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Forces and Acceleration (F.3 and F.4) Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newton’s 3rd law states that for every action, there is an equal and _______ reaction.

a)

balanced

b)

opposite

c)

unbalanced

2.

Forces always occur _______.

a)

in the same direction

b)

alone

c)

in pairs

3.

Newton’s 3rd law is also known as the law of _______.

a)

inertia

b)

action & reaction

c)

force & acceleration

4.

A rock on the ground weighs 40 N. How much force does the ground exert on the rock?

a)

20 N

b)

0 N

c)

40 N

5.

Based on Newton’s 3rd law, the force pairs always act on _______.

a)

different objects

b)

the same object

c)

objects in motion

6.

You sit in a chair. You push the chair down. What is the reaction force?

a)

Gravity pushes the chair up.

b)

The chair pushes you down.

c)

The chair pushes you up.

7.

A bug hits a windshield. The force of the bug on the windshield is _______ the force of the windshield on the bug.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

the same as

8.

A bug hits a windshield. The ACCELERATION of the bug will be _________ the acceleration of the car.

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

the same as

9.
What is the net force?
a)
65 N left
b)
65 N right
c)
35 N left
d)
35 N right
10.

What is the acceleration of the bowling ball if it has a mass of 2.2 kg?

a)

5 m/s2

b)

1.36 m/s2

c)

12.7 m/s2

d)

24.2 m/s2

11.
The diagram below shows a skateboarder pushing himself forward with a force of 25 N while the wind pushes back with a force of 5 N. How will the skateboarder be affected if the force of the wind increases to 8 N?
a)

The acceleration of the skateboarder will increase.

b)
The speed of the skateboarder will remain constant.
c)

The acceleration of the skateboarder will decrease.

d)
The skateboarder will come to a stop.
12.
This list below includes six different scenarios. Which objects in the list experience an unbalanced force?
a)
The ball, the cat, and the flag
b)
The marble, the book and the toy car
c)
The cat, the book, and the flag
d)
The marble, the ball, the cat, and the toy car
13.
A group of students places weights onto 4 different carts. The students pull each of the carts with the same amount of force. Which cart has the least change in speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.

Why would one object have a greater acceleration than another when pushed with the same amount of force?

a)

The objects have different weights.

b)

The objects have different forces.

c)

The objects have different masses.

d)

The objects are different sizes.

15.

Johnny has a mass of 10 kg. He sits on a desk. He is pushed with a force of 75 N. What is Johnny's acceleration?

a)

0.75 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

7.5 m/s2

d)

15 m/s2

16.

If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

17.

When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

18.

How are action and reaction force pairs and balanced forces related?

a)

All forces cancel out in both

b)

Action/Reaction forces are in the same direction and Balanced Forces are opposites.

c)

Action/Reaction forces are opposite directions and Balanced Forces are the same direction.

d)

Action/Reaction forces act on 2 objects while Balanced Forces act on one object

19.

If you throw a ball at the ground, the ground exerts a force on the ball. The ball exerts no force on the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Pick the best example of Newton’s third law of motion in action.

a)

A parachute pushes down on the air and the air pushes up in the opposite direction.

b)

A soccer ball comes to a stop because friction is pulling it in the opposite direction.

c)

An planet moving around the Sun while being pulled toward the Sun.

d)

A dancer spinning because there are no forces acting on it.

21.

Select all possible outcomes for this object with the following forces.

a)

The object will speed up to the right.

b)

The object will move at a constant speed.

c)

The object will remain at rest (stationary).

d)

The object will speed up to the left.

22.

A force diagram for a 50 kg diagram is shown. What is the acceleration of the object in m/s2?

(a)  

23.

What was observed about the readings shown on the two spring scales?

a)

Scale #1 was greater than Scale #2.

b)

Scale #1 was equal to Scale #2.

c)

Scale #1 was less than Scale #2.

24.

Which best illustrates Newton's Third Law?

a)

A dog pulls on a sled hard enough so that the sled speeds up.

b)

A skateboard hits a wall with the same strength that the wall pushes back on the skateboard.

c)

A fan cart moves along a track at a constant speed because the fan's force and friction are balanced.

d)

A soccer ball rolls to a stop as it travels across a field.

25.

A baseball bat hits a ball. They exert equal forces on each other according to Newton's Third Law. Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

The ball exerts a smaller force on the bat than the bat on the ball.

b)

The ball has a greater acceleration because it has a smaller mass.

c)

The bat has a greater acceleration because it has a larger mass.

d)

The ball and the bat have equal acceleration because the forces are equal.

26.

Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates Newton's First Law of Motion?

a)

A book remains at rest on a table until a force is applied.

b)

A car accelerates when the driver steps on the gas pedal.

c)

A ball is thrown upwards and comes back down due to gravity.

d)

A rocket launches into space due to the thrust of its engines.

27.

Two ice skaters push off from each other. Skater A has a mass of 50 kg and Skater B has a mass of 75 kg. Which statement is TRUE about their accelerations?

a)

Skater A will have a greater acceleration than Skater B.

b)

Neither skater will accelerate.

c)

Skater B will have a greater acceleration than Skater A.

d)

Both skaters will have the same acceleration.

28.

A force that requires two pieces of matter to touch is a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
force pair
force
two balanced forces
gravity
inertia
friction
acceleration
29.

Match the following

a)

1.

Fnet = -100 N

b)

2.

Fnet = 100 N

c)

3.

Fnet = 200 N

d)

4.

Fnet = 150 N

e)

5.

Fnet = 0 N

30.

Refer to the picture. What is the net force?

a)

15N

b)

5N

c)

50N

d)

2N

31.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
32.

A student drops a basketball onto the floor. According to Newton's 3rd law, why does the ball bounce?

a)

The student dropped the ball

b)

The earth pulls the ball down

c)

The ball presses down on the floor

d)

The floor presses up on the ball

33.

If the person is pushing backwards with the paddle, why do they move forward?

a)

The person will actually move backwards, they need to paddle the other way

b)

The water pushes back with an equal and opposite force

c)

The person is pushing harder than the water

d)

The water pushes back with a greater force than the person

34.

When a small car pushes a big truck, the truck applies an equal and opposite force on the car.

a)

False

b)

True

35.

When the person pushes on the brick wall, and the wall pushes back, why does the person move and not the wall?

a)

The wall has more mass so it resists moving more than the person

b)

The person is pushing harder than the wall

c)

The wall is pushing harder than the person

36.

How is this an example of Newton's 3rd Law?

a)

Only his head is pushing on the ball

b)

Only the ball is pushing on his head

c)

Both the ball and the head are exerting equal force on each other