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Force, Motion, and Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Andrea is pushing a box on her driveway into her garage. She discovers that the box is hard to move. What could be a reasonable conclusion why the box is hard to move?

a)

The friction between the box and the driveway

b)

The motion of the box

c)

The way gravity affects the box

d)

The driveway is too smooth

2.

Which of the following would increase the motion of a ball after it is kicked?

a)

A rocky surface

b)

A high, grassy surface

c)

A surface slopped uphill

d)

A surface sloped downhill

3.

A long, round balloon is fastened to the end of a toy rocket. When the balloon is blown up and released, the rocket launches into the air. Which force causes the rocket to launch?

a)

The air released from the balloon

b)

The weight of the rocket

c)

The pull of gravity on the rocket

d)

The mass of the balloon

4.

Which would be needed to make a ball at the base of a ramp move up the ramp?

a)

Gravity

b)

Inertia

c)

Force

d)

Friction

5.

Which factor is most helpful in lowering an object with the use of a pulley?

a)

Friction, because it makes the object move at a constant rate

b)

Gravity, because it allows the object to resist any change

c)

Friction, because it helps speed up the object's movement

d)

Gravity, because it pulls down on the object

6.

Carli is trying to determine if a force can change the direction of an object’s motion. The answer to which question will best help her come to a conclusion?

a)

What happens when a ball rolls down a hill?

b)

What happens when a moving wagon comes to a stop?

c)

What happens when a person pushes on a large brick wall?

d)

What happens when a bat is used to hit a ball?

7.

When Anna tells her father that her bicycle is hard to pedal, he oils the chain. How does this make her bike easier to ride?

a)

Friction on the bike has decreased.

b)

Friction in the bike has increased.

c)

Gravity on the bike has decreased,

d)

Gravity on the bike has increased

8.

Friction acts in a direction __________ to the direction of an object's motion

a)

Unrelated

b)

Opposite

c)

Equal

d)

Perpendicular

9.

Unless an object at rest is acted upon by a force, it stays at rest due to its

a)

Matter

b)

Inertia

c)

Friction

d)

Gravity

10.

Jake and Tom want to see who is strongest, so they got a rope and decided to play tug-o-war.  Both boys pulled at the rope with all of their strength, but neither of them moved.   This is called unbalanced force. 

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which statement best describes weight?

a)

A measure of the amount of matter inside an object

b)

A measure of any acceleration acting on an object

c)

A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object

12.

A truck is traveling 70 mph with a heavy load in its trailer. After the truck is unloaded, it again travels 70 mph. Which best explains how the force acting on the truck changed after the truck was unloaded?

a)

A smaller force was needed to move the truck because it had less mass

b)

A larger force was needed to move the truck because there was more friction

c)

A smaller force was needed to move the truck because there was less friction

d)

A larger force was needed to move the truck because it had less mass

13.

An airplane traveled 400 miles in one hour. By the end of the next hour, it had traveled a total of 800 miles. Which best describes the motion of the airplane?

a)

It was moving at a faster speed during the second hour.

b)

It was moving at the same average speed for the two hours.

c)

The airplane stopped moving between the first and second hours.

d)

It was moving at a faster speed during the first hour,

14.

In order for someone to push a heavy box 20 feet across the floor, which of the following must happen?

a)

The force of the person pushing must be greater than the force of friction.

b)

The force of the person pushing must be greater than to force of gravity.

c)

The box must weigh more than the person pushing it.

d)

The friction has to be a greater opposing force

15.

How can energy be described?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

Something that takes up space

c)

The ability to determine the weight of an object

d)

The force behind object falling to the ground when dropped

16.

Energy that moving matter has, is called?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Energy of Motion

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Kinetic Energy

17.

In the United States, what are three ways we use energy?

a)

To heat homes

b)

To move machine parts

c)

To make electricity

d)

None of the above

18.

Which of the following are forms of energy?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Sound Energy

e)

Electrical Energy

19.

Sweating in the sun, listening to the radio, riding a bus, and eating are all examples of energy

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Regardless of the size of an object, big or small, if it takes up space it has...

a)

Energy

b)

Life

c)

Volume

d)

Mass