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Category 2 Reteach

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best description of the forces acting on the cylinder? Explain your answer.

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2.

Which statement accurately reflects the relationship between speed and velocity?

a)

Speed and velocity are the same

b)

Speed and velocity are not related

c)

Velocity is speed plus direction

d)

Speed is velocity plus direction

3.

Energy stored in an object due to its height above the ground its gravitational potential energy. Energy stored by forces in a distorted elastic object is known as elastic potential energy. At which point would the pole have maximum elastic potential energy?

Select ONE correct answer.

4.

A student designs an investigation to test the effects of variable mass on the force exhibited by a wagon. A student chooses a 50 g wagon and washers with a mass of 5 g each. Results are shown.

What force can be expected for the wagon and five washers?

(a)  

5.

Which investigation is best to find the average speed of a toy car?

a)

Time how long it takes three different toy cars to travel a distance of 2 meters. Conduct three trials of the investigation. Calculate the speed by multiplying distance by time

b)

Time how long it takes a toy car to travel a distance of 2 meters. Repeat the investigation, timing how long it takes the toy car to travel a distance of 3 meters. Calculate the speed by dividing distance by time

c)

Time how long it takes a toy car to travel a distance of 2 meters. Conduct three trials of the investigation. Calculate the speed by dividing the average distance by the average time

d)

Time how long it takes a toy car to travel a distance of 2 meters. Conduct three trials of the investigation. Calculate the speed by multiplying the average distance by the average time.

6.

Students measure the speed of a marble rolling down a ramp. The chart contains collected data. Which graph best represents this data?

a)

b)

c)

d)

7.

A student exerts a force on a wall. What is the net force acting on the wall?

(a)  

8.

A golfer hit a ball 230 m from the tee to the green. The ball traveled south and landed on the green in 4 seconds. What was the ball's speed?

a)

57.5 m/s south

b)

57.5 m/s north

c)

57.5 m/s

d)

not here

9.

Which situation best explains Newton's first law of motion?

a)

Seat belts keep passengers restrained during a car wreck

b)

Carbon dioxide gas pushes up on a canister lid pushed down on the gas, causing an Alka-Seltzer rocket to launch

c)

Tectonic plates push against each other

d)

A baseball player hits the ball with enough force to score a home run

10.

Which of the following describes the energy changes during photosynthesis?

a)

Mechanical energy to thermal energy

b)

Light energy to mechanical energy

c)

Chemical energy to thermal energy

d)

Light energy to chemical energy

11.

The diagram shows a book that slides from left to right across a tabletop. Why are the forces balanced upward and downward but not balanced left and right?

a)

The unbalanced force is directed in the same direction as the book's motion will cause it to decrease its speed

b)

The unbalanced force is directed in the opposite direction of the book's motion and will cause it to decrease its speed

c)

The unbalanced force is directed in the same direction as the book's motion and will cause it to increase its speed

d)

The unbalanced force is directed in the opposite direction of the book's motion and will cause it to increase its speed

12.

At which point would the ball have the maximum potential energy?

13.

Which scenario describes the motion of the object?

a)

The object is returning to start

b)

The object is decreasing speed

c)

The object is not moving

d)

The object is traveling at constant speed

14.

All of the following energy types are transformed when using the lamp EXCEPT-

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

chemical

d)

electrical

15.

A student lists examples of speed, velocity and acceleration in a table. Which example completes the table?

a)

Ant walks the perimeter of a window

b)

Easterly winds blows at 35 km/h

c)

Swimmer completes a lap at 2 m/s

d)

Truck stops at the station in town

16.

A science teacher states if two ice skaters with approximately the same mass push against one another with the same force, they will move away from one another at the same speed and same distance. What scientific evidence supports the teacher as correct?

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

d)

Newton's 4th law

17.

What is the mass of a shopping chart being pushed with an acceleration of 0.25 m/s² and an applied force of 20 N?

a)

80 kg

b)

5 kg

c)

10 kg

d)

Not here

18.

The diagram shows the motion of a pitcher. Which statement best describes the energy of the pitcher?

a)

Position A is mostly potential, position B is some potential but mostly kinetic, and position C is mostly kinetic

b)

Position A is mostly kinetic, position B is some potential, but mostly kinetic, and position C is mostly potential

c)

Position A is mostly kinetic, position B is mostly potential, and position C is some potential, but mostly kinetic

d)

Position A is mostly potential, position B is mostly kinetic, and position C is some potential but mostly kinetic

19.

A van travels south at 60 kilometers per hour on a rural roadway. Suddenly, a deer jumps a fence and runs in front of the van. The driver hits the breaks. After a few seconds, the van stops and avoids hitting the deer.

Which of the following changes occurs when the driver hits the breaks?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

All of the answers

20.

A police officer writes speeding tickets to drivers of four cars for speeding on a highway with a posted speed limit of 70 kilometers per hour. The distances and times traveled by the cars are shown in the table. All four drivers claim they were not speeding, which driver has a valid claim?

a)

The driver of the red car

b)

The driver of the blue car

c)

The driver of the green car

d)

The driver of the black car

21.

A 747 airliner travels 456 km in 30 mins. What is the average speed of the airliner in km per hour?

(a)  

22.

A student designs the graphic organizer below to

represent a scientific law.

Which law does the graphic organizer represent?

a)

Law of conservation

b)

Newton's first law of motion

c)

Newton's second law of motion

d)

Newton's third law of motion

23.

Hospitals use gasoline-powered generators during

power outages to keep lifesaving equipment working.

What energy transformations take place within

a generator?

a)

Chemical energy to electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy to mechanical energy to

electrical energy

c)

Mechanical energy to chemical energy to

electrical energy

d)

Electrical energy to mechanical energy to

chemical energy

24.

The diagram shows a swinging weight hung from the ceiling. At what position on the swing does the weight have the greatest kinetic energy and least potential energy?

a)

Position J

b)

Position K

c)

Position L

d)

Position M

25.

The image shows a match burning. What energy transformation occurs as a match burns? Describe each form of energy in your answer.

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26.

A speed skater takes 48 seconds to travel 1.5 laps on the track shown. What is the average speed of the skater in meters per second?

a)

5.8 m/s

b)

8.7 m/s

c)

13.0 m/s

d)

32.0 m/s

27.

The diagram shows a view from above as three buses travel along a highway at constant speed. Which statement best describes the motion of the buses shown in the diagram?

a)

Buses 1, 2 and 3 each have a speed of 45 km/h and Bus 2 is the only bus that is accelerating

b)

Buses 1, 2, and 3 all have the same velocity, and Bust 2 is the only bust that is accelerating

c)

Buses 1,2 and 3 all have the same acceleration, and Bus 2 has a velocity of 45 km/h

d)

Buses 1, 2 and 3 each have a velocity of 45 km/h and Bus 2 has an acceleration of 45 km/s²

28.

A student made the graph to show the distance a spring-driven toy car traveled over time. Which statements are supported by the data in the graph?

Select THREE correct answers.

a)

The car traveled 6 meters in 3 seconds

b)

The car traveled at 0.5 m/s

c)

The car traveled at a constant speed

d)

The speed of the car was 2m/s

e)

The car traveled 8 meters in 16 seconds

29.

A traveler is standing, facing forward, in a train moving at a constant velocity. Suddenly, she feels as if she is falling backward. Which statement could explain this change in motion?

a)

The train slowed down and an equal and opposite reaction force caused the traveler to speed up

b)

The train decreased in mass, causing the traveler's acceleration to decrease

c)

The train went around a curve and the traveler went with it because of inertia

d)

The train accelerated forward but the traveler continued at the same speed because of inertia

30.

A student launches a metal ball with a slingshot. The ball has a mass of 0.02 kg and accelerates at 80 m/s². What is the net force that accelerates the metal ball?

a)

0.02 N

b)

1.6 N

c)

2.5 N

d)

4.0 N