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Forces and Motion Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can you determine the speed of a moving train?

a)

Divide the distance traveled by the time spent moving.

b)

Divide the time spent moving by the direction traveled.

c)

Multiply the distance traveled by the time spent moving.

d)

Multiply the kinetic energy by the distance traveled.

2.

An object that is sitting still has __________ forces acting on it.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

3.

A boy pushes on a box and moves it across the room. This is an example of ______.

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

potential energy

d)

chemical energy

4.

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion because of the property of __________.

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

mass

5.

What force causes the baseball to change direction when it is hit by the bat?

a)

The catcher’s force on the ball with his mitt.

b)

The batter’s force on the ball as he misses.

c)

The pitcher’s force on the ball as he throws.

d)

The batter’s force on the ball with the bat.

6.

The distance traveled in an amount of time is called __________.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

momentum

7.

__________ describes when a moving object speeds up.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Inertia

d)

Friction

8.

If you drop a rock in a lake, the rock will slow down because the water exerts ______.

a)

drag forces

b)

magnetic forces

c)

gravitational forces

d)

electrical forces

9.

What causes heat when rubbing your hands together?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

acceleration

10.

A change in an object's position is ____________________.

a)

motion

b)

energy

c)

force

d)

mass

11.

______________________ is how fast an object's position changes over time.

a)

speed

b)

mass

c)

velocity

d)

temperature

12.

The speed and direction of an object is ____________________.

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

mass

d)

force

13.

A change in velocity is called ________________________.

a)

acceleration

b)

distance

c)

mass

d)

force

14.

__________________ is a push or pull on an object.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

speed

15.

The tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion or of an object at rest to stay at rest is __________________________.

a)

inertia

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

acceleration

16.

A force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving is __________________.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

electricity