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Force and motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term means a push or a pull?

a)

force

b)

weight

c)

motion

d)

mass

2.

If I kick a soccer ball in the grass which term describes why the ball slows down?

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

motion

3.

An orange falls off a tree and lands on the ground. What force acted on the orange?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

heat

d)

wind

4.

Which term describes any object at rest?

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

inertia

d)

mass

5.

Where is the potential energy the greatest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Not shown

6.

Where does the cart have kinetic energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

B and C

7.

What does 70 mph describe?

a)

speed

b)

mass

c)

temperature

d)

distance

8.

What does 70 mph mean?

a)

The car can't go any faster.

b)

The car is traveling 70 miles in 1 hour.

c)

In 1 hour, the car will be at its destination.

d)

In 70 minutes, the car will be at its destination,

9.

Which object will cause more damage and why?

a)

The brick because it's moving faster.

b)

The anvil because it is moving faster.

c)

The anvil because it has more mass.

d)

The brick because it didn't fall as far.

10.

Which requires the most force to move?

a)

the balloons

b)

the runner

c)

the cat

d)

They all require the same amount of force

11.

Which term means stored energy due to position?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

friction

c)

potential energy

d)

gravity

12.

Which term means rate at which an object moves?

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

inertia

d)

speed

13.

Which will get you to your destination quicker?

a)

20mph

b)

40mph

c)

60mph

d)

80mph

14.

Which term means a property of matter that tends to resist change?

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

potential energy

d)

gravity

15.

Which height produced the smallest number of bounces?

a)

100m

b)

70m

c)

49m

d)

0m

16.

As the height decreases what is happening with the number of bounces?

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

it remains the same

d)

The graph does not answer this question.

17.

Which situation has the most friction?

a)

girl on bike

b)

guy roller blading

c)

guy moving refridgerator

d)

all situations have friction

18.

Which term means energy in motion?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

inertia

d)

speed

19.

Which term means attraction between object(s) and Earth?

a)

friction

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

speed

20.

In which image would there be motion?

a)

top

300N = 300N

b)

bottom

300N = 100N

c)

Neither image

d)

Both images

21.

Which image has balanced force?

a)

the first

b)

the second

c)

neither

d)

both

22.

Which terms means to cause an object to slow down and stop?

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

inertia

23.

For an object to move the forces have to be ______.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

equal

d)

answer not stated

24.

What are the forces acting on the spheres?

a)

friction

b)

inertia

c)

potential energy

d)

gravity

25.

What force is pictured?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

balanced forces