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Physical Science 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who developed the first concept of laws of motion?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Albert Einstein

2.

What is the unit of force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Newton

c)

Meter

d)

Second

3.

What is the natural state of an object according to Galileo?

a)

Friction

b)

Rest

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

4.

Which type of inertia refers to an object staying in place unless moved?

a)

Inertia of rest

b)

Inertia of motion

c)

Inertia of acceleration

d)

Inertia of direction

5.

What is the relationship between mass and inertia?

a)

Inverse

b)

Direct

c)

Exponential

d)

No relationship

6.

What is the force that opposes motion between surfaces?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electricity

7.

What is the amount of matter that makes up an object called?

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

8.

Which scientist determined that objects resist motion?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Nikola Tesla

9.

What is the unit of mass?

a)

Second

b)

Meter

c)

Newton

d)

Kilogram

10.

What is the force that causes an object to move or stop?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Inertia

11.

What is the tendency of an object to resist change in its motion?

a)

Inertia

b)

Velocity

c)

Force

d)

Acceleration

12.

What is the force that causes an object to move, stop, or remain at rest?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

d)

Magnetism

13.

What is the unit of force equivalent to 1 kg • m/s²?

a)

Newton

b)

Meter

c)

Second

d)

Kilogram

14.

What type of force is a force in which the net force is equal to zero?

a)

Centripetal force

b)

Unbalanced force

c)

Balanced force

d)

Frictional force

15.

What is an unbalanced force?

a)

A force with negative net force

b)

A force with zero net force

c)

A force with positive net force

d)

A force with infinite net force

16.

An object at rest will ____________ unless acted upon by unbalanced force.

a)

move

b)

remain at rest

c)

move faster

d)

change direction

17.

What kind of force is present in this picture?

a)

friction

b)

normal force

c)

tension

d)

unbalanced force

18.

What do you call Newton's first law of motion?

a)

law of inertia

b)

law of gravity

c)

law of acceleration

d)

law of interaction

19.

How does mass affect the inertia of an object?

a)

Heavier objects have greater inertia.

b)

Lighter objects have greater inertia.

c)

Not all object have inertia.

d)

Inertia is not affected by the mass of an object.

20.

What kind of force can make a moving object slow down or stop?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

normal force

d)

tension force

21.

If an object in motion is not acted on by an unbalanced force, it will continue with the same speed and direction.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

An object's tendency to resist (not) change its state of motion is called ____________.

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

inertia

d)

friction

23.

Who formulated the three laws of motion?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

John Dalton

24.

A climber pulls down on a rope causing his body to lift upward and rise along the rope.

a)

Law of Inertia

b)

Law of Acceleration

c)

Law of Interaction

25.

When a moving bus is suddenly stopped, the passengers tend to fall forward. This is because of

a)

Inertia of rest

b)

Friction

c)

Inertia of motion

d)

Weight