Free Printable Physical Science CIA 4 Practice Questions

1.

A car travels a distance of 150 meters in 10 seconds. What is the velocity of the car?

a)

10 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

25 m/s

2.

If a force of 20 Newtons is applied to a mass of 4 kilograms, what is the acceleration?

a)

4 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

6 m/s²

d)

8 m/s²

3.

Calculate the work done when a force of 30 Newtons is applied to move an object over a distance of 5 meters.

a)

120 Joules

b)

150 Joules

c)

180 Joules

d)

200 Joules

4.

What is the weight of an object with a mass of 10 kilograms on Earth, where the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s²?

a)

98 Newtons

b)

108 Newtons

c)

118 Newtons

d)

128 Newtons

5.

A lever has an input arm of 4 meters and an output arm of 1 meter. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

6.

Using the formula $F = ma$ , calculate the force needed to accelerate a 7 kg mass at 3 m/s².

a)

18 Newtons

b)

21 Newtons

c)

24 Newtons

d)

27 Newtons

7.

A cyclist increases their speed from 5 m/s to 15 m/s over a period of 5 seconds. What is the cyclist's acceleration?

a)

1 m/s²

b)

2 m/s²

c)

3 m/s²

d)

4 m/s²

8.

A box is dragged across a floor with a force of 50 Newtons over a distance of 3 meters. How much work is done on the box?

a)

100 Joules

b)

150 Joules

c)

200 Joules

d)

250 Joules

9.

If the mass of an object is 12 kg and the gravitational force is 9.8 m/s², calculate the weight of the object.

a)

107.6 Newtons

b)

117.6 Newtons

c)

127.6 Newtons

d)

137.6 Newtons

10.

A pulley system has an effort force of 50 Newtons and a load of 200 Newtons. What is the mechanical advantage of the system?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

A car accelerates from rest to 60 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the car?

a)

10 m/s²

b)

12 m/s²

c)

14 m/s²

d)

16 m/s²

12.

A worker applies a force of 25 Newtons to push a box along a 10-meter path. If the force is applied in the direction of the path, calculate the total work done.

a)

200 Joules

b)

250 Joules

c)

300 Joules

d)

350 Joules

13.

Given a mass of 15 kg and a gravitational acceleration of 10 m/s², determine the weight of the object.

a)

140 Newtons

b)

150 Newtons

c)

160 Newtons

d)

170 Newtons

14.

A simple machine has an input force of 20 Newtons and an output force of 80 Newtons. Calculate the mechanical advantage of this machine.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

15.

Using the formula $F = ma$ , find the force exerted by a 5 kg mass accelerating at 6 m/s².

a)

25 Newtons

b)

30 Newtons

c)

35 Newtons

d)

40 Newtons

16.

A vehicle travels 100 meters in 5 seconds. Calculate its average velocity.

a)

15 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

30 m/s

17.

If a force of 10 Newtons is applied to a mass of 2 kilograms, what is the resulting acceleration?

a)

3 m/s²

b)

4 m/s²

c)

5 m/s²

d)

6 m/s²

18.

Calculate the work done when a force of 40 Newtons is used to move an object 8 meters.

a)

280 Joules

b)

320 Joules

c)

360 Joules

d)

400 Joules

19.

What is the weight of an object with a mass of 20 kilograms on Earth, where the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s²?

a)

196 Newtons

b)

206 Newtons

c)

216 Newtons

d)

226 Newtons

20.

A seesaw has a fulcrum at its center, and one arm is twice as long as the other. What is the mechanical advantage of the seesaw?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

Using the formula $F = ma$ , calculate the force required to accelerate a 10 kg mass at 2 m/s².

a)

15 Newtons

b)

20 Newtons

c)

25 Newtons

d)

30 Newtons

22.

A car increases its speed from 0 to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the car's acceleration?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

3 m/s²

c)

4 m/s²

d)

5 m/s²

23.

A person pushes a crate with a force of 60 Newtons over a distance of 4 meters. How much work is done on the crate?

a)

220 Joules

b)

240 Joules

c)

260 Joules

d)

280 Joules

24.

If an object has a mass of 50 kg and the gravitational force is 9.8 m/s², calculate the weight of the object.

a)

480 Newtons

b)

490 Newtons

c)

500 Newtons

d)

510 Newtons

25.

How fast an object is moving is its...

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Vector

d)

Acceleration

26.

Speed = _______________

a)

Distance + time

b)

Distance – time

c)

Distance x time

d)

Distance / time

27.

If an airplane travels 500km in 5 hours, what was its speed?

a)

100 km/hr

b)

2,500 km/hr

c)

0.01 km/hr

d)

495 hm/hr

28.

A boat travels 90km in 10 hours. What was its speed?

a)

9 km/hr

b)

90 km/hr

c)

1.11 km/hr

d)

80 km/hr

29.

What was the bicyclist's speed if they biked 60 miles in 5 hours?

a)

12 miles/hour

b)

300 miles/hour

c)

55 miles/hour

d)

0.083 miles/hour

30.

Another way to explain the speed and direction of a object would be to describe it’s ________

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

31.

The difference between speed and velocity is...

a)

Speed has direction.

b)

Velocity has direction.

c)

They are the same thing.

32.

This occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

33.

Acceleration =

a)

$\frac{\left(FinalVelocity\ -\ InitialVelocity\right)}{Time}$

b)

$\left(FinalVelocity\ -\ InitialVelocity\right)$

c)

$\frac{Time}{\left(FinalVelocity\ -\ Initial\ Velocity\right)}$

d)

$\frac{\left(InitialVelocity\ -\ FinalVelocity\right)}{Time}$

34.

A car speeds up from 25 m/s to 45 m/s in 4 seconds. What was its acceleration?

a)

1.8 m.s^2

b)

11.25 m/s^2

c)

5 m/s^s

d)

5 m/s

35.

Andrea is walking at 3 m/s. She sees the ice cream truck and starts running towards it. In 5 seconds, she speeds up to 7 m/s. What is her acceleration?

a)

0.8 m/s^2

b)

0.667 m/s^2

c)

0.295 m/s^2

d)

0.295 m/s

36.

A biker speeds up from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. What was their average acceleration?

a)

20 m/s^2

b)

2 m/s^2

c)

20 m/s

d)

0 m/s^2

37.

Lulu is standing at the starting line for a race. She starts running and speeds up to 3 m/s in 30 seconds. What was her acceleration?

a)

0.1 m/s^2

b)

0.1 m/s

c)

10 m/s^2

d)

10 m/s

38.

If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

You ride your bike around the block at a constant speed of 11 km/h.

a)

Acceleration occurred because speed increased.

b)

Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.

c)

Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.

40.

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

41.

What is this?

"This car is speeding up"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

42.

What is this?

"Rocky is running 8mph North"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

43.

What is this?

"The car has to go from 40mph to 60mph when entering the freeway"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

44.

What is this?

"The car is traveling at 150 kilometers per hour"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

45.

Force is measured in.....

a)

kg, mg or g

b)

m/s 2

c)

m/s

d)

N

46.

If you increase the mass on an object, its acceleration

a)

decreases

b)

stays the same

c)

also increases

d)

stops

47.

How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s^2.

a)

8N

b)

1.6N

c)

0.6N

d)

15N

48.

How much force is needed to accelerate a 25kg bowling ball at 2m/s².

a)

50N

b)

5N

c)

12.5N

d)

100N

49.

If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?

a)

1 m

b)

2 m/s²

c)

4m/s²

d)

1 m/s²

50.

For an object to remain at rest, which of the following must be true?

a)

The forces on it are balanced

b)

There is no friction

c)

Gravity does not act on it

d)

The object has no mass

51.

In a car accident, a passenger not wearing a seat belt may crash through a windshield because of his or her inertia.

a)

False

b)

True

52.

An object will remain at rest unless a balanced force acts upon it.

a)

False

b)

True

53.

What are Newton's 3 Laws?

a)

Law of Action-Reaction, Law of Inertia and Law of Velocity

b)

Law of Speed, Law of Action-Reaction, Law of Force and Acceleration

c)

Law of Inertia, Law of Force and Acceleration, and Law of Action-Reaction

d)

Law of Mass and Acceleration, Law of Action-Reaction, and Law of Inertia

54.

Newton's law of motion describes the relationship of force, mass, and acceleration. Write the equation.

a)

M=F/A

b)

F=MA

c)

A= F/M

d)

All of the above

55.

If you increase the force on an object, its acceleration?

a)

decreases

b)

stays the same

c)

also increases

d)

stops

56.

Look at this scenario, which law does this represent?

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Force and Acceleration

c)

Law of Action-Reaction

57.

What is the magnitude (size) and direction of the net force?

a)

15 N to the left

b)

15 N to the right

c)

1 N to the left

d)

1 N to the right

58.

Acceleration is measured ....

a)

kg, mg, g

b)

N

c)

meter

d)

m/s 2

59.

Which equation expresses acceleration

a)

a = ( Vf - Vi ) / T

b)

Pick the other one.

60.

When calculating motion the only time you multiply is when you are finding ......

a)

Acceleration

b)

Mass

c)

Force

d)

Speed

61.

Calculation of acceleration

a)

N/ kg

b)

kg / N

c)

N x kg

d)

S / T

62.

Calculation for acceleration

a)

kg. x g

b)

Kg / N

c)

N/ g

d)

g x N

63.

Calculation for mass

a)

kg x m/s 2

b)

g / m/s 2

c)

N / ms 2

d)

kg + ms 2

64.

Which grocery basket would have greater acceleration

a)

b)

c)

d)

65.

Which grocery basket would have less acceleration?

a)

b)

c)

d)

66.

Measure of energy transfer when an object is moved over a distance by a force.

a)

distance

b)

force

c)

work

67.

A push or pull on an object.

a)

distance

b)

force

c)

work

68.

How far an object moves.

a)

distance

b)

force

c)

work

69.

Units for distance.

a)

Newtons

b)

Joules

c)

Meters

70.

Units for force

a)

Newtons

b)

Joules

c)

Meters

71.

Units for work

a)

Newtons

b)

Joules

c)

Meters

72.

What formula?
F=10 N
d=5m
W=?

a)

$W=f\ \times\ d$

b)

$F=\frac{W}{d}$

c)

$d=\frac{W}{F}$

73.

What formula?
F= 7 N
d= ?
W=9 J

a)

$W=f\ \times\ d$

b)

$F=\frac{W}{d}$

c)

$d=\frac{W}{F}$

74.

What formula?
F= ?
d= 5
W=9 J

a)

$W=f\ \times\ d$

b)

$F=\frac{W}{d}$

c)

$d=\frac{W}{F}$

75.

Solve
F= ?
d= 25m
W=100 J

F=\frac{W}{d}

a)

4 N

b)

0.25 N

c)

2500 N

76.

Solve
F= 50 N
d= 5 m
W= ?

W=F\times d

a)

250 J

b)

0.1 J

c)

10 J

77.

Solve
F= 40 N
d= ?
W= 5 J

d=\frac{W}{F}

a)

200 m

b)

0.125 m

c)

8 m

78.

Solve
F= ?
d=10 m
W=20 J

F=\frac{W}{d}

a)

200 N

b)

0.5 N

c)

2 N

79.

Solve
F= 0.25 N
d= 60 m
W= ?

W=F\times d

a)

0.004 J

b)

15 J

c)

240 J

80.

Solve
F= 100 N
d= 10 m
W= ?

W=F\times d

a)

1000 J

b)

0.1 J

c)

10 J

81.

Is this an example of work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

82.

What is needed to calculate work?

a)

time and distance

b)

speed and distance

c)

force and direction

d)

acceleration and velocity

83.

What is the unit of measurement for work?

a)

meters

b)

newtons

c)

m/s

d)

Joules

84.

Is this an example of work?

a)

Yes

b)

No!

85.

You have to push with 15 N of force to move it 10 meters. How much work do you do?

a)

15 Joules

b)

150 Joules

c)

1.5 Joules

d)

.67 Joules

86.

500 J of work is done by a person who uses a force of 50N to move a box, how far does it go?

a)

10 m

b)

0.1 m

c)

25,000 m

d)

10 J

87.

Newtons are the unit for _____________.

a)

Work

b)

Distance

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

88.

A push or a pull

a)

Work

b)

Force

c)

Acceleration

d)

Speed

89.

The unit for energy and work is

a)

meters

b)

joules

c)

newtons

d)

watts

90.

How do you calculate the force of an object due to gravity?

a)

F = m/a

b)

W = m/a

c)

W = mg

d)

F = ma

91.

What is the gravitational force experienced by objects on the surface of Earth?

a)

1.6 meters per second squared

b)

9.8 meters per second squared

c)

25 meters per second squared

d)

10 meters per second squared

92.

As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity

a)

also increases

b)

decreases

93.

As the mass of one or both objects increases, the force of gravity

a)

also increases

b)

decreases

94.

As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity

a)

also increases

b)

decreases

95.

The amount of matter in an object is

a)

pressure

b)

weight

c)

mass

d)

force

96.

If a 4kg cat accelerates at 3 m/s², what is the force applied?

a)

7 Newtons

b)

12 Newtons

c)

10 Newtons

d)

15 Newtons

97.

A truck travels 300 meters in 20 seconds. What is its average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

25 m/s

98.

What is the mechanical advantage of a lever with an effort arm of 2 meters and a load arm of 0.5 meters?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

99.

If a car decelerates from 100 m/s to 50 m/s over 10 seconds, what is its average acceleration?

a)

-5 m/s²

b)

-10 m/s²

c)

5 m/s²

d)

10 m/s²

100.

What is the mechanical advantage of a lever with an effort arm of 2 meters and a load arm of 0.5 meters?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

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