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Motion & Forces Test Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 4hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What units do we use to measure Force? 

a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Don't know
2.

Sherman pushes a box with 4 N of force to the left. What is the magnitude of this force?

a)

0 Newtons

b)

2 Newtons

c)

4 Newtons

d)

8 Newtons

3.

A force pulls 75 N to the left and another force pulls 100 N to the right. What is the net force on the object?

a)

0 Newton

b)

25 Newtons

c)

175 Newtons

d)

No net force

4.

A force pulls 75 N to the left and another force pulls 100 N to the right. Which direction does the force move?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

It doesn't move

d)

Straight upwards

5.

Why does a hockey puck slide more easily on ice than on a rough concrete surface?

a)

Less friction on the ice

b)

Less gravity on the ice

c)

More gravity on the ice

d)

More friction on the ice

6.

In physical science, a push or a pull is called a(n)

a)

force

b)

acceleration

c)

inertia

d)

motion

7.

The amount of matter in an object is called its

a)

inertia

b)

mass

c)

force

d)

weight

8.

When an object's distance from another object is changing,

a)

it is in motion.

b)

it is speeding.

c)

it has a high velocity.

d)

it is accelerating.

9.

A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is

a)

a position

b)

a reference point

c)

constant

d)

velocity

10.

Which of the following would NOT make a good reference point?

a)

Stop sign

b)

Building

c)

Truck traveling down the road

d)

Billboard

11.

The force of gravity on a person or object at the surface of a planet is known as

a)

mass.

b)

inertia.

c)

air resistance.

d)

weight.

12.

What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a)

They cancel each other out.

b)

The stronger one prevails.

c)

They add together.

d)

Their sum divided by two is the total force.

13.

Two students are pushing a cart, as shown in the picture.

The cart will move as if it were acted on by a single force with a magnitude of

a)

50 N.

b)

150 N.

c)

200 N.

d)

250 N.

14.

This occurs when an object changes its position..

a)

Motion

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

15.
All of the following are examples of speed except:
a)
A car traveling at 55 km/hr
b)
A snail hightailing it 45 mm/sec
c)
Jube timing himself at 23 seconds
d)
Lonnie running down the hall at 45 mph
16.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = Distance x Time
b)
Speed = Distance/Time
c)
Speed = Time/Distance
d)
Speed = Time x Distance
17.
What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?
a)
Average speed happens in a particular instant, Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
b)
Instantaneous speed is never right, average speed is always right
c)
Instantaneous speed happens in a particular instant, Average speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
d)
Do not pick this answer
18.
All of the following are units of speed except:
a)
Km/hr
b)
Km
c)
Kilometer per hour
d)
Kilometer/Hour
19.
Constant speed is:
a)
When the speed increases or decreases
b)
When the speed of the object does not change
20.
Calculate the speed:
A Motorcycle traveled 368 Km in 8 Hours
a)
2944 Km/hr
b)
4.5 Km/hr
c)
46 Km/hr
d)
0.02 Km/hr
21.

What are the units of measurement for distance?

a)

kilometers, miles, meters

b)

seconds, minutes, and hours

c)

mph, km/h, m/s

d)

only kilometers

22.

A biker travels 25 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed in miles per hour?

a)

50 mph

b)

20 mph

c)

12.5 mph

d)

20 km/h

23.

A marble is rolling down a ramp at 10 m/s. How far could the marble roll in 1 minute?

a)

10 meters

b)

60 meters

c)

600 meters

d)

can not be calculated

24.

How do you calculate time?

a)

multiply distance and speed

b)

distance divided by speed

c)

speed divided time

d)

divide distance and density then multiply by volume

25.

If you travel 200 miles in 2 hours, how fast were you driving?

a)

100 mph

b)

400 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

impossible to calculate

26.

A train travels 25 km in 0.5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
27.

Jose wandered 4 km at 2 km/hr. How long did Jose wander?

a)

2 hours

b)

8 hours

c)

0.5 hours

d)

2 km

28.

Velocity is speed with __________________________.

a)

a unicycle helmet

b)

direction

c)

fight

29.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

30.

An old lady traveled south on the highway for 600 miles in a side car. The journey in the side car took 10 hours. What was the velocity?

a)

6000 miles/hour south

b)

610 miles per hour

c)

60 miles/hour south

d)

10 miles/hour north

31.

the unit of acceleration is

a)

(m/s2)

b)

jouls

c)

m

d)

s

32.

A negative acceleration means that your object is  

a)

constant

b)

speeding up

c)

at rest

d)

slowing down

33.

A positive acceleration means that your object is

a)

at rest

b)

speeding up

c)

moving

d)

slowing down

34.

Acceleration: is the rate of change in

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

displacement

d)

direction

35.

A bus starts from rest and accelerates to 14 m/s in 4 s. What is the average acceleration of the bus?

a)

3.5 m/s2

b)

5.9 m/s2

c)

10.5 m/s2

d)

24 m/s2

36.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
0.7m/s2
b)
7m/s2
c)
14m/s2
d)
none of the above
37.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
38.
A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.
a)
30 m/s
b)
24 m/s2
c)
9 m/s2
d)
81 km/hr
39.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
40.

Why does a car accelerate as it rounds a corner at a constant speed?

a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)

It speeds up  

41.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
42.
A vector is a mathematical structure that has both _______ and _______.
a)
direction, magnitude
b)
scope, sequence
c)
meat, potatoes
d)
scalar, vector
43.

A vector is a quantity that has both _______ and _________.


Select all that apply.

a)

direction

b)

amplitude

c)

acceleration

d)

magnitude

e)

velocity

44.

If two forces act on an object in the same direction, the net force is the _____________

a)

the difference between the two forces

b)

the sum of the two forces

c)

Only one of the forces acts on the object

45.

What is the magnitude of the net force?

a)

40 N left

b)

0 N Balalnced

c)

400 N right

d)

40 N right

46.

What is the magnitude of the net force?

a)

10 N

b)

0 N

c)

25 N

d)

1 N

47.

8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the magnitude of the net force. Is this balanced?

a)

12 N Right No

b)

4 N Left No

c)

12 N Right Yes

d)

4 N Left Yes

48.

What is the magnitude of the net force?

a)

17 N Right

b)

3 N Right

c)

3 N Left

d)

17 N Left

49.
The total amount of forces acting on an object is called...
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
50.
What is the speed of a jet plane that flies 7200 km in 9 hours ( in km/hr)
a)
800 km/hr
b)
80 km/hr
c)
800 hrs
d)
64,800 km/hr
51.
1.  How far will a train moving at 5.7 km/min go in 45 minutes?
a)
256.5 km
b)
0.12 km
c)
7.89 km
52.
A speed boat is traveling at 100 km/hr. How many hours will it take for the boat to cover a distance of 115 km?
a)
1.15 hours
b)
15 hours
c)
0.87 hours
d)
11,500 hours
53.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time 
54.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
55.
Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?
a)
400 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
100 seconds 
d)
.25 seconds 
56.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
57.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
58.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
59.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
60.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
61.
Mr. Hoppe drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
62.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
63.

A correct measure of velocity would be

a)

300 m/hr

b)

7,800 m/sec

c)

40 kn/hr north

64.

What is Acceleration?

a)

How long it takes me to win at fortnite

b)

The direction of an object

c)

A change in Motion

d)

How fast something is moving

65.

A snake slithered across the sidewalk in between two sign posts. At the first sign post his speed was 1.2 m/s. At the second sign post his speed was 1.2 m/s. This is an example of...

a)

positive acceleration

b)

negative acceleration

c)

no acceleration

66.
What is a measure of the change of velocity of a moving object?
a)
speed
b)
acceleration
c)
motion 
d)
velocity 
67.
The force that a person or thing applies to an object 
a)
gravity
b)
nuclear forces
c)
applied forces
d)
friction
68.
The bottom picture is an example of 
a)
balanced forces 
b)
unbalanced forces
69.
The sum of all of the forces acting on an object is known as the what?
a)
net force
b)
vectors
c)
resultant velocity 
d)
gravity 
70.
Balanced forces always have a net force of 
a)
10 N
b)
0 W
c)
10 W
d)
0 N
71.
Force is a vector because 
a)
it has size
b)
it has direction
c)
it has both size and direction
72.
What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?
a)
15 N to the left
b)
15 N to the right
c)
1 N to the left
d)
1 N to the right
73.
What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?
a)
21 N to the Left
b)
3 N to the Left
c)
21 N to the Right
d)
3 N to the Right
74.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
75.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 

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