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Physics Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Heavier objects fall faster than light ones.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
 If a feather and hammer are dropped on the Moon at the same time from the same height they will hit the Moon’s surface at virtually the same time.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
3.
The Moon has no gravity.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
Mass and weight have the same meaning. To increase the weight of an object requires an increase in the mass of the object.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
Juan drives around a corner at CONSTANT speed. His car is accelerating.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
7.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
8.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

9.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

10.

What is the total distance traveled by the car?

a)

60 m

b)

20 m

c)

0 m

d)

80 m

11.

Scalar quantities

a)

have magnitude only

b)

have magnitude and direction

c)

have distance and displacement

d)

have speed and velocity

12.

Vector quantities

a)

have magnitude only

b)

have magnitude and direction

c)

have distance and displacement

d)

have speed and velocity

13.

What do displacement and velocity have that distance and speed do not

a)

direction

b)

magnitude

c)

time

d)

rate

14.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
15.
Velocity is 
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed with a direction
16.

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 cm at a speed of 25 cm/s?

a)

32 s

b)

20,000 s

c)

0.03 s

d)

25 s

17.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
20.

What does this picture represent

a)

Force,magnetism,acceleration

b)

Force, money, Apples

c)

Force, Mass, Acceleration

d)

Funny, monkeys, Arrive

21.

Which one of Newton's laws are displayed

a)

2nd law

b)

1st law

c)

3rd law

22.

This is Newton's 3rd law

a)

True

b)

False

23.

An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. Which law does this describe

a)

2nd law

b)

1st law

c)

3rd law

24.

What force slows objects down and keeps them from moving?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Net Force

25.

When there is a change in motion?

a)

When forces are balanced

b)

When the forces are unbalanced

c)

Whe forces are equal

d)

Never

26.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
27.
It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes
a)
Newton's first law, the law of inertia
b)
Newton's second law, the law of acceleration
c)
Newton's third law, the law of action reaction 
d)
The law of universal gravitation
28.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
29.
What is the net force
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
30.
What Unit do we Measure Force in? 
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Kilograms
31.
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
32.
You hit a wall with a stick.  The equal but opposite reaction is _____
a)
the wall pushes against you
b)
the stick pushes against you
c)
you push against the stick
d)
the wall pushes against the stick
33.

The sum of all forces acting on an object and direction is called the:

a)

Contact Force

b)

Balanced Force

c)

Unbalanced Force

d)

Net Force

34.

What is the name of the missing force?

a)

frictional force

b)

normal force

c)

gravity

d)

applied force

35.

What is the name of the missing force?

a)

applied force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

normal force

36.

A leftward force is applied to a crate to push it across the floor at a constant speed. Which is the correct force diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

A hockey puck glides to the right across the ice at a constant speed. What would the force diagram for this look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

The force that keeps objects on top of surfaces instead of letting them sink into the surface is known as:

a)

normal

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

applied force

39.

When determining the NET force on an object you should (TWO correct answers):

a)

subtract forces in opposite directions

b)

add forces in the same direction

c)

subtract forces in the same direction

d)

add forces in the opposite direction

e)

multiply the forces in the same direction

40.

What is the net force?

a)

40 N left

b)

0 N Balanced

c)

400 N right

d)

40 N right

41.

Which object would fall with greater acceleration in a vacuum - leaf or pebble?

a)

The leaf

b)

The pebble

c)

Difficult to determine without more information

d)

Both accelerate at the same rate

42.

If you throw a ball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?

a)

9.81 m/s2

b)

0.0 m/s2

c)

9.81 m/s

d)

0.0 m/s

43.

If air resistance is ignored, objects of different masses when dropped from rest

a)

fall with equal accelerations and with equal displacements

b)

fall with equal accelerations and with different displacements

c)

fall with different accelerations and with different displacements

d)

fall with different accelerations and with equal displacements

44.

A hammer is dropped on Earth and the Moon. If gravitational pull on the Moon is about six times weaker than on Earth, where does a hammer fall faster?

a)

Moon

b)

Earth

c)

No difference

d)

Depends on the mass of the hammer

45.

The state that exists when the only force acting on an object is gravity is called

a)

momentum

b)

acceleration

c)

inertia

d)

free fall

46.

The standard acceleration due to gravity (or standard acceleration of free fall), is the nominal gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the Earth. It is defined by standard as:

a)

9.8 m/s.

b)

9.8 m.

c)

9.8 m/s2.

d)

9.8 s.

47.

What happens to the velocity of a ball as it is dropped off a cliff?

a)

It decreases at a uniform rate

b)

It increases at a uniform rate

c)

It is constant

d)

It increases at a non-uniform rate