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Force

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change in the position of an object over time.

a)

Motion

b)

Third Law of Motion

c)

Force

d)

Distance

2.

The force of attraction between objects

a)

First Law of Motion

b)

Distance

c)

Gravity

d)

Force

3.

The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they are in contact with each other

a)

Friction

b)

Speed

c)

Second Law of Motion

d)

Distance

4.

The ability to do work or cause change

a)

Third Law of Motion

b)

Distanc

c)

Friction

d)

Energy

5.

A measure of the amount of matter in an object. Objects with greater amounts of matter need a greater force to stop, set in motion, or change acceleration.

a)

Mass

b)

Newtons

c)

Third Law of Motion

d)

Spring Scale

6.

A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object

a)

Distance

b)

Newtons

c)

Weight

d)

Gravity

7.

An object at rest will stay at rest until acted on by an outside force. An object in motion will stay in motion until acted on by an outside force.

a)

Gravity

b)

Surface

c)

Direction

d)

Inertia

8.

How far an object has moved. The length of a line connecting two points.

a)

Distance

b)

Surface

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

9.

How far an object moves in a certain period of time. Measurement of how fast or slow something is moving.

a)

Direction

b)

Velocity

c)

Speed

d)

Isaac Newton

10.

A change in the speed or direction of an object; the rate at which velocity changes.

a)

Force

b)

Mass

c)

Acceleration

d)

Newtons

11.

A unit of measurement for force.

a)

Newtons

b)

Gravity

c)

Weight

d)

Velocity

12.

The outermost covering or layer.

a)

Surfae

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Weight

13.

The path that a moving object follows

a)

Motion

b)

Second law of motion

c)

Newtons

d)

Direction

14.

Used to measure force (in newtons)

a)

Newtons

b)

Spring Scale

c)

Velocity

d)

Second Law of Motion

15.

The speed of an object in a particular direction.

a)

Direction

b)

Friction

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

16.

Also known as inertia

a)

Third Law of Motion

b)

First Law of Motion

c)

Inertia

d)

Weight

17.

A force that opposes the motion of another object; making the object slow down and eventually stop

a)

Friction

b)

Position

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

d)

Mass

18.

The force that pulls objects down towards Earth's surface

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Motion

d)

Acceleration

19.

A push or pull that changes the motion of an object

a)

Motion

b)

Third Law of Motion

c)

Force

d)

Velocity

20.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
21.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
22.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
23.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 
a)
kinetic 
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
24.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
25.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
26.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
27.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill 
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall 
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned 
28.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
30.
At the top of a loop there is more of this type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
31.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
32.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
33.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
34.

Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

a)

W & Y

b)

X & Z

35.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
36.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
37.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
38.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
39.

Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum potential energy?

a)

up on the roof

b)

down in the basement

c)

in the middle

d)

outside

40.

The ability to do work or cause change

a)

energy

b)

motion

c)

position

41.

When an object remains in the same spot relative to another object

a)

energy

b)

motion

c)

position

42.

The change in an object's position with respect to time and in comparison with the position of other objects

a)

energy

b)

motion

c)

position

43.

To find the similarities between two or more people or things

a)

compare

b)

contrast

44.

To find the differences between two or more people or things

a)

compare

b)

contrast

45.

A change from one form of energy to another

a)

Energy Transformation

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

46.

The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

Energy Transformation

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

47.

As the skiers move down the mountain their potential energy is converted into what?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Mass

c)

Friction

48.

Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?

a)

A boat moving through the water

b)

A boulder resting on top of a cliff

c)

A ball being thrown across a field

d)

Water being poured out of a pitcher

49.

Which of the following best represents potential energy?

a)

Air leaking rapidly from a car tire

b)

A marble sitting at the top of a ramp

c)

Heat radiating from a large forest fire

d)

Water flowing through a rubber hose

50.

As a boulder rolls from the top of a hill to the bottom, how does its potential and kinetic energy change?

a)

Potential and kinetic energy both increase

b)

Potential increases and kinetic decreases

c)

Potential decreases and kinetic increases

d)

Potential and kinetic energy both decrease

51.

A truck is parked at the bottom of a hill. It moves from the bottom of a hill and parks at the top. Compared to when it was parked at the bottom of the hill at its new position, the truck now has –

a)

less kinetic energy.

b)

less potential energy.

c)

more kinetic energy.

d)

more potential energy.

52.

Potential energy and kinetic energy are similar in that both

a)

are demonstrated when an object is at rest.

b)

depend on the height of an object above the ground.

c)

can each be converted into the other form.

d)

will produce an increase in the mass of an object.

53.

When would the skateboarder have the most potential energy?

a)

While rolling down the ramp

b)

While moving up the ramp

c)

At the bottom of the ramp

d)

At the top of the ramp

54.

Investigating which of the following questions would involve kinetic energy?

a)

What is the effect of a boat’s shape on its speed?

b)

Do boats float higher in salt or fresh water?

c)

How does the color of a boat affect heat absorption?

d)

What material makes the strongest boat?

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