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Gravity, air resistance and sound

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
2.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
3.
Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
4.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

Weight

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Capacity

5.

Which are the major factors that determine the strength of an object's gravitational pull:

a)

Its mass

b)

How close the things are together

c)

The moon and the stars

d)

Its shape

6.

Will a feather and a watermelon fall at the same speed in a vacuum?

a)

No, the feather will fall before

b)

No, the watermelon will fall after

c)

Yes

d)

No, the watermelon will fall before

e)

No, the feather will fall after

7.

Without gravity if we throw an egg it...

a)

will crash on the floor

b)

won't crash on the floor

c)

won't float into the air

d)

will break in the air

8.

The smaller the mass of the object...

a)

the more gravity it will have.

b)

the less gravity it will have.

9.

Weight is ...

a)

how tall something is

b)

measure of inertia on an object

c)

measure of the force of gravity on an object

10.

The strength of the force of gravity depends on ...

a)

distance between the two objects

b)

mass of the two objects

c)

mass of objects and distance between them

11.

You weight ___________ on the moon.

a)

the same

b)

more

c)

less

12.

Which of the following will NOT change in different gravities?

a)

Weight

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

pounds

13.

If an object weighs 67 N on Earth, what is the mass of the object?

a)

67 kg

b)

6.7 kg

c)

656.6 kg

d)

0.14 kg

14.

An object has a mass of 72 kg. What is its weight on earth?

a)

720N

b)

705.6 m/s

c)

7.35 m/s

d)

7.35 N

15.

The force of gravity acting on an object is 300 N. What is its mass?

a)

30 kg

b)

30.61 N

c)

2,940 N

d)

2,940 kg

16.

An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?

a)

Down

b)

Up

c)

Around the object

d)

Through the object

17.

The upward force which is exerted against a falling object is

a)

gravity

b)

terminal velocity

c)

air resistance

d)

intertia

18.

What is Air Resistance

a)

The force of water

b)

The force that opposes the motion of objects falling through the Earth's atmosphere

c)

A vacuum

d)

Terminal Velocity

19.
Friction is a force that acts in a(n) ___________ direction relative to a moving object.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
perpendicular
20.

Air resistance is a force caused by...

a)

Water pushing against moving objects

b)

Air pushing against moving objects

c)

Gravity pushing against moving objects

d)

Normal force pushing against moving objects

21.

The more streamlined an object is, the...

a)

More air resistance

b)

Less air resistance

c)

Slower air resistance

d)

Faster air resistance

22.

When dropped from the same distance, which will fall to the floor faster?

a)
b)
23.

Which two of these forces act on parachutes?

a)

Air Resistance

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Kinetic Energy

24.

What causes an object to fall faster?

a)

Smaller surface area

b)

Larger surface area

c)

If it has a parachute

d)

If it is softer

25.

Another name for air resistance is...

a)

Buoyancy

b)

Streamline

c)

Gravity

d)

Drag

26.

The larger the surface area of the moving object, the ___________ air resistance there is.

a)

Less

b)

More

c)

Longer

d)

Quicker

27.

Air resistance pushes against falling

objects and __________________.

a)

Speeds them up

b)

Keeps them afloat

c)

Slows them down

d)

Spins them

28.

Which has more air resistance?

a)
b)
29.

If you jump out of an airplane, which two forces are acting on you?

a)

Gravity and friction

b)

Force and gravity

c)

Gravity and Air Resistance

30.

The force of ......... brings the man to the ground.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

thrust

31.

Look at the pictures of the cars. Which car will have the most air resistance force acting upon it? They will be moving at the same speed.

a)
b)
c)
d)

All will have equal air resistance force.

32.

What is a parachute designed to maximize?

a)

Gravity

b)

Air Pressure

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Thrust

33.

When surface area is less...

a)

the force of gravity increases

b)

the force of gravity decreases

c)

air resistance increases

d)

air resistance decreases

34.

When dropped from the same height in air, which envelope will reach the ground first?

a)

crumpled envelope

b)

flat envelope

c)

both

35.

When dropped from the same height in air, which object will reach the ground first?

a)

rock

b)

feather

c)

both

36.

Two parachutists jump from the same height. Which parachutist will reach the ground first?

a)

yellow

b)

green

c)

both

37.

Which parachute experiences more air resistance?

a)

yellow

b)

green

38.

Which statement is NOT true.

a)

Air resistance acts upwards on the parachute

b)

Gravity pulls the parachutist downward.

c)

Force of air resistance acts in the opposite direction of the force of gravity.

d)

Force of air resistance acts in the same direction as the force of gravity.

39.

Which person experiences the greatest air resistance or drag?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

Person C

40.

When a parachutist jumps from a plane...

a)

the force of gravity acting on the parachutist is less than the force of air resistance

b)

the force of gravity acting on the parachutist is equal to the force of air resistance

c)

the force of gravity acting on the parachutist is greater than the force of air resistance

41.

When the force of gravity acting on the parachutist is equal to the force of air resistance...

a)

the parachutist's speed increases.

b)

the parachutist's speed remains the same (constant).

c)

the parachutist's speed decreases.

42.

When the parachutist opens his parachute...

a)

the force of gravity acting on the parachutist becomes greater than the force of air resistance.

b)

the force of gravity acting on the parachutist becomes equal to the force of air resistance.

c)

the force of air resistance acting on the parachutist becomes greater than the force of gravity.

43.

The greater the air resistance, less is the speed of the parachutist.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

When dropped from the same height in air, which object will fall down with less speed (slowly)?

a)

feather

b)

ping pong ball

c)

both fall at the same speed

45.

When dropped from the same height in vacuum, which object will fall to the ground first?

a)

feather

b)

ping pong ball

c)

both

46.

If both cars travel at the same speed, which hand will experience more air resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

both the same

47.

If both cyclists travel at the same speed, which cyclist will experience less air resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

48.

Which aeroplane nose will experience less drag when moving through the air?

a)

rounded

b)

pointy

49.

Which of the following can sound travel through?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All the above

50.

What material does sound usually travel through when an instrument is being played?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

ground

d)

tuba

51.

When people talk their vocal cords___________________.

a)

stretch

b)

vibrate

c)

swell

52.

To vibrate means to ___________________.

a)

move back and forth slowly

b)

move back and forth quickly

c)

move up and down slowly

53.

Sounds can travel through air, water and solids to reach another animal.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Sound could be either soft or loud.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

What do you think will happen when someone knocks on the door and your ear is on the other side of the door?

a)

There will be no sound.

b)

The sound will be carried by the wind.

c)

You will hear sound because it travels through air.

d)

You will hear sound because it travels through the door.

56.

How does sound travel?

a)

Through empty space

b)

Through vibrating mediums

c)

Through electrically charged particles

d)

It doesn't travel; it just exists in space

57.

How can sound travel through air?

a)

Through open spaces

b)

Through air particles bumping into each other

c)

Through electronically charged particles

d)

It doesn't travel; it just exists

58.

Which of the following lists rate the materials in order from the best sound carrier (fastest) to the worst sound carrier (slowest)?

a)

Gas, liquid, solid

b)

Solid, gas, liquid

c)

Liquid, solid, gas

d)

Solid, liquid, gas

59.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
60.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
61.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
62.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
63.
How does sound travel?
a)
Sounds travels in waves
b)
sound travels slow
c)
sound travels fast
d)
sound doesn't travel
64.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
65.
Dan was sitting outside playing his new drum when his dog knocked some sand on it.  Afterwards, each time Dan thumped the drum, he noticed the sand on top of the drum bounced.  Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happened?  
a)
Sand moves easily on drums.
b)
Dan was thumping the drum too hard.
c)
Vibrations moved from the drum to the sand.
d)
Vibrations moved from the sand to the drum.
66.
Jane and Sophie were playing a game in the pool.  Jane would ask a question andthen both girls would go under the water where Sophie would say the answer.  The girls observed that the sound was different under water.  Why is the sound different?
a)
Sophie didn’t speak loudly enough.
b)
Sound doesn’t vibrate in the water.
c)
Ears don’t receive sound under water.
d)
Sound moves differently through the water than the air.
67.

You cannot hear sound in space because its a __

a)

vacuum

b)

solid

c)

air

68.

Sound travel fastest through __ because the particles are closer together.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

vacuum

69.

When sound travels in solids, vibration is __________.

a)

fast

b)

irregular

c)

modorate

d)

slow

70.

What affects the speed of the sound as it travels?

a)

person receiving it

b)

loudness of the sounds

c)

the origin of the sound

d)

the nature of the materials