wants to determine if the weight of the dog will determine the number of puppies in a litter. What is the dependent variable?

a)

type of dog

b)

number of puppies

32.

Beth wants to know if increasing her exercise will decrease the time it takes her to run a mile. What is the independent variable?

a)

distance

b)

amount of exercise