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WPM Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When will an object move?

a)

When forces are unbalanced

b)

When forces are balanced

c)

When forces are applied

d)

When no force is applied

2.

What is the unit used to measure force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Kilogram x meters/sec

d)

Newton

3.

What is the sum of all forces acting on an object called?

a)

Contact Force

b)

Balanced Force

c)

Unbalanced Force

d)

Net Force

4.
What is the net force of an object that is not moving?
a)
0 N
b)
100 N
c)
Upward force
d)
10 N
5.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
6.

What is the net force? (remember downward forces are negative)

a)

-800 N

b)

400 N

c)

- 400 N

d)

-800 N

7.

What force brings the pencil down?

a)

Suction

b)

Magnetic

c)

Normal

d)

Gravity

8.

Newton’s law states that for every action, there is an ________ reaction.

a)

unequal and opposite

b)

equal and similar

c)

stronger and opposite

d)

equal and opposite

9.

When a heavy football player and a light one run into each other, who exerts more force

a)

The light one

b)

Their force are equal

c)

The heavy one

10.

A bat hits a ball with a 100 N force. How much force does the ball exert on the bat? Which direction does it act?

a)

100 Newtons, same direction

b)

100 Newtons, opposite direction

c)

200 Newtons, opposite direction

d)

200 Newtons, same direction

11.

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.

a)

size and shape

b)

mass and volume

c)

mass and veloctiy

d)

mass and energy

12.

The equation to calculate momentum is

a)

p = m x v

b)

p = 1/2 m x v2

c)

p = m x g x h

d)

p = m x g

13.

Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 10 m/s.........

a)

10000 Joules

b)

20000 Joules

c)

20000 kg * m/s south

d)

10000 kg * m/s south

14.

What is the unit for momentum?

a)

m/s

b)

kg/s

c)

kg/m

d)

kg x m/s

15.

What is the unit for velocity?

a)

m/s

b)

kg/s

c)

kg/m

d)

kg x m/s

16.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

m/s

b)

kg/sec

c)

kg

d)

kg x m/s

17.
Which takes more force  to catch, a bowling ball or a ping pong ball?
a)
bowling ball because it has more momentum
b)
ping pong ball because it has more momentum
c)
both require the same amount of force when catching
d)
bowling ball because it has less momentum
18.

A boy kicks a football with a force of 40 N, the time the force acts for is 0.3 s. Calculate the impulse on the ball.

a)

12 N⋅s

b)

6 N⋅s

c)

33.3 N⋅s

19.
Which of the following is true about work?
a)
It measures how quickly an object accelerates
b)
It measures how much effort is applied over a distance.
c)
It measures the change of an object's rate of speed.
d)
It measures how much time it takes to move an object.
20.

What units do we use to measure work?

a)

watts

b)

newtons

c)

Joules

d)

meters

21.

A kid throws a ball with a force of 70N over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do?

a)

77 joules

b)

70 joules

c)

7.7 joules

d)

11 joules

22.

What is the equation for calculating Power?

a)

distance / time

b)

Work x time

c)

Work / time

d)

force x distance

23.

A lever used to lift a heavy box has an input arm of 90 meters and an output arm of 10 meters. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever?

a)

9

b)

900

c)

80

d)

100

24.

What is input force?

a)

the force applied on the input side by a person

b)

the distance of the input arm

c)

the force applied on the output side by the machine

d)

the distance of the output arm divided by the input arm

25.

What is output distance?

a)

the force required by a machine in order to accomplish work (the force you put on the machine)

b)

the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine.

c)

the distance an input force moves a machine

d)

the distance through which the output force is exerted