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Ch. 2 Contact Forces Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a common contact force?

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Friction

d)

Nuclear force

2.

What is the purpose of a force diagram?

a)

To calculate mass

b)

To analyze forces acting on an object

c)

To measure temperature

d)

To determine volume

3.

What is momentum?

a)

The product of mass and velocity

b)

The sum of all forces

c)

The rate of change of speed

d)

The measure of gravitational pull

4.

What does the law of conservation of momentum state?

a)

Momentum is always increasing

b)

Momentum is not created/destroyed

c)

Momentum is equal to force times distance

d)

Momentum is inversely proportional to mass

5.

Which term describes the change in position of an object that includes direction?

a)

Speed

b)

Displacement

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

6.

How is speed calculated?

a)

Distance divided by time

b)

Mass times acceleration

c)

Force divided by area

d)

Energy divided by time

7.

What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion also known as?

a)

Law of Acceleration

b)

Law of Inertia

c)

Law of Action-Reaction

d)

Law of Conservation

8.

What formula represents Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?

a)

F = ma

b)

E = mc^2

c)

P = mv

d)

V = IR

9.

What does Newton's 3rd Law of Motion state?

a)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

An object in motion stays in motion

c)

Force equals mass times acceleration

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

10.

Which of the following is NOT a contact force?

a)

Tension

b)

Air resistance

c)

Gravity

d)

Normal force

11.

What is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Watt

d)

Pascal

12.

Which of the following describes acceleration?

a)

Change in velocity over time

b)

Distance traveled per unit time

c)

Mass per unit volume

d)

Force per unit area

13.

What is the term for the force that opposes motion between two surfaces?

a)

Tension

b)

Friction

c)

Normal force

d)

Air resistance

14.

Which of the following is a measure of how fast something is moving in a specific direction?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Displacement

15.

What is the effect of air resistance on a moving object?

a)

It increases the object's speed

b)

It decreases the object's speed

c)

It has no effect on the object's speed

d)

It changes the object's mass

16.

Evidence of air resistance (despite air being invisible) includes . . .

a)

Meteors burning up in Earth's atmosphere

b)

Baseball slowing down after it is thrown

c)

Gravity pulling falling leaves to the ground

17.

The 100 N force pointing up is the ____ force and the 100 N force pointing down is the ____ force.

a)

friction, air resistance

b)

normal, gravity

c)

friction, tension

d)

normal, friction

18.

The SI Unit of momentum is . . .

a)

kg⋅m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m/s

d)

N⋅s

19.

The Law of the Conservation of Momentum states that after colliding, the momentum of the first ball will ____ as the second ball's momentum increases.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain the same

20.

Velocity and speed are the same, except velocity includes a ____.

a)

SI unit

b)

direction

c)

vector

d)

force

21.

A negative value in an acceleration calculation means that the object is moving in what way?

a)

not enough information

b)

accelerating

c)

decelerating

d)

getting faster

22.

Bicyclists fly over the handlebars after slamming on the front brakes because of . . .

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Inertia

23.

Newton's 2nd law of motion deals with . . .

a)

colliding objects

b)

mathematical relationships

c)

action-reactions

d)

objects in space

24.

The car's front end crumbles because of . . .

a)

its fast velocity

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

reaction force from the wall

d)

wall attacks it

25.

What is happening in this position-time graph?

a)

moving away at a constant speed

b)

moving towards at a constant speed

c)

moving away increasing speed

d)

moving towards increasing speed

26.

How is "no motion" represented on a distance-time graph?

a)

horizontal line

b)

vertical line

c)

curved line

d)

straight line

27.

A steep slope on a distance-time graph indicates

a)

fast motion

b)

slow motion

c)

changing speeds

d)

no motion

28.

What is a force?

a)

a push

b)

a pull

c)

a push or a pull

d)

none of the above

29.

Force is measured in:

a)

Newtons

b)

Grams

c)

Milliliters

d)

Centimeters

30.

What is net force?

a)

The sum of all forces acting on an object

b)

The force from a net

c)

The force moving the object to the left

d)

The force moving the object to the right

31.

Why does a semi truck have more momentum than a car if they are both traveling at 60mph?

a)

Truck is more massive

b)

Truck is less massive

c)

Car is moving faster

d)

Car is more massive

32.

A book has a mass of 5 grams. Another book has a mass of 10 grams. Which book will take more force to move?

a)

the book that weighs 5 grams

b)

the book that weighs 10 grams

c)

They will both take the same amount of force to move.

33.

Why does a soccer ball eventually stop rolling once it’s kicked on a grassy field?

a)

none of these

b)

Gravity acts upon it.

c)

Light acts upon it.

d)

Friction acts upon it.

34.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
35.

Whenever an object is moving, there is always this force opposing the motion:

a)

normal force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

applied force

36.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a marble speeds up rolling down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
37.

What is the name of the missing force?

a)

frictional force

b)

normal force

c)

gravity

d)

applied force

38.

A downward-moving skydiver who has just opened the parachute is slowing down. Which force diagram shows this sitation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

This object is being pushed on a surface. What direction would it be moving? (pick all that apply):

a)

up

b)

down

c)

left

d)

right

40.

A leftward force is applied to a crate to push it across the floor at a constant speed. Which is the correct force diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

A chandelier is hung from the ceiling and supported by what force?

a)

tension

b)

friction

c)

air resistance

d)

gravity

42.

The equation to calculate momentum is

a)

p = m x v

b)

p = 1/2 m x v2

c)

p = m x g x h

d)

p = m x g

43.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
44.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s south
d)
10000 kg * m/s south
45.
A 50 kg ball rolls down the street at 5 m/s. Calculate the momentum of the ball. 
a)
55 kg*m/s
b)
100 kg*m/s
c)
250 kg*m/s
d)
500 kg*m/s
46.
The total momentum before a collision is _________ the total momentum after a collision. (conservation of momentum)
a)
equal to 
b)
less than 
c)
more than
d)
It depends on the type of collision
47.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
48.

The slope on a distance vs. time graph tells you 

a)

Mr. Johnson's age

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Displacement

49.

What does the slope on a velocity vs. time graph tell you?

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Acceleration

50.

What does the graph tell you about the object's speed?

a)

Slowing down

b)

Speeding up

c)

Constant speed

d)

Coach Tyree's 40 yard dash speed

51.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
52.

What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?

a)

The object is not moving.

b)

The object is not accelerating.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is speeding up.

53.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
54.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
55.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
56.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment B?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
57.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
58.

Which law is this picture illustrating?

a)

Law 1

b)

Law 2

c)

Law 3

59.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
60.

____ force is needed to move objects of larger mass.

a)

less

b)

equal

c)

more

d)

light

61.

The reason a ball bounces up when it hits the ground:

a)

The ball and ground repel each other.

b)

The ball exerts a force on the ground, and the ground exerts a force on the ball.

62.
A person steps out of the boat and onto the dock.  As the person moves forward onto the dock, the boat moves backward.  Which statement best describes the backward motion of the boat as the person steps forward?
a)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b)
Every mass exerts a force on every other mass.
c)
An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
d)
Friction opposes the motion of an object.
63.

If the man pushes with an equal amount of force, which object will accelerate more?

a)

Car because it has more mass

b)

Lawnmower because it has less mass

c)

Car because it has less mass

d)

Lawnmower because it has more mass