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ESOL Forces and Motion QUIZ

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the space below, type your first AND last name
4 lines
2.

1. A car is traveling at a constant (unchanging) velocity of 70 km/h east for 3 hours. Which statement is TRUE about the acceleration of the car?

a)
The car has a positive acceleration (speeding up)
b)
The car has a negative acceleration (slowing down)
c)
The acceleration of the car is zero
d)
The acceleration is 23.3 m / s2
3.

2. A 10kg box is pushed with with an acceleration of 4.3m/s2. What is the FORCE acting on the box?

a)
43 N
b)
2.33 N
c)
14.3 N
4.

3. Which statement below is TRUE about gravity?

a)
The BIGGER the mass , the BIGGER the force of gravity
b)
The BIGGER the mass, the SMALLER the force of gravity
c)
Gravity is determined by distance ONLY
5.

4. Suppose a rollerblade racer finished a 140 meter race in 25 seconds. What is the average speed of the rollerblade racer?

a)
3500 m/s
b)
5.6 m/s
c)
0.18 m/s
6.

5. A car travels 4km east and then turns around and travels 2km west. What is the distance and what is the displacement?

a)
Distance: 6km, Displacement: 2km west
b)
Distance: 2km, Displacement: 4km east
c)
Distance: 6km, Displacement: 2km east
7.

6. An elephant has a mass of 580kg. What is its weight?

(remember g = 9.8m/s)

a)
5,684 N
b)
59.2 N
c)
0.017 N
8.

7. What is the acceleration of an object with mass of 46 kg when an unbalanced force of 230 N is applied to it?

a)
5 m/s2
b)
0.2 m/s2
c)
276 m/s2
9.

8. "The tendency of an object to remain unchanged" best describes WHICH term below?

a)
Gravity
b)
Weight
c)
Mass
d)
Inertia
e)
Force
10.

9. Mary travelled 70 miles/hour due north. This is an example of:

a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
11.

10. A ball is rolled at a velocity of 10 m/s. After 45 seconds, it comes to a stop. What is the acceleration of the ball?

a)
-0.22 m/s2
b)
0.22 m/s2
c)
- 0.22 s
12.

11. Find the time it takes a worm to reach a final velocity of 1 m/s, if the worm starts from rest and is accelerating at a rate of 0.25 m/s2

a)
0.25 s
b)
4 s
c)
1.25 s
13.

12. The fastest train in the world moves at 500 km/hour. How far will it travel in 0.75 hours?

a)
8.33 km
b)
250 km
c)
375 km
14.

13. The graph represents an object that is moving with a ___________________

a)
Constant velocity (speed)
b)
A constant positive acceleration
c)
A constant negative acceleration
d)
The object is not moving
15.

14. Select each statement that is TRUE of acceleration. (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)
Acceleration is slowing down
b)
Acceleration is speeding up
c)
Acceleration is changing direction
d)
Acceleration is always a positive value.
16.

15. A motorist travels 406 km North during a 7 hour period. What was the average velocity?

a)
58 km/hr
b)
58 km/hr North
c)
0.02 km/hr North
17.

16. Which statement accurately describes what motion is occurring on the DISTANCE- TIME graph?

a)
The object is at rest
b)
The object is moving at a constant (unchanging) speed
c)
The object is speeding up
d)
The object is slowing down
18.

17. If Shane and Susan both push on a box with a force of 50N, but in OPPOSITE directions, what will happen to the box?

a)
The box will not move.
b)
The box will slide toward Shane
c)
The box will slide toward Susan
19.

18. An empty truck and a fully loaded truck are next to each other at a traffic light. When the light turns green, the lighter (empty) truck increases speed more quickly. Which of these laws best explains this situation?

a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
20.

19. A cup of coffee sits on the dashboard of an automobile. The car goes around a sharp curve. Even though you hold the cup still, coffee still splashes out. This can best be explained due to...

a)
Density
b)
Friction
c)
Gravity
d)
Inertia
21.

20. Your dog gets loose! Oh no! He runs east to your neighbor's house, which is 20 meters away. He stays gone for about 15 seconds before you yell for him to come back home and he runs back 20 meters west and bolts through the door. Find the speed and velocity your dog traveled.

a)
Your dog's speed was 6 m/s, but his velocity was 2.67 m/s East.
b)
Your dog's speed was 2.67 m/s, but his velocity was 600 m/s East.
c)
Your dog's speed was 2.67 m/s, but his velocity was 0 m/s.