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Force & Motion Physics Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reese and Aveya are playing a game of tug-of-war. What term describes the push or pull they exert on the rope that can change its motion?

a)

Velocity

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Inertia

2.

When Lincoln is walking from his house to the park, what changes?

a)

Position

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

d)

Force

3.

Lincoln and Sam are playing with a toy car. They notice that the toy car keeps moving across the floor until it hits a wall or is stopped by a/an _______ force.

a)

Balanced

b)

Outside

c)

Inertia

d)

Push

4.

Maddox and Jolie are playing with a ball in the park. Maddox places the ball on the ground, and it stays there until Jolie kicks it. Which of Newton's laws explains why the ball stays at rest until acted upon by Jolie's kick?

a)

First Law of Motion

b)

Second Law of Motion

c)

Third Law of Motion

d)

Law of Universal Gravitation

5.

When Margaret pushes a book across the table, the book pushes back with an equal and _______ force.

a)

Same

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Opposite

d)

Magnetic

6.

Reese and Jaxon are playing catch. When Reese throws the ball to Jaxon, which law of motion describes the action of the ball moving towards Jaxon and the force Reese feels in her hand?

a)

First Law of Motion

b)

Second Law of Motion

c)

Third Law of Motion

d)

Gravity

7.

Hudson and Jolie are comparing their science project materials. Hudson asks, "What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?"

a)

Velocity

b)

Gravity

c)

Weight

d)

Mass

8.

When a greater force is applied to an object, what increases faster?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Mass

c)

Friction

d)

Volume

9.

Clayton and Zoey are pushing a car that has run out of gas. Clayton notices that the heavier the car, the harder it is to push and the slower it accelerates. Which law of motion explains the relationship between the car's mass, its acceleration, and the applied force?

a)

First Law of Motion

b)

Second Law of Motion

c)

Third Law of Motion

d)

Law of Universal Gravitation

10.

Jolie and Isaiah are running a race. Jolie says that velocity is the speed and _______ of an object. What is the missing word?

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

d)

Direction

11.

During a science fair, Clayton and Lexi were discussing who is credited with discovering the laws of motion and gravity. Who did they conclude was responsible for this discovery?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Nikola Tesla

12.

When Riley pushes against a wall, according to Newton's Third Law of Motion, the wall pushes back with an equal and opposite force. (T/F)

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Michael and Millie are playing tug-of-war. Is the action of pulling the rope a type of force?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

Lucy and Brett are comparing their weights on Earth and the moon. Lucy says, "Our weight is the same on the moon as it is on Earth."

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Margaret and Palmer are playing catch with a bowling ball and a baseball. They notice that a different amount of force is required to throw each ball.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Millie and Isaiah are in a car that suddenly stops, and they both lurch forward. What Newton's law does this scenario represent?

a)

Newtons 2nd law 

b)

Law of gravity 

c)

Newtons 1st law

d)

Newtons 5th law

17.
a)
This is an example of Newton's First Law.
b)
This is an example of Newton's Second Law.
c)
This is an example of Newton's Third Law.
18.
a)
This is an example of Newton's First Law.
b)
This is an example of Newton's Second Law.
c)
This is an example of Newton's Third Law.
19.
a)
This is an example of Newton's First Law.
b)
This is an example of Newton's Second Law.
c)
This is an example of Newton's Third Law.
20.

Hudson is riding his bike and wants to know if his velocity is speed with __________________________.

a)

a unicycle helmet

b)

direction

c)

fight

21.

Isaiah, Jaxon, Rylee, and Zoey take turns pushing a large, heavy ball on the school parking lot. What is the best way to determine which student used the most force to push the ball?

a)

compare the sizes of the students

b)

compare the ages of the students

c)

compare the distances that the ball rolled

d)

compare the number of times the ball was rolled

22.

Margaret and Clayton were discussing what would happen if there was no gravity. Without gravity we would________. 

a)

Float away

b)

Stay in the ground

c)

Nothing would happen.

d)

I don't know

23.

Clayton and Ian are pushing a heavy box across the floor. What is the effect of friction on the motion of the box?

a)

It speeds them up

b)

It slows them down

c)

It changes their direction

d)

It has no effect

24.

Zoey and Merrick are playing with a toy car on a smooth, flat surface. Without friction, the toy car in motion would never stop.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Lexi is riding her bicycle down a hill. She will continue to move unless acted upon by a/an outside force. (T/F)

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Merrick and Damon are pushing a heavy box across the floor. What is the term for the resistance that the box encounters as it moves over the floor?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Velocity

d)

Inertia

27.

Which of the following is an example of Newton's First Law of Motion?

a)

A rocket launching

b)

A ball being thrown

c)

A car accelerating

d)

A book resting on a table