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BA Force and Motion Review Practice

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Speed in a given direction is the definition of:

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Direction

2.

A Lego car travels 3 meters in 3.7 seconds. What is the car's speed?

a)

0.81 m/s

b)

0.81

c)

1.23 m/s

d)

1.23

3.

A ship sails 5,635 km west in 2,520 hours. What is the ship's velocity?

a)

1,610 km/m

b)

1,610 km/m west

c)

1,610

4.

A ship sails 5,635 km west in 3.5 months. What is the ship's velocity?

a)

1,610 km/m

b)

1,610 km/m west

c)

2.2 km/hr

d)

2.2 km/hr west

5.

The Earth travels 900 km around the sun in 30 seconds. What is the Earth's velocity?

a)

30 km/s

b)

30 km/s around the sun

c)

30 km/hr around the sun

d)

30 km/hr

6.

A train travels 500 km north in 2 hours. What is the train's velocity?

a)

250 km/hr

b)

250 km/hr north

c)

500 km/s

d)

500 km/s north

7.

A cheetah runs 220 km in 2 hours. What is the cheetah's speed?

a)

110 km/hr west

b)

110 km/hr

c)

440 km/hr

d)

440 km/hr west

8.

A robot traveling 2 m/s is an example of:

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

9.

A bird flying south at 64 km/hr is an example of:

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

10.

A ball rolling west at 5 cm/s is an example of:

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

11.

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

a)

Speed includes the direction the object is traveling.

b)

Velocity includes the direction the object is traveling.

12.

What is the equation for speed?

a)

Speed = distance/time

b)

Speed = time/distance

c)

Speed = distance x time

d)

Speed = time x distance

13.
A change in velocity over time is
a)
Scalar
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Motion
14.
How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr? 
a)
80 hours
b)
.22 hours
c)
4.38 hours
d)
6
15.
A trip to Cape Canaveral, Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate  the average speed. 
a)
8 km/hr
b)
81.6 km/hr
c)
.012 km/hr
d)
61.8 km/hr
16.
A ball is rolled at a velocity of 12 m/sec.  After 36 seconds, it comes to a stop.  What is the   acceleration of the ball?
a)
3 m/s/s
b)
-3 m/s/s
c)
.33 m/s/s
d)
-.33 m/s/s
17.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
18.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
19.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
20.
Force is measured in....
a)
Galileos 
b)
Newtons
c)
Di Vincis
d)
Einsteins 
21.
An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Inertia is....
a)
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
larger objects take more force to move 
c)
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force
d)
a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.
23.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
24.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
25.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
26.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
27.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, why does your body continue to go forward?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

Gravity pulls your body towards the earth.

c)

Friction makes your body slow down.

28.

If you push a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go farthest?

a)

bowling ball

b)

tennis ball

c)

basketball

29.

If a magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes, what should happen based on Newton's 1st law?

a)

The dishes will stay in place on the table.

b)

The dishes will fall to the ground.

c)

The dishes will accelerate and then slow down.

30.

It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser. Why?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

It takes more force to move an object with more mass.

c)

It takes more friction to move the empty dresser.

31.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
32.

Pushing a child on a swing is harder than pushing an adult on the same swing.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The first law of motion says that a moving object tends to keep

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

moving

34.

If there was no friction, objects in motion would stay in motion forever.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Why is it harder to push a cart full of bricks than a cart full of feathers?

a)

The bricks have more friction than the feathers.

b)

The feathers have more friction than the bricks.

c)

The bricks have more weight/mass than the feathers.

d)

The feathers have more weight/mass than the bricks.

36.

Reference point can also be described as what?

a)

An ending point

b)

A starting point

c)

A description

d)

A location

37.

What two things do you need to find speed (select both)

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

velocity

d)

direction

38.
A car speeding up, a dog slowing down and person turning around the block are examples of..
a)
Balanced Forces
b)
Unbalanced Forces
39.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
40.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
41.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
42.

This equation goes with which law?

a)

Newton's first law of motion

b)

Newton's second law of motion

c)

Newton's third law of motion

43.

A person is pushed forward into their seat belt when a car stops. Which law is this?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

44.
Which of Newton's laws are illustrated with a rocket launch?
a)
1st Law, the Law of Inertia. 
b)
2nd Law, the Law of Acceleration.
c)
3rd Law, the Law of Action Reaction
d)
The Law of Conservation of Mass
45.

When the force on a car is doubled, the acceleration is doubled.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

46.

A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

47.

The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

48.

You push against a wall and the wall is pushing back on you.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

49.

You are carrying a lunch tray when you bump into the edge of a table. Although the tray did not tip, your milk falls off of the front of the tray.

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

50.

Which law best explains why more force must be applied to the bowling ball to make it accelerate at the same rate as the tennis ball.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

51.
Which one needs a greater net force to move, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron? 
a)
feathers 
b)
iron
c)
same
d)
depends on their friction
52.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
Newtons 4th law 
c)
Newtons 3rd law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
53.

A sports car speeds up much faster than a dump truck when a traffic light turns from red to green. Which law is this?

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

54.

Which of the following has more inertia?

a)

Bowling ball

b)

Tennis ball

55.

Which of the following has less inertia?

a)

Feather

b)

Hammer

56.

Newton's Third Law says that forces must always occur in _____.

a)

pairs

b)

groups of 20 or more

c)

individual circumstances

d)

friction

57.

What measurement is used to measure force?

a)

Newtons

b)

Kelvin

c)

Kilos

d)

Moles

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