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Force, Motion, & Machine Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
2.
Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?
a)
A
b)
B
3.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
4.

During which interval is the object speeding up?

a)

A to B

b)

B to C

c)

D to E

d)

E to F

5.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
6.

Object is...

a)

(1) speeding up,

(2) constant speed,

(3) speeding up

b)

(1) constant speed.

(2) stopped,

(3) constant speed

7.

What is the speed of the object during segment B?

a)

0.5 m/s

b)

1.3 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

2.5 m/s

8.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)
it accelerates more
b)
it doesn't move
c)
you get more inertia
d)
it decelerates
9.

Which of the following would be a good example of Newton's third law of motion?

a)

An air freshener hanging from the rear-view mirror of a car hangs still while the car moves forward with a constant acceleration

b)

A carbon dioxide-fueled rocket launches upward into the air as carbon dioxide gas accelerates toward the ground below the rocket

c)

Two balls of different masses are rolled with the same force, resulting in the ball with larger mass stopping faster than the ball with the smaller mass.

d)

All of the above

10.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law
11.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
12.
What law of motion does this picture represent?
a)
Newtons 1st law
b)
Newtons 4th law 
c)
Newtons 3rd law 
d)
Newtons 2nd law
13.
An object is resting motionless on a surface. According to Newton's 1st Law, the object will only start to move if
a)
the net forces on the object equal zero
b)
an unbalanced force is applied to the object
c)
the upward force of the object is equal to its acceleration
d)
two forces that are equal and opposite are applied to the object
14.

A 10 kg mass is dropped from a tall rooftop and accelerates at 9.8 m/s2. What is the weight of the dropped object?

a)

0 N

b)

9.8 N

c)

98 N

d)

198 N

15.

Which statement below is false?

a)

Weight depends on the force of gravity.

b)

Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

c)

Mass is a constant no matter where you are located.

d)

Weight is a constant no matter where you are located.

16.

Identify true statements:

a)

Drag is increasing

b)

Velocity is increasing

c)

There is no drag

d)

Weight is increasing

e)

Deceleration

17.

The value for gravity on Earth is around _____ m/s^2

a)

5

b)

9.8

c)

8.9

d)

15

18.

weight and mass are the same thing

a)

No - mass is a function of gravity and weight is the atoms and molecules that make up the object

b)

No - weight is a function of gravity and mass is the atoms and molecules that make up the object

c)

Yes - they are both the same

d)

Maybe - it depends on the flux capacitor

19.

Of the following situations, the one in which work is NOT done is:

a)

Lifting a backpack

b)

Carrying a backpack

c)

Hitting a baseball

d)

Pulling a sled

20.

You have a pulley system that requires 500 N of force to lift a 1,700 N engine block. What is the mechanical advantage of the pulley system?

a)

0.29

b)

3.4

c)

29%

d)

1,200 N

21.

The mechanical advantage of a machine is the number of times a machine increases

a)

the amount of friction.

b)

the change in direction.

c)

the force.

d)

the distance an object moves.

22.

Which of the following actions do more work on an object?

(Use your formula W=FxD)

a)

lifting a 100 N box 1.5 m up off the floor

b)

lifting a 90 N box 2 m up off the floor

c)

lifting a 160 N box 1 m up off the floor

d)

lifting an 80 N box 1 m up off the floor

23.

Suppose you live on the top floor of the Lake Point Tower in Chicago, 195 m above the ground. If your weight is 500 N, what minimum amount of work must the elevator do to lift you from the ground floor to the top floor?

(W=FxD)

a)

305 J

b)

97,500 J

c)

695 J

d)

2.5 J

24.
Which of the following is work according to the scientific definition?
a)
pushing a box across the floor
b)
standing still while holding something heavy
c)
walking with a backpack on
d)
all of these are considered "work"
25.
What unit is used to measure work?
a)
Joule
b)
Meter
c)
Newton
d)
Gram
26.
Simple machines make work easier by 
a)
increasing the energy needed to do the work, while reducing friction.
b)
changing the size or direction of the force, or both
c)
reducing work
d)
simple machines do all of these
27.
Which pulley makes work easiest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
they are all the same
28.

A painter lifts a can of paint that weighs 48 Newtons a distance of 3 meters. How would you calculate how much work he does?

a)
3m ÷ 48N
b)
48N ÷ 3m
c)
48N × 3m
d)
none of the above