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Chapter 19 Study Guide: Motion

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time.

a)
Speed
b)

Inertia

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

2.

__________ is the measure of an object's speed in a particular direction.

a)

Speed

b)
Velocity
c)

Acceleration

d)

Inertia

3.

____________ is the rate at which velocity changes over time.

a)

Inertia

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

4.

__________ is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)
Inertia
d)

Speed

5.

A heavy ball is harder to stop than a lighter ball because it has greater __________.

a)

velocity

b)
momentum
c)

friction

d)

acceleration

6.

If a marble is rolling steadily at a rate of 1 m/sec for 2 minutes, what property changes?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Position

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

7.

If the same force is applied to all, which object will have the greatest acceleration? (Hint: Is the smallest or largest object going to have the greatest acceleration?)

a)

Baseball

b)

Football

c)

Golf Ball

d)

Soccer Ball

8.

A car is stopped at a red light. If it starts accelerating at 10 km/hr every second, what will the speed be after 3 seconds?

a)

3 km/hr

b)

13 km/hr

c)

30 km/hr

d)

300 km/hr

9.

When you jump to shoot a basketball into a hoop, what object pushes on you to help you jump?

a)

The Floor

b)

The Basket

c)

The Ball

d)

The Scoreboard

10.

As you walk, your feet push against the ground. At the same time, the ground pushes against your feet. Which law of motion is this an example of?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

All Laws of Motion

11.

If a train is traveling at a constant speed on a curved track, why is it accelerating?

a)

It travels faster around curves.

b)

The direction of the train is constantly changing.

c)

The size will slow it down.

d)

Trains don't travel around curves.

12.

Which equation summarizes Newton's Second of Law of Motion?

a)

a² + b² = c²

b)

F=ma

c)

V=IR

d)

E=mc²

13.

Astronauts float when they are in orbit because...

a)

gravity does not exist at all.

b)

inertia and gravity are balanced in orbit.

c)

the space shuttle escapes Earth's gravity.

d)

the moon and Earth are balanced.

14.

A boy tied a ball on the end of a string and whirled it in the air and let go. Which of Newton's laws of motion says that it will travel in a straight line until gravity pulls it down to the ground?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

All Laws of Motion

15.

A truck, a car, a motorcycle, and a train are all moving at the same speed. Which has the most momentum? (Hint: Is the smallest or largest object going to have the most momentum?)

a)

The Truck

b)

The Car

c)

Motorcycle

d)

Train

16.

An action is a bat hitting a baseball. The reaction is...

a)

a batter runs to the bases.

b)

it is always a homerun.

c)

the ball hits the bat.

d)

a fish swims upstream.

17.

Friction and __________ are the two forces that stop a baseball from flying on forever.

a)

motion

b)
gravity
c)

inertia

d)

speed