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Motion and Forces

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 16hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

a)

25 miles/hr

b)

5 miles/hr

c)

125 km/hr

d)

50 km/hr

2.

What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?

a)

20 miles

b)

10 m/min

c)

10 miles/hr

d)

20 hrs

3.

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

a)

km/hr

b)

hr

c)

km

d)

s

4.

Which of the following is a unit of time?

a)

km/hr

b)

hr

c)

km

d)

mi

5.

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

a)

miles/hr

b)

mi

c)

s

d)

min

6.

Mrs. Avery speed walked 2 miles in 10 minutes, what is her speed?

a)

0.2 miles/min

b)

2 miles/min

c)

20 miles/min

d)

40 miles/min

7.

What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?

a)

20 miles/hr

b)

20 m/min

c)

800 m/min

d)

200 miles/hr

8.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

9.

What is the speed of a car that travels 150 miles in three hours?

a)

50mph

b)

30mph

c)

60mph

d)

450mph

10.

What is the speed of a car that travels 180 miles in 3 hours?

a)

60mph

b)

90mph

c)

420mph

d)

30mph

11.

Segment A-B The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

12.

Which runner won the race?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

13.

Which runner stopped for a rest?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

14.

How long did Charlie stop for a rest?

a)

2.5 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

5 seconds

15.

What is the net force?

a)

20 N 

b)

0 N 

c)

400 N 

d)

40 N 

16.

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?

a)

The boy in blue will win.

b)

They will not move at all.

c)

The boy in red will win.

d)

Both will fall down.

17.

Calculate the Net Force. 

a)

60N, Left 

b)

40N, Right 

c)

0N

d)

60N, Right

18.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

19.

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

a)

0 s

b)

10 s

c)

15 s

d)

20 s

20.

Which force produces a change in motion?

a)

unbalanced force

b)

balanced force

c)

gravitational force

d)

frictional force

21.

What is the net force?

a)

30 N 

b)

25 N 

c)

5 N 

d)

55 N 

22.

The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the...

a)

net force

b)

action force

c)

reaction force

d)

balance force

23.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

24.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

25.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

26.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

27.

Which is faster?

a)

walking

b)

skating

c)

biking

28.

Which scene matches the graph?

a)

Jonathon walked to his girlfriends house - stayed a while then walked home

b)

Justice rode her bike to the mall

c)

Yeshua walked home from school

29.

Which runner had a head start?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

30.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

31.

What is happening at C?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

32.

What is happening at D?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

33.

What is happening at D?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

34.

What is happening at C?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

35.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

36.

How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?

a)

20 s

b)

30 s

c)

60 s

d)

100 s

37.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Gradually slowing down

b)

Gradually speeding up

c)

Constant speed

d)

Stopped

38.

How many times does this object STOP moving?

a)

None

b)

Once

c)

Twice

d)

Three times

39.
a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Which runner won the race?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

41.

What is the total distance the object traveled?

a)

0 meters

b)

20 meters

c)

50 meters

d)

60 meters

42.

Which part of this graph shows the journey home?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

43.

The graph shows the distance a student walks down a hall over time. During which time interval was the student moving the fastest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

Select the times that the object is NOT moving according to the graph. (Could be more than one)

a)

0-10 minutes.

b)

10-20 minutes.

c)

20-30 minutes.

d)

30-40 minutes.

45.

A baseball is thrown a distance of 20 meters. What is its speed if it takes 0.5 seconds to cover the distance?

a)

40 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

3 m/s

d)

30 m/s

46.

Calculate the average speed between 0 and 10 hours.

a)

2 km/h

b)

3 km/h

c)

1 km/h

d)

5 km/h

47.

What type of graph is shown above?

a)

distance/time

b)

speed/time

c)

velocity/time

d)

average speed/time

48.

Distance is plotted on the ______axis and time is plotted on the ______ axis.

a)

Y,X

b)

X,Y

c)

X,X

d)

can't be plotted on either axis

49.

Look at the diagram. What would be the direction of the motion ?

a)

movement to the left

b)

movement to the right

c)

no movement

50.

If there are two forces going in opposite directions how would you find the net force?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

51.

What is the net force in this example?

a)

200 N left

b)

125 N right

c)

50 N left

d)

75 N right

52.

If a person is picking up a book with the force of 50 N and the gravity is pulling down with 15 N, what is the net force?

a)

50 N dup

b)

35 N up

c)

65 N up

d)

35 N down

53.
Students are playing tug-of-war. If group B pulls the rope to the right with a force of 400 N and group A pulls the rope to the left with a force of 250 N, what will happen to the ribbon in the middle of the rope?
a)
The ribbon will move to the left and group A will win the tug-of-war.
b)
The ribbon will move to the right and group B will win the tug-of-war.
54.

Is the Net Force balanced or Unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

55.

Mrs. King and Mr. King decided to move a dresser across the room. They both stood on the same side and pushed left with a total of 30N of force, although there was 10N of friction. What is the net force and direction?

a)

40N Left

b)

30N Left

c)

20N Left

d)

10N Left

56.
What is the net force?
a)
65 N left
b)
65 N right
c)
35 N left
d)
35 N right
57.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
58.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
59.

You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N to the right. What is the net force on the couch?

a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 n right
d)
50 N left
60.
Calculate the net force shown in the  diagram?
a)
41 N
b)
25 N
c)
16 N
d)
9 N
61.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)

20N, left

b)

35N, Right

c)

5N, Left

d)

25N, Right

62.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

63.
What is the net force?
a)

20 N, Right

b)

0 N, No direction

c)

400 N, Right

d)

40 N, Right

64.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

65.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
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