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Forces and interactions review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the vocab word and the correct definition.

a)

collision

1.

2+ things exerting force on each other

b)

vector

2.

quanitity that has magnitude & direction

c)

force

3.

push or pull, accelerates the object

d)

momentum

4.

p=mv

e)

crumple zone

5.

area that deforms during collision

2.

A 5 kg object is moving at 5 m/s. What is its momentum?


a)

5 kg* m/s

b)

1 m/s

c)

25 kg * m/s

d)

25 m/s

3.

How could you domonstrate momentum?

a)

2 ice skaters push off each other in opposite directions

b)

throwing a ball

c)

a car driving and going into neutral

d)

rolling down a hill

4.

What is the overall force acting on an object when all individual forces are combined?

a)

accaleration

b)

impulse

c)

momentum

d)

net force

5.

When the mass of an object is doubled while the net force acting on it stays the same, what happens to the object’s acceleration?


a)

it stays the same

b)

in increases by 2

c)

it's halved

d)

it goes to 0

6.

When an object is accelerating at a constant rate, what happens to the net force if the mass of the object is increased?


a)

net force increases

b)

net force stays the same

c)

acceleration has to increase

d)

net force decreases

7.

If there's 0 net force on a system, what happens to the momentum?

a)

momentum changes

b)

mass changes

c)

objects stop moving

d)

momentum stays the same

8.

Match the vocab word and definition.

a)

Newton's 2nd law

1.

force equals the mass times acceleration

b)

vector

2.

has magnitide and velocity

c)

acceleration

3.

velocity changing over time

9.

What can change an objects momentum? (there's more than 1 correct answer)

a)

mass

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

force

10.

What is the main goal of designing a device to minimize the force on an object during a collision?

a)

increase the object's speed

b)

increase time of collision

c)

make the object heavier

d)

decrease the object's velocity

11.

What happens to the force expereinced when the time of a collision is increased?

a)

force increases

b)

force stays the same

c)

force decreases

d)

force becomes 0

12.

What is the purpose of a crumple zone? (there is more than 1 correct answer)

a)

absorb energy

b)

protect the car

c)

reduce force on the passangers

d)

slow the car down

13.

How do you solve for total momentum?

a)

p=mv

b)

p=(mv)*(mv)

c)

p=(mv)+(mv)

d)

p=m/v

14.

What factors should you consider then degisning a collision minimizing device? (there's more than 1 correct answer)

a)

energy absorbtion factor

b)

has a crumple zone

c)

durable

d)

bulky

15.

Match the correct vocab word and definition.

a)

magnetic force

1.

attratcion or repulsion

b)

conductor

2.

material allows flow of electric charge

c)

electric current

3.

the flow of electric charge

d)

Newton's Law of Gravitation

4.

F = G m1 m2/ r^2

16.

Match the correct vocab word and definition.

a)

magnetic field

1.

region around the magent, can feel force

b)

flux

2.

amount of magnetic field passing through

c)

electric charge

3.

property of matter

d)

Coulomb’s Law

4.

F = k* q1 q2/ r^2

17.

How can you create a magnetic field using an electric current?

a)

coil of wire and battery

b)

a magnet

c)

circut and a conductor

d)

a spinning wheel

18.

When an electric current flows through a wire, what happens?

a)

creates a gravitational field

b)

makes the wire magnetic

c)

produces heat in the wire

d)

creates a magnetic field aound the wire

19.

How does distance of objects affect gravitational or electrostatic force?

a)

force increases as distance increases

b)

force decreases as distance increases

c)

force stays the same as distance decreases

d)

force increases as distance stays the same

20.

What is Coulomb's law about?

a)

force between 2 objects, because of their charge

b)

force between two objects

c)

force between 2 objects, because of mass

d)

speed of objects in a magnetic field

21.

What's Newton's Law of Gravitation about?

a)

the speed the objects fall to the ground

b)

energy produced from the movement of the objects

c)

something with temperature and mass of the objects

d)

force between 2 object because of their masses and distance

22.

In a lab, if you're testing strength of magnetic fields created, what variables would you change? (there's more than 1 correct answer)

a)

current strength

b)

type of magnet

c)

wires

d)

distance from the magnet

23.

When distance in halved between 2 objects, what happens to the force?

a)

force stays the same

b)

force decreases by 2

c)

force increases by 2

d)

force increases by 4

24.

How can you measure a magnetic field?

a)

a battery

b)

a compass or sensor

c)

a magnet

d)

a ruler