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Forces and Motion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Find the missing Newton to put the object in equilibrium.
a)
5N
b)
6N
c)
7N
d)
1N
2.
Find the missing Newton to put the object in equilibrium.
a)
11N
b)
10N
c)
17.5N
d)
9N
3.

Aria and Michael are trying to determine if their toy car is moving. They use a nearby tree as a point of comparison. What is this point of comparison called?

a)

gravity

b)

motion

c)

reference point

d)

Net force

4.
You read in class, "How Soccer Can Help Us Understand Physics". Once it is in motion, what does an object like a soccer ball have a natural tendency to do?
a)
It has a natural tendency to slow down.
b)
It has a natural tendency to stop.
c)
It has a natural tendency to change directions.
d)
It has a natural tendency to keep moving.
5.
Swimmers wearing full-body suits that reduced underwater friction were able to swim faster than other swimmers. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
a)
Some swimmers shaved their entire bodies to reduce friction caused by hair and increase their speed.
b)
After losing contests by a tenth of a second, some swimmers started ridding their bodies of hair to reduce friction.
c)
Swimmers wearing full-body suits swam at the same speed as swimmers wearing shirts and shorts that clung closely to their skin.
d)
Swimmers wearing full-body suits began to break world records and started winning all the races.
6.

During a science fair, Jackson presented a project on forces and motion. Which scientist is credited for his work with forces and motion?

a)

Wegner

b)

Copernicus

c)

Newton

d)

Kepler

7.

Ava noticed that when she pushed her book across the table, it eventually stopped moving. An example of a contact force is

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

Baby Yoda

d)

electricity

8.
An example of a non contact force is
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
Baby Yoda
d)
rubbing
9.

Liam and Oliver are pushing a box from opposite sides. The overall force on the box when all of the individual forces acting on it are added together is called a/an

a)

motion

b)

Newton

c)

net force

d)

relative motion

10.
Unbalanced forces
a)
are forces NOT equal in strength
b)
are equal in strength
c)
do not exist
d)
are only seen in space
11.

Brady and Will are conducting a physics experiment. They need to measure the force applied to an object. What is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Pascal

12.

Which of the following is an example of a balanced force?

a)

A book resting on a table

b)

A car accelerating

c)

A ball falling

d)

A rocket launching

13.

Milania pushes a box on a frictionless surface, and then stops pushing. What happens to the box when the net force acting on it is zero?

a)

It accelerates

b)

It changes direction

c)

It remains at rest or moves with constant velocity

d)

It deforms

14.

What is the effect of balanced forces on an object?

a)

The object will accelerate.

b)

The object will change direction.

c)

The object will remain at rest or move with constant velocity.

d)

The object will deform.

15.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)

A book resting on a table

b)

A car accelerating

c)

A ball at rest

d)

A rocket in space with no thrust

16.

What is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion called?

a)

Inertia

b)

Momentum

c)

Force

d)

Velocity