wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Unit 2 Force and Motion

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Law is F=MA

a)

Newtons First

b)

Newtons Second

c)

Newtons Third

d)

Law of conservation of momentum

2.

What does the 'M' stand for in the equation F=MA?

a)

Mass

b)

Momentum

c)

Magnitude

d)

Motion

3.

Which law explains why we need to wear seatbelts in a car?

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's Second Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

d)

Law of Universal Gravitation

4.

To make an object move you must first apply ---

a)

an opposing force

b)

an unbalanced force

c)

a stationary force

d)

a vertical force

5.

a force is best defined as ---

a)

the application of weight

b)

a push or pull that is exerted on matter

c)

the flow of electric charges

d)

a bond in which electrons are shared

6.

A student pushes against a wall with 20 N of force and the wall does not move. In this situation, the wall exerts --

a)

0 N of force

b)

less than 20 N of force

c)

20 N of force

d)

more than 20 N of force

7.

Which change would require more force to pull the wooden block up the ramp?

a)

Have the student use two hands

b)

Reduce the mass of the wooden block.

c)

Restack the books so the thinnest book is on the bottom.

d)

Glue sandpaper to the surface of the ramp.

8.

Oliver stepped onto a three-car subway train with standing room only. What caused him to fall backward into other riders when the train suddenly moved forward?

a)

He was riding in the last car of the train.

b)

He had heat exhaustion from the overcrowded train.

c)

Oliver's body resisted a change in the subway train's inertia.

d)

Oliver's body was responding to the force of gravity.

9.

Which law of motion predicts that a moving hockey puck will continue to move in the same direction at the same speed unless acted upon by another force?

a)

Newton's First Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

d)

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

10.

Which law explains the relationship among mass, force and acceleration?

a)

Universal Law of Gavitation

b)

Newton's First Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

d)

Newton's Third Law of Motion

11.

The force of an object, with a certain mass accelerating at a certain rate, can be determined by using the equation below.


force = mass x acceleration


Which object would have the greatest force?

a)

A 5 kg object accelerating at 10 m/s

b)

A 5 kg object accelerating at 20 m/s

c)

a 20 kg object accelerating at 4 m/s

d)

a 20 kg object accelerating at 3 m/s

12.

Which of these would be different for an object if measured on the Earth and on the Moon?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Density

13.

The diagram below show the forces acting on a soccer ball.


In which of the diagrams will the ball remain motionless?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

14.

In the diagram below, a girl sits on a sled and slides down a hill of snow. Which arrow represents the force of friction opposing the motion of the sled down the hill?

a)

Arrow A

b)

Arrow B

c)

Arrow C

d)

Arrow D

15.

Which of these examples best illustrates Newton's Second Low of Motion?

a)

A 100 Ib boy has twice as much inertia as a 200 Ib boy.

b)

A truck needs a more powerful engine than a small car.

c)

A hockey puck slides easily across the ice.

d)

A satellite stays in orbit for a long time.

16.

Which setup below would require the least force to lift a 100-gram mass a distance of 10 centimeters?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, if Mike pushes down on the springboard to being his dive, what is the reaction force?

a)

Mike splashing into the water

b)

The springboard pushing Mike into the air

c)

The height of the water when Mike enters the water

d)

The sound the board makes as he pushes into the air

18.

Which principle best explains why the sprinkler spins?

a)

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

Solid substances are usually more dense than liquid substance.

c)

Energy is released when water condenses.

d)

Most substances expand when heated and contract when cooled.

19.

Ana pushed on a big rock in her back yard. She was unable to get it to move because she did not -

a)

apply enough force

b)

have a good grip on the rock

c)

have enough mass

d)

weigh enough

20.

Many bicycles use a hand brake to control their speed. When the brake is engaged, a rubber pad presses against the tire. What force of motion does the hand brake rely upon to slow the bicycle?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Electricity

d)

Magnetism

21.

Which of the following situations is an example of Newton's third law of motion?

a)

A boy jumping on a trampoline

b)

A boy falling forward when a bus stops

c)

A chair sitting on the floor

d)

An apple falling from a tree

22.

In a head-on collision, a person who is not wearing a seat belt continues to move forward at the original speed of the car because of -

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

gravity

d)

inertia

23.

A recent space shuttle mission carried a piece of cargo that had a mass of 122 kg with a weight of 1195.6 N. While orbiting the Earth, the astronauts weighted the equipment again and found it to be 24.4 N.


What was the mass of the equipment at this point?

a)

122 kg

b)

7.6 kg

c)

4.88 kg

d)

2.49 kg

24.

A student used 12 newtons of force to push a box 4 meters down the driveway. Using the formula, how much work, measured in joules (J), did they do to move the box? Work = force x distance

a)

3 J

b)

8 J

c)

16 J

d)

48 J

25.

What will happen to the mass of a ball if it is moved from Earth to the Moon?

a)

The mass will increase

b)

The mass will remain the same

c)

The mass will decrease

d)

The mass will not exist

26.

Which term refers to the tendency of an object to maintain its state of motion?

a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
acceleration
d)
momentum
27.

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

a)
Speed and velocity are the same thing.
b)
Velocity is the rate at which an object covers distance, while speed is the rate at which an object covers distance in a specific direction.
c)

Velocity is always greater than zero, but speed can be greater or less than zero.

d)
Speed is the rate at which an object covers distance, while velocity is the rate at which an object covers distance in a specific direction.
28.

Which scenario best demonstrates an example of Newton's first law of motion?

a)
An object in motion will eventually come to a stop on its own.
b)

A rocket lifts off from a launch pad.

c)

A car passenger moves forward when a car suddenly stops.

d)

A shopping cart accelerates when it is pushed. 

29.

What force, in newtons, is required to keep the object in the picture below at rest?

a)

0 N

b)

12 N

c)

18 N

d)

48 N

30.

A force of 6.0 N is applied horizontally to a 3.0 kg crate initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. After the crate is pushed for 1.5 seconds, it has a velocity of 3.0 m/s. Does this support Newton's second law of motion, that force equals mass times acceleration? Explain.

a)

No, because the mass and the velocity of the crate are equal.

b)

Yes, because the mass and the velocity of the crate are equal.

c)

No, because the acceleration of the crate is 2.0 m/s2.

d)

Yes, because the acceleration of the crate is 2.0 m/s2.

31.

At which point in the car's motion is the magnitude of its acceleration the largest?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

32.

Kartianna is pushing a lawn mower using a force of 300 N. If she pushes the mower a distance of 800 m, how much work has she done?

a)

80,000 J

b)

480,000 J

c)

240,000 J

d)

110,000 J

33.

A student used 12 newtons of force to push a box 4 meters down the driveway. How much work, measured in joules (J), did they do to move the box?

a)

8 J

b)

48 J

c)

16 J

d)

24 J

34.

A car is driving 18 meters per second. It then merges on to a highway and accelerates at a rate of 6 meters per second per second for 2.0 seconds. It then remains at this speed. What is the speed of the car on the highway?

a)

30 km/s

b)

3 km/s

c)

30 m/s

d)

3 m/s

35.

The table shows the mass and velocity of four objects. Which object has the least inertia?

a)

Z

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

W

36.

What was the race car's average speed along the track in meters per second to the nearest integer?

a)

60 m/s

b)

54 m/s

c)

100 m/s

d)

185 m/s

37.

Jenny drives her car 7 kilometers north. She stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometers south. What is her displacement?

a)
12 kilometers north
b)
5 kilometers north
c)

2 kilometers south

d)
2 kilometers north
38.

Karmiah goes cruising on her dirt bike. She rides 700m north, 300m south, 400m north, 600m south, 1200m south 300m north and finally 100m north. What distance did she cover?

a)

2000km

b)

3600m

c)
6000m
d)

3600km

39.

A delivery truck drives 4 miles West before turning right and driving 6 miles North to make a delivery. Find the delivery truck’s distance and displacement.

a)

10 mi SE

b)

8.32 mi SE

c)

7.21 mi NW

d)

2 mi NW

40.

What should go in the blank, to make the following statement be TRUE?

Vector (Δd) quantities have a (____________________) Scalar(d) quantities only have a one of these things.

a)

magnitude and a direction

b)

mass and acceleration

c)

distance and time

d)

speed and velocity

41.

If you go around a 400 m track and finish where you started, you traveled a distance of 400 m, but you have been displaced by how much?

a)

800m South

b)

400m North

c)

800m

d)

0m

42.

What kind of forces can change the direction of an object?

a)

balanced forces

b)

speed and inertia

c)

friction and gravity

d)

mass and velocity

43.

What is the difference between average speed and instantaneous speed?

a)

average speed is a calculation of the total speed you averaged when traveling a specific distance and instantaneous speed is a snapshot of your speed right now

b)

average speed is the speed at a specific point in the journey, while instantaneous speed is the speed at the end of the journey

c)

average speed is the speed at a particular moment in time, while instantaneous speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken.

d)

average speed and instantaneous speed are the same thing.

44.

In a collision, because the forces acting on the two objects are equal and opposite, the transfer of momentum must be the same. What does this statement apply to?

a)

Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

c)

Law of Conservation of Movement

d)

Law of Conservation of Matter

45.

What does this graph represent?

a)

The object is moving at a constant speed, so it has 0 acceleration

b)

The object is speeding up, therefore it has a positive acceleration

c)

The object is not moving, therefore it has 0 acceleration

d)

The object is slowing down, so it has a negative acceleration

46.

An old trick to determine an approximate distance to a storm is to count the number of seconds it takes to hear a peal of thunder after seeing a lightning bolt and divide that number by 5 to get the number of miles to the storm. If it takes 15 seconds for thunder to reach an observer 3 miles away, about how fast is the sound of the thunder traveling in miles per second to the nearest tenth?

a)

2.0

b)

5.2

c)

0.2

d)

0.5

47.

Which of the following objects has the greatest inertia?

a)

A 20.0 kg object at rest

b)

A 10.0 kg object at rest

c)

A 5.0 kg object moving at 5.0 m/s

d)

A 15 kg object moving at 1.0 m/s

48.

A sports car accelerates at a constant rate from rest to a speed of 27.8 m/s in 8.00 s. What is the displacement of the sports car in this time interval?

a)

114 m

b)
278 m
c)

111 m

d)

221 m

49.

A swimmer starting from rest has a final velocity of 2.0 m/s after 20 seconds. What is her average acceleration?

a)
0.1 m/s^2
b)
2.5 m/s^2
c)
1.0 m/s^2
d)
0.5 m/s^2
50.

If a train is traveling west at a rate of 30 kilometers per hour, how could a passenger on the train be moving west at a rate of 28 kilometers per hour?

a)

the passenger is walking east on the train at a rate of 28 kilometers per hour.

b)

The passenger is walking west on the train at a rate of 28 kilometers per hour.

c)

The passenger is walking west on the train at a rate of 2 kilometers per hour.

d)

the passenger is walking east on the train at a rate of 2 kilometers per hour.

51.

What Laws did Isaac Newton help create?

a)
Laws of motion and law of universal gravitation
b)
Laws of magnetism and law of inertia
c)
Laws of thermodynamics and law of conservation of energy
d)
Laws of attraction and law of relativity
52.

What is the formula for speed?

a)
distance + time
b)
distance - time
c)
distance x time
d)
distance/time
53.

What is the formula for momentum?

a)
mass minus velocity
b)
mass plus velocity
c)
mass divided by velocity
d)
mass multiplied by velocity
54.

What do you call a push or pull on an object?

a)

Chemical

b)

Force

c)

Magnet

55.

Which force holds us to earth's surface?

a)

Friction

b)

Mass

c)

Gravity

56.

The amount of matter in an object is known as?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

57.

At which location would your mass be the greatest?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Your mass stays the same everywhere.

58.

Gravity affects which of the following?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight and Mass

c)

Weight

59.

What force keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth?

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

gravity

60.

Which surface would cause the greatest friction?

a)

carpet

b)

ice

c)

snow

61.

Which force acts on an object by touching the object?

a)

Electricity

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

62.

When sand is poured on an icy road, what force are we increasing to help cars stay on the road?

a)

Electricity

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

63.

On which surface would a toy car travel the furthest when pushed?

a)

Ice

b)

Carpet

c)

Snow

64.

Which of these objects would be attracted to a magnet?

a)

nails

b)

wood

c)

paper

65.

The north pole of one magnet will be attracted to the _________ pole of another.

a)

east

b)

south

c)

north

66.

What will happen if you try to put the south pole of one magnet and the south pole of another magnet together?

a)

The magnets will attract or move together

b)

The magnets will repel or move away.

c)

The magnets will not attract or repel

67.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

68.

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

volume

69.

The force of attraction between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between the objects

a)

friction

b)

pull

c)

gravity

70.

Gravitational force exerted on an object.

a)

gravity

b)

weight

c)

mass

71.

The level of the surface of the ocean

a)

sea level

b)

mountain level

c)

water level

72.

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, objects at rest tend to stay at rest, unless acted upon by a force.

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

inertia

73.

Force can be defined as

a)

A push

b)

A pull

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Strong

74.

The force that keeps you on the ground is

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Speed

d)

Vertical

75.

Newton’s Second Law of Motion states that

a)

An object acted upon by a force will accelerate in the direction of the force

b)

An object acted upon by a force will decelerate in the direction of the force

c)

An object acted upon by a force will accelerate in the direction opposite the force

d)

An object acted upon by a force will decelerate in a direction opposite the force

76.

The mathematical formula for Newton’s second law is

a)

W=mg

b)

F=ma

c)

S=d/t

d)

F=a/m

77.

Mass is the amount of space an object occupies, while weight is the force acting upon the object

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Force is measured by the unit called

a)

Meters

b)

Newtons

c)

Joules

d)

Foot-pounds

79.

The force acting between two objects sliding past each other is called

a)

Sliding friction

b)

Static friction

c)

Rolling Friction

d)

Hydrofriction

80.

The slowing effect of friction is caused by

a)

Gnomes

b)

Bumps and dips on the opposing surfaces

c)

Gravity

d)

Invisible force

81.

According to Newton’s second law, as mass increases acceleration does what?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Does not change

82.

Air resistance is a type of friction between what two things?

a)

Rising objects and air

b)

Falling objects and air

83.

A parachute increases the air resistance on a sky diver. This allows the skydiver to reach a safe what?

a)

Patch of ground

b)

Jump zone

c)

Terminal velocity

84.

Motion is

a)

A vector

b)

Unchangeable

c)

A change in position of objects over time

85.

Motion can be measured by

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

All of these

86.

Speed is defined as

a)

Stimulants

b)

Distance and direction

c)

Distance traveled over time (D/t)

d)

Distance over time plus direction

87.

A change in speed or direction due to outside forces is called

a)

Displacement

b)

Motion

c)

Gravity

d)

Acceleration

88.

Speed is stated as ____________, while velocity is stated as _______________.

a)

Distance/time with direction; only distance/time

b)

Only distance/time; Distance/time with direction

89.

A bowling ball rolled with a force of 15 N accelerates at a rate of 3 m/sec squared. What is its mass?

a)

4 kg

b)

3 kg

c)

5 kg

d)

1 kg

90.

An object with a mass of 15 kg would weigh how much on Earth?

a)

147 N

b)

14.7 N

c)

1470 N

d)

1.47 N

91.

Which graph shows the acceleration of the object with the largest mass? Assume that the force applied is equal for each graph.

a)
b)
c)
d)
92.

Distance is

a)

Total length of the path taken.

b)

Total length of the path taken plus direction

c)

The difference in initial and final positions

d)

The difference in initial and final positions plus direction

93.

Displacement is

a)

The total length of the path taken

b)

The total length of the path taken plus direction

c)

The difference in initial and final positions

d)

The difference in initial and final positions plus direction