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Forces & Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

Any push or pull

b)

change in speed

c)

something that causes no motion

d)

tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

2.

Every action force has...

a)

no reaction.

b)

an equal and opposite reaction force.

c)

an unequal and opposite reaction force.

d)

a balanced and unbalanced force.

3.

Which of the following objects has the greatest inertia?

a)

a large truck parked in the side of the street

b)

a softball traveling at 95 miles per hour

c)

a laptop sitting on your desk

4.

According to Newton's 2nd Law of Motion, force equals mass times ?

force=mass x ​ ?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
acceleration
inertia
speed
weight
5.

When a water rocket pushes water out of the nozzle and the rocket is able to travel across the field, which of Newton's Law does this illustrate/show?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

6.

A garbage can full of trash needs a stronger force to move it to the curb than an empty garbage can. Which of Newton's Laws does this represent?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

7.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
8.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)

it accelerates more.

b)

it doesn't move.

c)

you get more inertia.

d)

it decelerates.

9.

Which of the following would be a good example of Newton's first law of motion?

a)

An air freshener hanging from the rear-view mirror of a car hangs still while the car moves forward with a constant acceleration

b)

A carbon dioxide-fueled rocket launches upward into the air as carbon dioxide gas accelerates toward the ground below the rocket

c)

Two balls of different masses are rolled with the same force, resulting in the ball with larger mass stopping faster than the ball with the smaller mass.

d)

All of the above

10.

A girl is pushing a cart by herself with a force of 7 N. What will happen if a boy begins to help her and their combined force is 17 N?

a)

The cart will speed up.

b)

The cart will slow down.

c)

The cart will move at a constant speed.

11.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

12.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Currently, both teams have the same force. What could you make the system be unbalanced and have the blue team win? Select all that apply.

a)

Add another person to the blue team to increase the force of the blue team.

b)

Take another green person away so you can decrease the force of the green team.

c)

Add another person to the blue team to decrease the force of the blue team.

d)

Take another green person away so that you can increase the force of the green team.

14.

In the picture, the balloon pushes the air right. What is the second force in this interaction pair?

a)

The air pulls the balloon left.

b)

Gravity pulls the balloon down.

c)

The air pushes the balloon left.

d)

The air pulls the balloon right.

15.

How will this object move?

a)

It will not move.

b)

It will move in both directions.

c)

It will move to the right.

d)

It will move to the left.

16.

How will this object move?

a)

It will not move.

b)

It will move in both directions.

c)

It will move to the right.

d)

It will move to the left.

17.

One student pushes a box 35 N to the right. A second student pushes the box 25 N in the same direction. What is the net force?

​

​ (a)  

a)

60 N to the right

b)

60 N to the left

c)

10 N to the left

d)

10 N to the right

18.

What is the net force?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
5 N left
55 N left
5 N right
55 N right
19.
What is the net force?
a)

17 N Right

b)

3 N Right

c)

3 N Left

d)

17 N Left

20.
The forces represented by the arrows in the diagrams are applied to the four objects that are at rest on a table. Which object is most likely to move to the right?
a)

Object W

b)

Object X

c)

Object Y

d)

Object Z