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Unit 3 Semester Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unequal forces on an object that may result in a change in position, direction, or motion. Ex. 6 people playing tug of war with one side with more force, while the other side has less force.

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Mass

c)

Balanced force

d)

Initial

2.

At the start or the beginning

a)

Newton

b)

Direction

c)

Constant

d)

Initial

3.

A measure of the amount of matter of an object

a)

Friction

b)

Balanced force

c)

Mass

d)

Velocity

4.

Something that stays the same. Ex. A car parked in the middle of the road.

a)

Balanced force

b)

Initial

c)

Speed

d)

Constant

5.

Change in an object’s motion caused by unbalanced forces

a)

Net force

b)

Acceleration

c)

Law of force/acceleration

d)

Unbalanced force

6.

A plane traveling at a constant speed is a balanced force.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Speed is distance divided by time

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A bus traveling Southwest, and is going 65 km/h represents speed.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A delivery driver pushes a box out of a truck, with a force of 17 Newtons. Calculate how much work is done when he pushes the box 27.4 m.

a)

3.91 J

b)

465.8 J

c)

10.4 J

d)

265.4 J

10.

A train is traveling 345 miles, and is going 75 mph. How long did the train travel?

a)

4.6 hours

b)

25.75 hours

c)

12.3 hours

d)

27.3 hours

11.

A cruise ship is traveling Northeast for 562 miles, and 72 hours. What is the velocity the cruise ship traveled? Round to the nearest tenth if possible.

a)

7.8 mph NE

b)

7.8 mph

c)

6.7 mph NE

d)

6.7 mph

12.

A person on the left side is pushing a box with 175 Newtons. Another person on the right side is pushing a box with a force of 360 Newtons. What is the net force the box is moving?

a)

535 N right

b)

185 N right

c)

535 N left

d)

185 N left

13.

A person on the left side is pushing a box with a force of 69 Newtons. Another person on the right side is pulling a box with a force of 126 Newtons. What is the net force the box is moving?

a)

57 N left

b)

195 N right

c)

195 N left

d)

57 N right

14.

An English physicist who formulated the 3 basic laws of motion.

a)

Issac Newton

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Albert Einstein

15.

This law explains that for every action, there is an equal/opposite reaction.

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton’s 3rd Law

16.

What is an example of the Law of Inertia? (Newton’s 1st law)

a)

A car turning to another direction

b)

A person riding a bike and accelerating it

c)

A plane flying at cruising altitude, while at constant speed

d)

A race car drifting on the track

17.

Newton’s 3rd Law tells the Law of Force/Acceleration.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What are the units for acceleration?

a)

km/h2

b)

Mph

c)

m/s2

d)

m/s

19.

What is an example of unbalanced force?

a)

A person standing still

b)

2 people pushing a box on each side with same amount of force applied

c)

A boat moving at constant speed

d)

A truck slowing down

20.

Joules (J) is the unit used for work.

a)

True

b)

False