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KINEMATICS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Rising of smoke is an example of what type of motion according to Aristotle?

a)

natural

b)

normal

c)

reaction

d)

violent

2.

What will happen if an external force is acted upon a body at rest?

a)

it will move

b)

it will not move

c)

nothing will happen

d)

it will remain in motion

3.

What will happen to the acceleration of the body if a marble moves in a sloped downward plane?

a)

accelerates

b)

decelerates

c)

nothing

d)

not determined

4.

Which of the following is NOT considered part of Aristotelian’s natural motion?

a)

A book resting on top of a table

b)

Pushing a cart

c)

An apple falling from a tree

d)

Smoke naturally rises

5.

Which of the following is TRUE about Galileo’s assertion about free - falling bodies?

a)

Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant acceleration.

b)

Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant speed.

c)

Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant velocity.

d)

Bodies will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant projectile.

6.

What is the velocity and acceleration at a maximum height of an object thrown vertically upward

a)

velocity = zero, acceleration = -g

b)

velocity ≠ 0, acceleration = -g

c)

velocity = 0, acceleration = g

d)

both velocity and acceleration = 0

7.

The grater the mass of an object, __________.

a)

the more balanced it is

b)

the greater its inertia

c)

the more space it takes up

d)

the easier it is to be moved

8.

What is Newton’s second law of motion?

a)

Law of inertia

b)

Law of acceleration

c)

Law of interaction

d)

Law of conservation

9.

Which of the following real-life examples demonstrates Aristotle's concept of natural motion?

a)

Throwing ball into the air.

b)

Pushing a heavy object on a surface.

c)

Rowing a boat against the current.

d)

A stone freely falling to the ground.

10.

A book rests on a horizontal table. If the action force is the force that the table exerts on the book, what is the reaction force?

a)

An upward force of exerted by the book on Earth.

b)

A downward force exerted by Earth on the book.

c)

An upward force exerted by the book on the table.

d)

A downward force exerted by the book on the table.

11.

Which material(s) will reach the ground first if they were dropped simultaneously in vacuum?

a)

10-kg stone

b)

20-g feather

c)

15-g metal

d)

all of the above

12.

On which quantity does the acceleration of any free-falling object depend?

a)

inertia

b)

location

c)

mass

d)

speed

13.

The law of conservation of energy states that

a)

energy cannot be used faster than it is created

b)

the total amount of energy in the universe is constant

c)

the supply of energy is limited so it must be conserved

d)

energy must be conserved; you are breaking a law if you waste it

14.

Uniform motion in a straight line has always zero acceleration

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

According to Aristotle, force is necessary to sustain horizontal motion

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Inertia refers to the ability of a body to resist change in motion.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

What do you call the path followed by a projectile?

a)

Project

b)

Projectile

c)

Target

d)

Trajectory

18.

What is the shape of the trajectory of a projectile?

a)

Circular

b)

Elliptical

c)

Hyperbolic

d)

Parabolic

19.

Acceleration is constant in bodies in uniformly accelerated motion.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

In UAM velocity changes but at a constant rate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE