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Unit 2 Force and Motion Exam review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a scalar have?

a)

Magnitude and Direction

b)

DIrection only

c)

Magnitude only

d)

Neither magnitude or direction

2.

What does a scalar have?

a)

Magnitude and Direction

b)

DIrection only

c)

Magnitude only

d)

Neither magnitude or direction

3.

What does a vector have?

a)

Magnitude and Direction

b)

Direction only

c)

Magnitude only

d)

Neither magnitude or direction

4.

The forces are ___

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

5.

The net force is

a)

1000 N TO THE RIGHT

b)

1000 N TO THE LEFT

c)

ZERO

6.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
7.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move in both directions. 
8.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

9.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
10.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
11.
If there are two forces going in the SAME direction, you would ...?
a)
(-) Subtract the forces
b)
(+) Add the forces
c)
Neither
d)
(x) Multiply
12.
What is the unit for FORCE? 
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
13.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
14.

What is motion

a)

How much matter makes up an object

b)

change in a objects direction

c)

A change in a objects position

d)

A force that pulls objects towards eachother

15.

What is a Force?

a)

A push or a pull on an object

b)

A force that acts against motion

c)

The path that a moving object follows

d)

A measure of how far an object moves

16.

"A measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time."

Which Force/Motion is this?

a)

Direction

b)

Motion

c)

Speed

d)

Reference Point

17.

What question were they most likely trying to answer?

a)

Does the mass of a car affect the change in motion?

b)

Does the force on a car affect the change in motion?

c)

Does the distance the car travels affect the time?

d)

Does the mass of a car affect the distance the car travels?

18.

Which of the following best explains the motion of the car represented in section “D” of the graph?

a)

The car is stopped in section “D”.

b)

The car is going faster than it was in section “B”.

c)

The car is moving on level ground in section “D”.

d)

The car is higher than it was in section “B”.

19.

Which car won the race?

a)

Car 1

b)

Car 2

c)

Car 3

d)

Car 4

20.

What would most likely happen to the motion of the box if you poured oil on the ramp?

a)

It will slow the box because the force of friction will be increased.

b)

It will speed up the box because the force of friction will be increased.

c)

It will slow the box because the force of friction will be reduced.

d)

It will speed up the box because the force of friction will be reduced.

21.

Which of the following best explains what magnet “B” will do if it is free to move?

a)

The force of gravity will pull it to the left.

b)

The force of gravity will push it to the right.

c)

The magnetic force will pull it to the left.

d)

The magnetic force will push it to the right.

22.

What was the most likely trying to model?

a)

The speed of a car.

b)

The forces acting on a car.

c)

The distance a car might move.

d)

The things that change the size of a car

23.

If an unbalanced force acts on an object at rest, the object will move in the direction of the force. Which of the following best models an object with unbalanced forces acting on it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

A student wishes to design an investigation to determine the effect of changing the mass of an object when an unbalanced force is applied to the object. What should she use as the independent variable in her investigation?

a)

time

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

speed

25.

Which hypothesis will most likely be supported by the results of the investigation?

a)

When a balanced force is applied the block with the greatest mass will move fastest.

b)

When an unbalanced force is applied the block with the least mass will move fastest.

c)

When a balanced force is applied the speed of the object will not change.

d)

When an unbalanced force is applied the speed of the object will not change.

26.

The arrows in the diagrams below represent the size and direction of the forces that are acting on a cart. Different forces were applied to carts. The mass of each cart is the same. If the carts started at rest, which one would speed up the most in a direction to the right of the page?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

(a)   Mass = More Acceleration

28.

What is acceleration? Pick all that apply.

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Changing direction

d)

Constant Speed

29.

Explain why this picture demonstrates Newton's 1st Law of Motion.

4 lines
30.

An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

a)

1st Law of Inertia

b)

2nd Law of Force, Mass, Acceleration

31.

An objects acceleration depends on the objects mass and the amount of force applied.

a)

1st Law

b)

2nd Law

32.

Force = _________ x _________

(a)  

33.

The 1,100 kg car comes to a stop. If the vehicle is accelerating at a 1.2 m/s2, which force is CLOSEST to the net force acting on the vehicle?

F = M × AF\ =\ M\ \times\ A  

a)

9,600 N

b)

1,300 N

c)

900 N

d)

94 N

34.

Four boxes with different masses are all pushed with a force of 8 N. Which box would have the greatest acceleration?

a)

Box with a mass of 2 kg

b)

Box with a mass of 4 kg

c)

Box with a mass of 6 kg

d)

Box with a mass of 8 kg

35.

Manuel was late for science class and ran 250.0 meters in 30.0 seconds. What was his speed??

(a)  

36.

Mrs. Bearden drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Bearden need to figure out her speed?

a)

The type of car she drives

b)

Her heart rate as she drives

c)

The time she has driven

d)

The direction she was going

37.

Gabriel sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

a)

2 meters per second

b)

20 meters per second

c)

40 meters per second

d)

10 meters for second

38.
A truck driver drove his truck for 5 miles. She drove that distance in a total of 20 minutes. What was the truck driver's average speed?
a)
4 miles per minute
b)
0.25 miles per minute
c)
5 miles per minute
d)
0.5 miles per minute
39.

Pablo, Yuridia and Zachary decided to run a race at the same pace together. If they ran 2 miles in a total of 10 minutes, what was their average speed?

a)

0.20 miles per minute

b)

0.50 miles per minute

c)

5 miles per minute

d)

10 miles per minute

40.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
41.

Sophia was trying to explaining to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

a)

speed = time/distance

b)

speed = distance X time

c)

speed = voleicty X time

d)

speed = distance/time

42.
A different runner trains for a marathon for 6 months by eating nothing but bags of french fries from McDonalds. They run a 10 meter dash in 100 seconds. What is their speed?
a)
0.01 m/s
b)
0.1 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
10 m/s
43.

What is the speed of the marble at 2 s?

a)

5 m/s

b)

5 s/m

c)

20 m/s

d)

20 s/m

44.
The unit for speed is:
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
m
d)
km
45.

Driver McFastFast travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed.

a)

5km/hr

b)

10km/hr

c)

50km/hr

d)

20km/hr

46.

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

a)

2 m

b)

10 m

c)

0 m

d)

5 m

47.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
48.
What is this object doing?
a)
moving at a constant speed away from start and then stops
b)
increasing speed and then stops
c)
decreasing speed and then constant speed
d)
moving at a constant speed away from start and then constant speed
49.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
50.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion