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Energy, Force, Motion, and Newton's Laws

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stored energy is

a)

mechanical

b)

potential

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

2.

Energy in motion is

a)

mechanical

b)

potential

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

3.

Energy that comes from the movement of particles/the total energy of a substance

a)

mechanical

b)

potential

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

4.

Energy of objects that are compressed or stretched

a)

mechanical

b)

electrical

c)

elastic

d)

electromagnetic

5.

Energy released when atoms form connections

a)

thermal

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

d)

electromagnetic

6.

Energy that depends on an object’s position/height

a)

mechanical

b)

gravitational

c)

elastic

d)

chemical

7.

Energy created by electromagnetic waves/light

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

electric

d)

thermal

8.

Energy that passes through particles of a wave and reaches your ear

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

sound

d)

electrical

9.

Energy of an electric current

a)

thermal

b)

radiant

c)

sound

d)

electrical

10.

The transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes an object move in the direction of the force

a)

work

b)

kinetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

potential energy

11.

States that energy is always transferring or transforming, but energy is not created or destroyed

a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Newton's 1st Law

12.

Occurs when energy is moved from one object to another

a)

electromagnetic energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

energy transformation

d)

energy transfer

13.

Occurs when energy is changed from one form to another

a)

electromagnetic energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

energy transformation

d)

energy transfer

14.

The entire length of an object’s path

a)

distance

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

position

15.

Describes an object’s distance and direction from a reference point

a)

displacement

b)

position

c)

motion

d)

distance

16.

The starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object

a)

reference point

b)

distance

c)

position

d)

displacement

17.

The process of changing position

a)

displacement

b)

motion

c)

reference point

d)

position

18.

A measure of the distance an object travels in a given amount of time

a)

distance

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

displacement

19.

Difference between the initial (starting) position and the final position

a)

distance

b)

position

c)

displacement

d)

reference point

20.

The speed and direction of a moving object

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

average speed

d)

displacement

21.

Equal to the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

average speed

d)

displacement

22.

a push or pull on an object

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

motion

23.

a push or pull on one object by another object that is touching it

a)

applied force

b)

contact force

c)

net force

d)

normal force

24.

a force in which one object directly pushes or pulls on another object

a)

applied force

b)

contact force

c)

net force

d)

normal force

25.

a unit of measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kg of mass at 1 m/s

a)

average speed

b)

newton

c)

net force

d)

velocity

26.

a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching

a)

magnetism

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

normal force

27.

the support force exerted on an object that touches another stable object

a)

normal force

b)

applied force

c)

friction

d)

contact force

28.

a force that one object can apply to another object without touching it

a)

contact force

b)

noncontact force

c)

normal force

d)

balanced force

29.

an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass

a)

magnetism

b)

normal force

c)

gravity

d)

net force

30.

the force exerted by magnets when they repel or attract one another

a)

gravity

b)

magnetism

c)

contact force

d)

net force

31.

the combination of all the forces acting on an object

a)

applied force

b)

net force

c)

balanced forces

d)

normal force

32.

forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

net force

c)

balanced forces

d)

applied force

33.

forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is NOT zero

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

net force

d)

applied force

34.

states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force

a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

Newton's 1st Law

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 3rd Law

35.

also called the Law of Intertia

a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

Newton's 1st law

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 3rd Law

36.

States that the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force exerted on the object divided by the object's mass

a)

Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

Newton's 1st Law

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 3rd Law

37.

states that when an object applies a force on another object, the second object applies a force of the same strength on the first object, but the force is in the opposite direction (every action has an equal and opposite reaction)

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Law of Universal Gravitation

38.

Which equation represents Unbalanced Forces?

a)

200N + 100N = 300N

b)

200N + (-200N) = 0N

c)

10N+(-10N) = 0N

d)

100N + (-100N) = 0N

39.

Which equation represents Balanced Forces?

a)

200N + (-100N) = 100N

b)

100N + 100N = 200N

c)

100N + (-100N) = 0N

d)

200N + 100N = 300N

40.

What is the formula for Average Speed?

a)

Distance = Velocity/Time

b)

Time = Velocity/Distance

c)

Velocity = Time/Distance

d)

Velocity = Distance/Time