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WorksheetsForces and Motion Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
How can you determine the speed of a moving train?
Divide the distance traveled by the time spent moving.
Divide the time spent moving by the direction traveled.
Multiply the distance traveled by the time spent moving.
Multiply the kinetic energy by the distance traveled.
An object that is sitting still has __________ forces acting on it.
balanced
unbalanced
potential
kinetic
A boy pushes on a box and moves it across the room. This is an example of ______.
balanced forces
unbalanced forces
potential energy
chemical energy
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion because of the property of __________.
inertia
gravity
friction
mass
What force causes the baseball to change direction when it is hit by the bat?
The catcher’s force on the ball with his mitt.
The batter’s force on the ball as he misses.
The pitcher’s force on the ball as he throws.
The batter’s force on the ball with the bat.
The distance traveled in an amount of time is called __________.
speed
velocity
acceleration
momentum
__________ describes when a moving object speeds up.
Acceleration
Velocity
Inertia
Friction
If you drop a rock in a lake, the rock will slow down because the water exerts ______.
drag forces
magnetic forces
gravitational forces
electrical forces
What causes heat when rubbing your hands together?
friction
gravity
inertia
acceleration
A change in an object's position is ____________________.
motion
energy
force
mass
______________________ is how fast an object's position changes over time.
speed
mass
velocity
temperature
The speed and direction of an object is ____________________.
velocity
acceleration
mass
force
A change in velocity is called ________________________.
acceleration
distance
mass
force
__________________ is a push or pull on an object.
force
energy
mass
speed
The tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion or of an object at rest to stay at rest is __________________________.
inertia
friction
gravity
acceleration
A force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving is __________________.
friction
gravity
magnetism
electricity
