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Energy, Forces, and Motion Test Review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is true about energy?
a)
Energy can cause motion
b)
Energy cannot be stored
c)
Energy can be destroyed
d)
Energy cannot be stored
2.
What does this diagram show?
a)
jumping will cause the object to move
b)
no force is need to put an object in motion
c)
an object will go in the direction of the force applied
d)
object will go in opposite direction of the force applied
3.
What kind of energy does this roller coaster car have because it is in motion?
a)
chemical energy
b)
light energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
electrical energy
4.
 Why is the cloth in the middle not moving?
a)
Force A is stronger
b)
Force B is stronger
c)
Force A and Force B are the same direction
d)
Force A is equal to Force B
5.
Which of the following is a unit of energy?
a)
Kilowatts
b)
Grams
c)
Meters per Second
d)
Joules
6.
What is the net force?
a)
5 N
b)
45 N to the left
c)
5 N to the right
d)
45 N to the right
7.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST
8.
Is it BALANCED? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
10.
What is the unit for FORCE? 
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
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.
The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
13.
If the net force is 0 the object will ... 
a)
CHANGES motion
b)
STAY the SAME, NOT Move
14.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
15.
If you have balanced forces on a ball what happens
a)
It STAYS the SAME
b)
CHANGES its MOTION
c)
:(
d)
:)
16.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
17.
The roller coaster car begins at point W.  At what point along the track will the car have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
18.

____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Motion

19.

Energy in motion is ____________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Energy

c)

Kinetic

d)

Friction

20.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

21.

__________ energy is stored energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Force

d)

Gravity

22.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

23.

Which is the best example of an object having kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned

24.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

What is happening to the potential energy between position 1 to 3?

a)

Decreasing

b)

Increasing

c)

Stays the same

26.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but it can change from one form to another.

a)

created, destroyed

b)

gravity, force

c)

heat, created

27.

In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:

a)

put the object lower to the ground

b)

raise the object higher

28.
As mass increases, KE ...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
29.
Why is it harder to stop a four-person bobsled than a three-person bobsled?
a)
the four-person sled has more KE
b)
the four-person sled has less KE
30.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that
a)
energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed or transferred
b)
energy can be destroyed but not created
c)
energy can be created but not destroyed
31.
What is the velocity of a moving object that travels 12 meters in 3 seconds?
a)
4 m/s
b)
36 m/s
c)
15 m/s
d)
9 m/s
32.

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

33.

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point y

d)

point z

34.

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

a)

true

b)

false

35.
A laptop sitting on a table has potential energy because of the gravitational pull of the Earth. Which of the following would change the energy to kinetic energy?
a)
Looking at the screen
b)
Putting a cute sticker on it
c)
Yelling at it
d)
Sliding it across the table
36.
Can energy be destroyed?
a)
no
b)
yes
37.
Can energy be changed?
a)
yes
b)
no
38.

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low potential energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

39.

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals

a)

work

b)

transformation

c)

total energy

d)

mechanical energy

40.

If both dogs were running at the same speed, which one would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

The bulldog because it has greater mass than the great dane.

b)

The bulldog because it has less mass than the great dane.

c)

The great dane because it has greater mass than the bulldog.

d)

The great dane because it has less mass than the bulldog.

41.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
42.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
43.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
44.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
45.
Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?
a)
A
b)
B
46.

What is the speed of an object that travels 30 miles in 15 minutes?

a)

2 mi/ min

b)

5 mi/min

c)

2 m/s

d)

10 mi/min

47.

Which option below results in an attractive force?

a)

Two postive charges

b)

Two negative charges

c)

Two south poles

d)

A north pole and a south pole

48.

Two bar magnets are held close together. They are released and allowed to move freely. The bar magnets quickly come together. Which best explains why this happens?

a)

The poles facing one another are both south poles

b)

The poles facing one another are both north poles

c)

The poles facing one another are opposite poles

d)

One magnet was bigger than the other

49.

Surrounding each magnetic is an invisible force field called

a)

Gravity

b)

A magnetic field

c)

An electric field

d)

The Force

50.

In a magnet the opposite poles will?

a)

Neither

b)

Repel

c)

Attract

51.

Like poles will?

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Neither

52.

What can be attracted to magnets?

a)

woodskin

b)

metals such as iron, nickel and cobalt

c)

skin

53.

What is this image showing.

a)

Electric Current

b)

An Electromagnet

c)

Magnetic Force

d)

Magnetic Field

54.
The part of the magnet with the strongest attraction and is labeled N and S is called magnetic __________.
a)
poles 
b)
attractor
c)
repel
d)
compass
55.
Will these two magnets attract or repel?
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
56.

What would happen is a north pole of a magnet came close to a north pole of another magnet?

a)

they would be attracted to each other

b)

they would be repelled from each other

57.

What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?

a)

They will attract each other

b)

They will repel each other

c)

They will grow very hot

d)

Nothing will happen

58.
Magnetic force between two magnets gets weaker the more ________________ between them.
a)
distance
b)
attraction
c)
metal
d)
lightsabers
59.

What is the definition of speed?

a)

Measuring the distance of an object travels in a set amount of time

b)

A change in a an objects position as it moves

c)

Where the object is located

60.

What is the definition of motion?

a)

The distance an object travels in a set amount of time

b)

A change in an objects position by pushing or pulling

c)

Where the object is located

61.

Which is the best example of force?

a)

Pushing a shopping cart

b)

Drinking a glass of water

c)

Calling a friend on the phone

62.

Friction is a force that does what?

a)

Helps an object move faster

b)

Slows down or even stops the motion that is between two objects

c)

Makes more gravity

63.

Speed and direction is called

a)

Motion

b)

Gravity

c)

Velocity

64.

Which of the following is not considered a force?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

up

65.

You and your friend are having a contest to see which person can throw the basketball the longest distance. You win, which means you used ________ force.

a)

Less

b)

Greater

c)

Equal

66.

What causes objects to move?

a)

Friction

b)

Mass

c)

Unbalanced Forces

d)

Balanced Forces

67.

At the MOMENT OF THE HIT, what is happening with the forces?

a)

They are equal and opposite

b)

The bat is exerting more force on the ball

c)

The ball is exerting more force on the bat

d)

There is no force

68.

If these weights are sitting still, which has the LEAST inertia?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

69.

A car changes its acceleration when it is turning

a)

True

b)

False

70.

If you were on a different planet...

a)

Your mass would be different

b)

Your weight would be different

c)

Your height would be different

d)

None of the above

71.

Which factors (more than 1) affect how much force the kick has?

a)

Weight of the wrestler

b)

Speed of the wrestler

c)

Height of the wrestler

d)

Age of the wrestler

72.

___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

73.

Which two factors does speed depend on?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

distance and time

d)

distance, time and direction

74.

___ refers to the rate at which an object changes position.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

75.

What two factors does velocity depend on?

a)

speed and direction

b)

distance and time

c)

speed and time

d)

distance and direction

76.

Which is an example of speed?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour toward the next town.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second toward space.

77.

Which is an example of velocity?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second.

78.

Which is NOT an example of Acceleration?

a)

An object speeds up

b)

An object slows down

c)

An object changes direction

d)

An object is in constant motion.

79.

Speed or Velocity?:

A turtle is crawling 34 cm/min.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

80.

Speed or Velocity?:

A train is travelling North 220 km/hr

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

81.

Acceleration is a speeding up, slowing down or a change in direction. Is the following acceleration and if so, which one?


A swimmer has 10 meters left in the race and he is neck-in-neck with his competitor. He has a surge of adrenaline and pulls ahead to win.

a)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer starts to speed up to pull ahead.

b)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer uses the wall to change directions.

c)

No, this is not acceleration since there is no speeding up, slowing down, or change in direction.

82.

Any change of position is called...

a)

motion

b)

position

c)

velocity

d)

vector

83.

The measure of the change in velocity of a moving object is...

a)

motion

b)

position

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

84.

The location of something is called...

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

frame of reference

d)

position

85.

The speed and direction of motion is called...

a)

motion

b)

acceleration

c)

velocity

d)

distance

86.

How do you figure out speed?

a)

time X distance

b)

time/ distance

c)

distance X time

d)

distance/ time

87.

Acceleration includes

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

changing directions

d)

all of the above

88.

The SI unit for speed is...

a)

meters

b)

m/s

c)

m/time

d)

miles/meters