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Force and Motion

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Which of the laws of motion states, “To every action there is an equal but opposite reaction”?

a)

Newton’s 1st Law

b)

Newton’s 2nd Law

c)

Newton’s 3rd

d)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

2.

The speed you read on a speedometer is ____.

a)

Instant Speed

b)

Constant Speed

c)

Average Speed

d)

Velocity

3.

3 m/s north is an example of a(n) _____

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Direction

d)

Acceleration

4.

The graph represents the change in velocity of four cars over a period of 10 hours. Which line represents the car with the greatest acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

A car moves around a wide turn going 45 mi/hr the whole time.  The car has a constant _____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Direction

d)

Acceleration

6.

Find the acceleration of a car that goes from 32 m/s to 96 m/s in 8.0 s.

a)

8.0 m/s2

b)

-8.0 m/s2

c)

12.0 m/s2

d)

40.0 m/s2

7.

What variable is on the Y-axis on this graph?

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

time

d)

motion

8.

In this velocity vs. time graph, the person at point A:

a)

Zero Acceleration

b)

Positive Acceleration

c)

Negative Acceleration

d)

Not enough info

9.

In this velocity vs. time graph, the person at point C:

a)

Zero Acceleration

b)

Positive Acceleration

c)

Negative Acceleration

d)

Not enough info

10.

In this velocity vs. time graph, the person at point B:

a)

Zero Acceleration

b)

Positive Acceleration

c)

Negative Acceleration

d)

Not enough info

11.

 At what point is the rate of change of velocity the greatest? 

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Not enough info

12.

When a car traveling at 30 m/s hits the gas pedal, it speeds up to 65 m/s in 3.5 sec.  What is the car’s acceleration during that time?

a)

5 m/s2

b)

15 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

20 m/s2

13.
Bill jogs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  He does so in 267 seconds.  What is Bill's average speed?
a)
about 3 m/s
b)
about 1.5 m/s
c)
0
d)
about 4 m/s
14.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
15.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

16.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
17.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
18.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
19.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
20.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
21.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
22.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
23.

Mike is running at a pace of 8 m/s for 8 seconds. What distance did he cover in 8 seconds?

a)

64 m

b)

1 m

c)

8 m

d)

24 m

24.

Aaron is driving 70 km/hr for 3 hours. What distance did he cover?

a)

25 km

b)

210 km

c)

70 km

d)

1.5 km

25.

Abby is driving at a speed of 30 km/hr over a distance of 600 km. How long will it take her to go 600 km?

a)

300 hr

b)

20 hr

c)

15 hr

d)

90 hr

26.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
27.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Decceleration
d)
Not moving
28.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
29.

Paul drives at a speed of 80 km/h for a distance of 200 km. Find the time taken.

a)

2.5 hours

b)

3.5 hours

c)

2 hours

d)

3 hours

30.

Paul rides at a speed of 40 km/h for a distance of 140 km. Find the time taken.

a)

2.5 hours

b)

3.5 hours

c)

2 hours

d)

3 hours

31.

According to the graph what was the average speed?

a)

0 m/s

b)

1.2 m/s

c)

0.8 m/s

d)

12 m/s

32.

Match the word with the correct definition.

a)

Friction

1.

A force that resists (slows down or stops) the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another

b)

Gravity

2.

The force that causes objects with mass to attract to one another

c)

Pull

3.

A force that when applied, moves an object towards you

d)

Push

4.

A force that, when applied, moves an object away from you

e)

Motion

5.

A change in position of an object

33.

Which of the following is an example of friction?

a)

An apple falling from the tree.

 

b)

A ball slowing down on carpet.

c)

A person seeing themselves in the mirror.

d)

person pushing a door.

34.

Reference point can also be described as what?

a)

An ending point

b)

A starting point

c)

A description

d)

A location

35.

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

36.

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?

a)

7 km

b)

3 km

c)

4 km

d)

1 km

37.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
38.

If a 40 kg student is pushed in a rolling chair with a force of 30 N, what is the student's acceleration?

(a)  

39.

A car driving down the road runs out of gas. Which of Newton's laws explains why the car continues to move without gasoline? Be able to explain why. This will be a constructed response question.

(a)  

40.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)
it accelerates more
b)
it doesn't move
c)
you get more inertia
d)
it decelerates
41.

Match the following Law of motion with the correct example

a)

Newton's 1st law of motion

1.

Roll a ball across smooth/rough surfaces. The ball rolls faster on smooth because less fiction

b)

Newton's 2nd law of motion

2.

Hit a ball with 2 different forces, the ball will have greater acceleration due to larger force

c)

Newton's 3rd of motion

3.

Bouncing the ball on the court is the action, the floor pushing the ball back up is the reaction

42.
What is the formula for force?
a)
F=M/A
b)
F=A/M
c)
F=M*A
d)
F=M*F
43.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
44.
What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
a)
Pancakes 
b)
Force= Mass multiplied by acceleration
c)
For every action there is a equal and opposite  re-action.
d)
Law of gravity 
45.

Object is...

a)

constant speed

b)

speeding up

+ Acceleration

c)

slowing down

- Acceleration

d)

not moving

46.

Object is...

(hint: equal distance... equal time)

a)

constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

slowing down

d)

stopped

47.

Object is...

a)

constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

slowing down

d)

stopped

48.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed 
c)
time = speed x distance 
d)
time = distance x speed
50.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
51.

At what point is the person not moving?

a)

A and C

b)

B and D

c)

D and E

d)

A and E

52.

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Direction