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WorksheetsForces & Interactions Unit Practice Question Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Parke and Bennett are analyzing a graph for a science project. Which graph represents a car that is decreasing in speed?
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D
Below is a distance time graph that shows the motion of Jude on a walk. Which statement best describes Jude's motion?
Jude walks slowly at first, then increases their speed, stops, and very quickly returns to the starting point.
Jude walks up a hill at the beginning, and then has a flat surface, and then walks down a hill at the end.
Jude is going faster and faster in the last two minutes.
Jude starts out moving very fast, slows down in the middle of the walk, and then speeds up again at the end.
Ellie went on a walk, and kept track of their time and distance. The data is displayed in the graph. Which best describes Ellie's walk?
Ellie went up a hill, and then down a hill.
Ellie walked very quickly at the beginning of the walk, but then slowed down at the end.
Ellie walked slowly at the beginning of the walk, and faster at the end.
Ellie walked at a steady pace, and then returned to the starting point.
Valentina's job at the bookstore requires her to move several heavy boxes of books. How can Valentina use the least amount of force to move the boxes?
by packing the books in larger boxes
by packing the books in smaller boxes
by stacking the boxes and pulling them out of the storage room
by stacking the boxes and pushing them out of the storage room
After throwing a basketball through the net, Anna observed the ball as it hit the ground. Which is most likely responsible for the ball hitting the ground?
friction
gravity
mass
speed
Aryan climbs onto a skateboard ramp halfway between the top and the bottom of the ramp. Because gravity acts on Aryan, which is most likely to happen?
He won’t move.
He will roll up the ramp.
He will roll down the ramp.
He will float above the ramp.
Molly is pushing a wheelbarrow of rocks. She stops and unloads half of the rocks. How will this affect the force needed to move the wheelbarrow?
Gravity is increased, making the wheelbarrow easier to move.
Gravity is decreased, making the wheelbarrow harder to move.
Friction is increased, making the wheelbarrow harder to move.
Mass is decreased, making the wheelbarrow easier to move.
Katie was pulling a sled with her puppy in it. Katie’s sister then got into the sled with the puppy. How would the sled’s speed most likely change after Katie’s sister got into the sled?
The speed would increase due to the change in mass.
The speed would decrease due to the change in mass.
The speed would increase due to the change in friction.
The speed would decrease due to the change in gravity.
How fast was a train moving if it traveled 100 meters in 10 seconds? (speed = distance ÷ time)
1 meter per second
10 meters per second
90 meters per second
100 meters per second
Callie was driving to New York City. She traveled 100 miles in the first hour of the trip and 20 miles in the last hour of his trip. Which can we say about Callie's drive? (speed = distance ÷ time)
Callie drove less than 120 miles.
Callie drove faster the first hour of her drive.
Callie drover slower for the first hour of her trip
Callie drove the same speed for the entire drive.
A car is traveling at a speed of 75 miles per hour. If the car travels for 60 minutes, how many miles did the car travel? (speed = distance ÷ time)
5 miles
15 miles
75 miles
135 miles
This graph shows the movement of an earthworm. Daniel and Catherine observed an earthworm crawling on the sidewalk for four minutes. When did the earthworm move the greatest distance?
between 0 and 1 minutes
between 1 and 2 minutes
between 2 and 3 minutes
between 3 and 4 minutes
This graph shows the speed of a car over time. When is the biggest decrease in speed?
between seconds 0 and 1
between seconds 1 and 2
between seconds 2 and 5
between seconds 5 and 6
This graph shows the change in position of a car over time as it travels down a straight road. Which statement best explains the movement of the car?
It remains at rest.
It gets faster over time.
It maintains a steady speed.
It returns to its starting point.
The graph below shows the speed of runners during a race. How can the movement of the runners be accurately compared (speed = distance ÷ time)?
The red runner had a faster start than the green runner.
The red runner ran at constant speed for a longer duration than the green runner.
The red runner stopped running for a longer duration of time than the green runner.
The red runner had more changes in speed than the green runner in the first 45 seconds.
Imagine you're trying to push a car that weighs 1000 kilograms. How will the force needed to push the car change if its weight increases to 2000 kilograms due to added cargo?
The force needed to push the car would be tripled.
The force needed to push the car would be doubled.
The force needed to push the car would remain the same.
The force needed to push the car would be reduced by half.
Mrs.Boyd stacked two identical carts of books. One cart was completely filled, while the second was half-filled. What will happen when the carts are moved?
Both carts will require the same amount of force to push.
The cart with the most books will require a greater force to push.
The cart with the fewest books will require a greater force to push.
The cart with the most books will require a greater force of gravity to push.
Imagine you're throwing a basketball straight up into the air and catching it as it comes back down. Which best describes the speed of the basketball throughout this action?
A The basketball goes up at a constant speed, stops, then comes down at a constant speed.
B The basketball goes up at a constant speed, stops, and increases speed as it comes down.
C The basketball goes slower and slower as it goes up, stops, and then goes faster and faster as it comes down.
Imagine a car moving on a highway. What can cause this car to increase its speed in a forward direction?
A a force pushing on the car from the opposite direction
B a force that continually acts on the car in the direction the car is moving
C an increase in the mass of the car
DD a decrease in the mass of the car
A girl walked for 30 minutes. She noticed that she traveled farther in the first 15
minutes of her walk than in the second 15 minutes. What can she conclude about
her walk?
A She walked over many hills.
B Her average speed was faster during the first half of her walk.
C She walked in two different directions.
D She was walking at a constant speed.
A child rides a wagon down a hill. Eventually, the wagon comes to a stop. Which is
most responsible for causing the wagon to stop?
A gravity acting on the wagon
B friction acting on the wagon
C the mass of the wagon
D the mass of the child
If a car travels 300 kilometers in 3 hours, what is its average speed?
100 km/h
90 km/h
150 km/h
200 km/h
When a child drops a basketball from a certain height on the playground, what force primarily influences its acceleration towards the ground?
Air resistance
Gravity
Magnetism
Friction
What happens to the speed of a car if the driver gradually applies more force to the accelerator while driving on a straight road?
The speed decreases.
The speed remains constant.
The speed increases.
The car changes direction.
A delivery truck slides down a hill and comes to a stop at the bottom. Which force is most responsible for stopping the truck?
Gravity
Momentum
Friction
Centripetal force
If we know the distance of an object and we are trying to find out its speed what must we need to know in order to calculate the speed?
The distance the object is moving
The time the object is moving
The title of the graph
A stapler is sitting on a desk has.
Unbalanced forces acting on it
Balanced forces acting on it
No forces acting on it
All forces acting on it
4 different sports balls are thrown with the same amount of force. Which will go the furthest?
A ball with a mass of 100kg
A ball with a mass of 250kg
A ball with a mass of 500kg
A ball with a mass of 750kg
A soccer ball is kicked into the air. Which best describes the forces acting on the ball?
Gravity pulls the ball down and friction stops the ball.
Gravity pulls the ball down and inertia stops the ball.
Gravity pulls the ball down and momentum stops the ball.
Gravity pulls the ball down and air resistance stops the ball.
If you drop two pieces of paper at the same time this is what form of friction?
Gravity
Momentum
Air Resistance
Force
Gideon pushed a toy car across the concrete floor. The car traveled quickly until it reached the carpet, where it slowed down and eventually stopped. What happened to the car?
A The car’s mass increased.
B The car’s mass decreased.
C The force of friction on the car increased.
D The force of friction on the car decreased
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B
C
D
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B
C
D
Two identical balls, X and Y, roll on a flat, horizontal surface. Ball Y rolls faster than ball X. Which statement explains the movement of the balls for 5 seconds?
A Both balls travel the same distance.
B Ball Y travels farther than ball X.
C Ball X travels farther than ball Y.
D Ball Y has more mass because it is moving faster
The equation to calculate speed is shown.
speed=distance (m)time (s) speed=distance (m)time (s)
An object moves a distance of 20 meters in 10 seconds. What is the average speed of the object?
A.
0.5 m/s
B.
2 m/s
C.
10 m/s
D.
20 m/s
What happens to the speed of an object when the position does not change over a period of time?
speed increases
speed decreases
speed remains at zero
What happens on the 2nd blue highlighted line?
object moving forward
object at rest
object moving backwards
object changes position and goes forward
Why would Kaylen need to bring his heavy sleeping bag on his two-day camping trip to the desert?
Deserts are cold environments.
Deserts have cold spots throughout them.
Desert temperatures change drastically from day to night.
Deserts experience unusual storms that bring random weather.
To drag a sofa over carpet, movers sometimes use slippery pads. Which force is reduced with the use of the pads?
Friction
Gravity
Push
Magnetism
