WorksheetsForce and Motion
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
1. Which of the laws of motion states, “To every action there is an equal but opposite reaction”?
Newton’s 1st Law
Newton’s 2nd Law
Newton’s 3rd
Law of Conservation of Momentum
The speed you read on a speedometer is ____.
Instant Speed
Constant Speed
Average Speed
Velocity
3 m/s north is an example of a(n) _____
Speed
Velocity
Direction
Acceleration
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
B
C
D
A car moves around a wide turn going 45 mi/hr the whole time. The car has a constant _____.
Speed
Velocity
Direction
Acceleration
Find the acceleration of a car that goes from 32 m/s to 96 m/s in 8.0 s.
8.0 m/s2
-8.0 m/s2
12.0 m/s2
40.0 m/s2
What variable is on the Y-axis on this graph?
velocity
acceleration
time
motion
In this velocity vs. time graph, the person at point A:
Zero Acceleration
Positive Acceleration
Negative Acceleration
Not enough info
In this velocity vs. time graph, the person at point C:
Zero Acceleration
Positive Acceleration
Negative Acceleration
Not enough info
In this velocity vs. time graph, the person at point B:
Zero Acceleration
Positive Acceleration
Negative Acceleration
Not enough info
At what point is the rate of change of velocity the greatest?
A
B
C
Not enough info
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?
5 m/s2
15 m/s2
10 m/s2
20 m/s2
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
10 m/s
1000 m/s
100 seconds
10 seconds
Mike is running at a pace of 8 m/s for 8 seconds. What distance did he cover in 8 seconds?
64 m
1 m
8 m
24 m
Aaron is driving 70 km/hr for 3 hours. What distance did he cover?
25 km
210 km
70 km
1.5 km
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?
300 hr
20 hr
15 hr
90 hr
Paul drives at a speed of 80 km/h for a distance of 200 km. Find the time taken.
2.5 hours
3.5 hours
2 hours
3 hours
Paul rides at a speed of 40 km/h for a distance of 140 km. Find the time taken.
2.5 hours
3.5 hours
2 hours
3 hours
According to the graph what was the average speed?
0 m/s
1.2 m/s
0.8 m/s
12 m/s
Match the word with the correct definition.
Friction
A force that resists (slows down or stops) the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another
Gravity
The force that causes objects with mass to attract to one another
Pull
A force that when applied, moves an object towards you
Push
A force that, when applied, moves an object away from you
Motion
A change in position of an object
Which of the following is an example of friction?
An apple falling from the tree.
A ball slowing down on carpet.
A person seeing themselves in the mirror.
person pushing a door.
Reference point can also be described as what?
An ending point
A starting point
A description
A location
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
7 km
3 km
4 km
1 km
If a 40 kg student is pushed in a rolling chair with a force of 30 N, what is the student's acceleration?
(a)
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)
Match the following Law of motion with the correct example
Newton's 1st law of motion
Roll a ball across smooth/rough surfaces. The ball rolls faster on smooth because less fiction
Newton's 2nd law of motion
Hit a ball with 2 different forces, the ball will have greater acceleration due to larger force
Newton's 3rd of motion
Bouncing the ball on the court is the action, the floor pushing the ball back up is the reaction
Object is...
constant speed
speeding up
+ Acceleration
slowing down
- Acceleration
not moving
Object is...
(hint: equal distance... equal time)
constant speed
speeding up
slowing down
stopped
Object is...
constant speed
speeding up
slowing down
stopped
In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?
At what point is the person not moving?
A and C
B and D
D and E
A and E
What is this?
"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Direction
