WorksheetsUnit 2 Test Review 2025-26
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Choose the value that represents a measurement of velocity.
54 m/s down
32 m/s
28 m up
46 m
How would the gravitational force between Earth and the sun change if the sun was twice as far away?
The force would decrease.
The force would increase
The force would stay the same.
The force doubles.
Which answer choice shows the direction of the tennis balls after the collision?
Left ball moving left; right ball moving right
Both balls continue moving toward each other with arrows inward
Balls deflect outward diagonally down-left and down-right
Balls deflect diagonally up-right and down-left
The graph shows data from a squirrel moving across a yard. Different parts of the squirrel’s motion are labeled A–E. What is happening at points B and D?
The squirrel is climbing a tree.
The squirrel is hopping.
The squirrel is not moving.
The squirrel is running.
A car is traveling in a straight line. How could you determine its acceleration?
The distance the car travels is divided by the time it takes to travel that distance.
The change in speed of the car is divided by the time in which the change occurred.
The time it takes the car to travel is divided by the distance it travels during that time.
The amount of time it takes the car to change speed is divided by the average speed of the car.
Asteroid J has twice the mass of asteroid K. Satellite L has half the mass of asteroid K. Satellite L has been sent to study asteroid K. Satellite L and asteroid J are both the same distance from asteroid K, but are on opposite sides. Which is the most accurate description of an interaction between these objects?
The attraction between asteroid K and asteroid J is twice as strong as the attraction between asteroid K and satellite L.
The attraction between asteroid K and satellite L is twice as strong as the attraction between asteroid K and asteroid J.
Satellite L is repelled by asteroid K with half the force of asteroid K’s attraction to asteroid J.
Satellite L is repelled by asteroid K with twice the force of asteroid K’s attraction to asteroid J.
The force of gravity depends on which factors? (CHOOSE 2)
Speed
Volume
Shape
Distance
Mass
Which of these represent Newton’s third law of motion? (Choose all that apply)
A boy steps off a boat and the boat moves away from the boy.
A man pushes a shopping cart forward.
Air is released from a balloon and it flies across the room.
A bat hits a softball and bounces back.
What unit is used to measure force?
degrees
grams
Newtons
Pounds
The moon remains in orbit around Earth because of
Friction
Velocity
Gravity
Mass
What is happening between the 0 and 3 second marks?
The velocity of the toy car is constant.
The velocity of the toy car decreases.
The velocity of the toy car increases.
The velocity of the toy car increases, then decreases.
The diagram shows the forces on a balloon and the resulting motion when air escapes. Which scientific principle is represented by the diagram?
friction
gravity
inertia
action-reaction force pairs
A student conducts four motion trials by placing a toy car at the top of a ramp and releasing it. The same toy car is used for each trial, but the height of the ramp is changed each time. The table shows data collected from the trials. Which conclusion is accurate based on data from the table?
Ramp height had no impact on the distance the car traveled.
Increasing the ramp height increased the distance the car traveled.
Increasing the ramp height decreased the distance the car traveled.
Increasing the ramp height only increased the distance the car traveled in half the trials.
What will be the result of the forces applied to the box?
The box will move to the right with a force of 2 N.
The box will move to the left with a force of 2 N.
The box will move to the right with a force of 40 N.
The box will not move.
A 45 kg child is standing in a 95 kg boat sitting still on the water. The child jumps forward, away from the boat, pushing with a force of 550 N. After the jump, the boat moves backward. Which of these best describes what happened?
The water absorbs the force, keeping the boat afloat.
The water is a frictionless surface, causing the boat to move with no action force.
The boat has a larger mass than the child, but moves because of the action force.
The boat does not apply a reaction force to the child, causing it to move.
A student attaches one end of a rope to an empty crate and the other end to a spring scale. The student then pulls on the scale with just enough force to set the crate in motion and records the force reading from the spring scale. The student repeats this experiment, adding books to the crate each time. The data is shown in the table. What can be concluded from the data?
As the mass of the chest increases, more force is needed to move it.
As the mass of the chest increases, less force is needed to move it.
The amount of frictional force decreases as the mass of the chest increases.
The amount of frictional force increases as the mass of the chest decreases.
Which object will have the greatest rate of acceleration?
Object 1
Object 2
Object 3
Object 4
What is one possible interpretation of the section from point X to point Y?
John made it to school and stayed all day.
John ran back home to get his math homework.
John stopped to pet a neighbor’s dog.
John reached a level spot after walking uphill.
The table lists data from five different strikes of a hammer on a nail. Which answer correctly shows the force that the nail exerts back on the hammer for each strike?
Strike 1: 0 N; 2: 0 N; 3: 0 N; 4: 0 N; 5: 0 N
Strike 1: 12 N; 2: 16 N; 3: 14 N; 4: 18 N; 5: 16 N
Strike 1: 6 N; 2: 8 N; 3: 7 N; 4: 9 N; 5: 8 N
Strike 1: 24 N; 2: 32 N; 3: 28 N; 4: 36 N; 5: 32 N
Which experiment could provide evidence to support the hypothesis that frictional force on a moving object depends on the type of surface it moves across?
Rolling 3 different-sized toy cars on the same surface.
Rolling a toy car on the same surface three times.
Rolling a toy car on three different surfaces all with different levels of roughness.
Rolling two different-sized toy cars and a marble on two different surfaces.
The graph shows the orbital speeds of the eight planets in our solar system. The table gives additional information about the planets. Which statement represents an accurate conclusion about the data?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars orbit the fastest because they are further away from the Sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune orbit the fastest because they are closer to the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars orbit the slowest because they are closer to the Sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune orbit the slowest because they are further away from the Sun.
The table shows how different factors affect gravity. Which change to a scenario would have the smallest gravitational attraction?
Changing the mass of Object 1 in Scenario U to 150 kg.
Changing the distance in Scenario V to 200 km.
Changing the mass of Object 2 in Scenario W to 150 kg.
Changing the distance in Scenario Y to 25 km.
Which activity from the chart does not support the assertion that every force exerted on an object has an equal force exerted in the opposite direction?
1. A boy sails on a raft in a lake.
2. A person pushes against a wall.
3. A swimmer swims forward in a pool.
4. A car stops when the driver applies the brakes.
Which statement describes the scale reading during the jump?
The reading will increase briefly, then decrease as the student moves upward.
The reading will remain the same during the entire jump.
The reading will decrease briefly, then increase as the student moves upward.
The reading will increase during the entire jump.
A warehouse employee pushes a 10 kg cart across a cement floor and then pushes the same cart across a grassy surface using the same force. She finds that the cart moves faster on the cement than the grass. What could be causing the change noted by the worker?
Gravity
Mass
Friction
Speed
Based on the table, which planet has the weakest gravitational force?
Planet W
Planet X
Planet Y
Planet Z
Which story best matches the provided graph?
Starting from ground level, a squirrel climbed up a tall tree trunk. The squirrel traveled quickly at first, then slowed down and stopped for a brief time. When the squirrel started climbing again, it went slowly, then sped up.
Starting from high in a tree, a squirrel climbed down a tall tree trunk. The squirrel traveled quickly at first, then slowed down and stopped for a brief time. When the squirrel started climbing again, it went slowly, then sped up.
Starting from ground level a squirrel climbed quickly up a tree.
Starting from high in a tree, a squirrel slowly climbed down a tall tree trunk.
Based on the information in the diagram, which choice best describes the resulting motion of the object?
The object can only move left or right because those are the only directions with balanced forces.
The object will move forward because the only unbalanced force acting on it is directed forward.
The object will remain stationary because all of the forces acting on it are balanced.
The object will move backward because the only unbalanced force acting on it is directed backward.
Below is a distance vs time graph for a racecar that travels with uniform motion. Which choice best represents the velocity vs time graph for the same car?
Velocity vs Time graph with velocity increasing linearly with time (upward sloping line).
Velocity vs Time graph with constant positive velocity (horizontal line above zero).
Velocity vs Time graph with zero velocity for all time (horizontal line at zero).
Velocity vs Time graph with velocity decreasing linearly with time (downward sloping line).
What was the object's position at t = 5 minutes?
5 km
5 m
10 min
4 km
What is the object's speed for part A?
1 km/min
5 km/min
The highest point on a velocity-time graph represents (a) .
A book pushes down on a table with a force of 5N, the table..
Pushes back with a force of 5N
Pushes back with a force less than 5N
Pushes back with a forcec greater than 5N
Does nothing. A table has no force.
This graph shows the motion of a skateboarder. During which time interval is the skateboarder experiencing positive acceleration (speeding up)?
0 s to 14 s
14 s to 44 s
44 s to 54 s
54 s to 60 s
Which of these is an example of acceleration?
A car sitting parked in a driveway.
A train moving at a constant speed of 80 km/h on a straight track.
A student walking at a steady pace of 1 m/s down a hallway.
A cyclist slowing down as they approach a stop sign.
As the distance between two objects, like the Earth and Moon, gets larger, what happens to the gravitational force between them?
The force becomes stronger.
The force becomes weaker.
The force does not change.
The force changes from attraction to repulsion.
The diagram shows a planet at four different points in its orbit around a star. At which point is the gravitational force between the planet and the star the strongest?
Point A
Point B
Point C
Point D
Point E
A comet's path through the solar system is shown. Why does the comet speed up as it gets closer to the Sun?
The Sun's magnetic field pushes it forward.
The Sun's gravitational pull gets stronger, accelerating the comet.
There is less friction from space dust near the Sun.
The comet is burning fuel faster as it heats up.
