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Year 9 Physics Autumn Assessment 2024

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Quantities that have size and direction are called (a)   .

2.

Quantities with a size but no direction are called (a)   .

3.

A person walks 5 m north and then 5 m south. Calculate the distance they travel.

(a)  

4.

A person walks 5 m north and then 5 m south. Calculate their displacement.

(a)  

5.

Two cars are travelling at 10 m/s, in different directions. Select the sentences that are true.

a)

Their speeds are the same.

b)

Their speeds are different.

c)

Their velocities are the same.

d)

Their velocities are different.

6.

Jasmine runs exactly 3 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the DISPLACEMENT?

a)

800 m

b)

400 m

c)

0 m

d)

1200 m

7.

A contact force is from

a)

objects physically touching

b)

far apart objects

c)

not touching object

d)

always a pull

8.

A non-contact force is between

a)

two objects that aren't touching

b)

two objects that are touching

c)

the ground and wheels

d)

you and me

9.

The three examples pictured are of

a)

Non-contact Forces

b)

Contact Forces

10.

The force between the two people through the rope is

a)

Tension

b)

Thrust

c)

Gravity

d)

Friction

11.

Gravitational Force is a

a)

Contact Force

b)

Myth

c)

Non-contact Force

12.

Magnetic Force is an example of ____________ force.

a)

contact

b)

non-contact

c)

balanced

d)

unbalanced

13.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
14.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
15.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)

Moon has more mass, and therefore stronger gravity

b)

Moon has less mass, and therefore stronger gravity

c)

Moon has more mass, and therefore weaker gravity

d)

Moon has less mass and therefore weaker gravity

16.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
17.
The force of gravity on Jupiter is a little more than 2 times the gravitational force on Earth. If an object has a mass of 50 kg and a weight of 490 N on Earth, what would be the object's approximate mass and weight on Jupiter?
a)
50 kg and 490 N
b)
100 kg and 490 N
c)
50 kg and 980 N
d)
100 kg and 980 N
18.

As distance between two objects increase the gravitational force 

a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
19.
What does this tool measure?
a)
weight
b)
meters
c)
mass
d)
force
20.

What is Newtons 1st law

a)

An object at rest will remain at rest

b)

F=m*a

c)

Mass and acceleration

d)

Equal and opposite forces

21.

John pushes against the wall. The wall in turn exerts a force in the opposite direction. Which one of Newton's laws is this?

a)

2nd law

b)

3rd law

c)

1st law

d)

4th law

22.

Which one of these is the 2nd law?

a)

The harder I push this, the faster it accelerates.

b)

If I am in a car crash, and the car stops, why do I keep going forward?

c)

When I push on my desk, it pushes back at me

d)

When i drop a feather and a brick and there is no air resistance, they will land the same time

23.

two forces acting in opposite directions on an object, and equal in size

a)

Friction

b)

F=ma

c)

Balanced Force

d)

Friction

24.

What is the resultant force?

a)

40 N left

b)

0 N Balalnced

c)

400 N right

d)

40 N right

25.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move in both directions. 
26.

What is the resultant/ net force?

a)

400 N Up

b)

400 N Down

c)

- 400 N Down

d)

800 N Down

27.

If forces on an object are unbalanced, it will _______

a)

make the object to move or change direction.

b)

make it move at same speed.

c)

it will remain still.

28.

The head of an arrow represent the __________ of force.

a)

strength

b)

length

c)

direction

29.

The sum of all forces acting on an object is called

a)

unbalanced force.

b)

balanced force.

c)

resultant force.

30.

What is the resultant force?

a)

40N, Left

b)

40N, Right

c)

0N, Balanced

d)

75N, Right

31.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
32.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Segment A-B The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

34.

In which of the following graphs below did one runner overtake (run past) the other?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
36.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

37.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
38.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
39.
Which section of the graph shows constant velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
GH
40.

Calculate the distance travelled in section B.

(a)  

41.

Where is the acceleration the highest?

a)

0-1s

b)

1-3s

c)

3-5s

42.

The area under a velocity-time graph represents (a)   .

43.
In order to do work on an object, the force you exert must be...
a)
The maximum amount of force you are able to exert.
b)
In the same direction as the object's motion.
c)
In a direction opposite to Earth's gravitational force.
d)
quick and deliberate.
44.

It took 500 Newtons of force to push a car four meters. How much work was done?

a)

2000 J

b)

125 J

c)

0.008 J

d)

500 J

45.
What is the formula for work?
a)
Force = work x distance
b)
Distance = force x work
c)
Work = force x distance
d)
Work = force x mass
46.
If a lion drags his prey 10 meters to his den doing 500 joules of work, how much force did he use?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
500 Joules
c)
50,000 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
47.

What is needed calculate power?

a)

work

b)

time

c)

mass

d)

distance

48.

Two workers use 100 N of force to move a sofa 2 meters in 2 seconds. How much power is required?

a)

100 watts

b)

400 watts

c)

104 watts

d)

50 watts

49.
How much time is needed to produce 720 Joules of work if 90 watts of power is used? 
a)
0.125 s
b)
8 s
c)
64800 s
d)
80 s
50.
What is the unit of measurement for Power?
a)
Joules
b)
Newtons
c)
Watts
d)
Meters