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What is the SI unit of force?
Joules (J)
Kilograms (kg)
Newtons (N)
Metres per second (m/s)
Which instrument is used to measure the magnitude (or size) of a force?
Thermometer
Force meter
Balance scale
Stopwatch
Which of the following is a non-contact force?
Friction
Buoyancy
Air resistance
Weight
What is the approximate value of the gravitational field strength (g) near the Earth's surface?
1.6 N/kg
9.8 N/kg
10 m/s
100 N
The formula for calculating weight is:
W = m / g
W = F / a
W = m × g
W = d / t
What is the weight of a 2 kg mass on Earth (using g = 10 N/kg)?
0.2 N
2 N
20 N
200 N
Which of the following forces always acts to oppose motion?
Thrust
Weight
Friction
Normal force
On a free-body diagram, a longer arrow represents:
A slower force
A force with a different direction
A smaller force
A bigger force
When the forces acting on an object are balanced, the resultant force is:
Greater than zero
Less than zero
Zero
Equal to the largest force
Newton's First Law of Motion is also known as the law of:
Acceleration
Inertia
Action-Reaction
Momentum
According to Newton's First Law, an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by:
A) A balanced force
B) An internal force
C) An unbalanced force
D) Gravity
The formula F = m × a represents:
Newton's First Law
Newton's Second Law
Newton's Third Law
The Law of Conservation of Energy
What force is required to accelerate a 5 kg mass at 2 m/s²?
2.5 N
10 N
25 N
50 N
Newton's Third Law states that for every action, there is:
An equal mass
An equal and opposite reaction
A greater force
A loss of energy
When a hammer hits a nail, the action force is the hammer on the nail. What is the reaction force?
The nail on the wood
The wood on the nail
The nail on the hammer
Gravity on the hammer
Which pair of forces is an action-reaction pair when a person jumps on a trampoline?
Person's weight and the trampoline's normal force
Person's push down on the trampoline and the trampoline's push up on the person
Gravity on the person and air resistance on the person
The person's mass and the person's weight
What is the net force acting on an object being pushed with 15 N to the right and 10 N to the left?
25 N to the right
5 N to the left
5 N to the right
25 N to the left
Which of the following is a way to decrease friction?
Make a surface rougher
Increase the weight of the object
Use a lubricant
Increase the surface area
The force that pushes an object upwards when it is in a fluid is called:
Weight
Friction
Thrust
Buoyant force
If an object is floating in water, the forces acting on it are:
Unbalanced, causing it to accelerate upwards
Balanced, with weight equal to buoyant force
Unbalanced, with weight greater than buoyant force
The formula for calculating speed is:
speed = time / distance
speed = distance × time
speed = distance / time
speed = force / area
How many seconds are there in one hour?
60
100
360
3600
A car travels 60 kilometers in 1.5 hours. What is its average speed?
40 km/h
60 km/h
75 km/h
How long would it take to travel 150 km at an average speed of 50 km/h?
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours
On a distance-time graph, a horizontal line indicates that the object is:
Accelerating
Moving at a constant speed
Stationary
Decelerating
On a distance-time graph, a straight line with a positive slope indicates:
Constant speed
Acceleration
Deceleration
No motion
The steepness of the slope on a distance-time graph represents the object's:
Acceleration
Speed
Position
Direction
A steeper slope on a distance-time graph means the object is moving:
Slower
Faster
At a constant speed
Backwards
A cyclist covers 950 meters in 5 minutes. What is their speed in m/s?
1.9 m/s
3.17 m/s
19 m/s
190 m/s
What does the gradient (slope) of a distance-time graph calculate?
Acceleration
Force
Speed
Time
What does the gradient (slope) of a distance-time graph calculate?
Acceleration
Mass
Speed
Energy
A balloon floats 6 meters in 3 seconds, then stays still for 3 seconds, then floats 1 meter in 4 seconds. During which section was it moving the fastest?
The first section
The second section (stationary)
The third section
It was moving at the same speed throughout
What is the SI unit of energy?
Neutrons (N)
Joules (J)
Watts (W)
Kilograms (kg)
Energy is defined as the ability to:
Create force
Do work
Generate heat
Create motion
Which of the following is a type of potential energy?
Kinetic energy
Sound energy
Chemical energy
Thermal energy
A skier at the top of a mountain has a large amount of:
Kinetic energy
Gravitational potential energy
Sound energy
Thermal energy
The energy of motion is called:
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Chemical energy
Nuclear energy
The formula for calculating gravitational potential energy is:
Ep = m × v
Ep = m × g × h
Ek = ½ × m × v²
Ep = F × d
What is the gravitational potential energy of a 3 kg object lifted to a height of 5 m (using g=10 m/s²)?
15 J
75 J
150 J
300 J
A 2 kg object is moving at 3 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
3 J
6 J
9 J
18 J
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be:
Created or destroyed
Transferred or transformed
Measured or calculated
Used to do work
When an object is dropped, what is the main energy transformation?
Kinetic to Potential
Potential to Kinetic
Chemical to Thermal
Thermal to Sound
Which of the following is the main form of energy that is often wasted?
Light energy
Electrical energy
Thermal energy
Chemical energy
Which of the following is NOT a method of thermal energy transfer?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Insulation
The transfer of heat energy through the movement of particles in a fluid (liquid or gas) is called:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Induction
The transfer of heat energy through waves that can travel through a vacuum is called:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Convection currents
Materials that allow heat to flow through them easily are called:
Insulators
Conductors
Radiators
Solids
Why are metals good conductors of heat?
Their particles are far apart
They are usually shiny
They have free-moving electrons
They are poor electrical conductors
A material like wood or plastic, which does not allow heat to flow through easily, is called a(n):
Conductor
Radiator
Insulator
Metal
Which of the following refers to the transfer of energy through a substance without the substance itself moving?
Conduction
Convection
Insulation
Radiation
If a bus travels 180 kilometres in 3 hours, what is the speed of the bus?
0.017 m/s
60 mph
60 km/hr
0.017 km/h
A skier travels down a ski slope with a speed of 20 km/h. How far did the skier travel in 45 minutes?
900 km/h
15 km/h
0.44 km/h
9 km/h
Solve the resultant force:
90 N right
90 N left
30 N right
30 N left
Solve for the resultant force:
20N left
20 N right
40N right
40N left
Solve for the resultant force:
20N left
20 N right
40N right
40N left
The mass of the free body in the diagram is 5 kg. Calculate the acceleration.
6 m/s
6 m/s squared
4 m/s
4 m/s squared
Ab object on Earth weighs 10,000N. The object travels to Mars and has a weight of 4000N. Calculate the gravitational field strength on Mars.
4 N/kg
40 N/kg
400 N/kg
0.4 N/kg
If a bowling ball was rolled down a bowling alley that had no end point and no pins, the ball would eventually stop rolling. What force is responsible for this?
Weight
Friction
Gravitational Field Strength
Normal force
If a marble rolls along the ground, eventually it would come to a complete stop. Which of the following statements explain why this occurs? You should choose more than one answer and a maximum of 4.
Friction is caused when two objects rub against each other.
An energy transformation occurs from kinetic energy to heat and sound energy.
Heat and sound energy are lost to the enviroment.
Loss of kinetic energy causes the marble to slow down.
An energy transfer occurs from kinetic energy to heat and sound energy.
If a football was kicked along an empty road, it would eventually come to a complete stop. Which of the followings statements are correct? Choose more than one and a maximum of 5 answers.
There is friction between the ball and the road
The kinetic energy of the ball is destroyed as the ball rolls along the road.
There is an energy transformation from kinetic energy to thermal and sound energy
There is an energy transfer from kinetic energy to thermal and sound energy.
Energy is created when the ball is kicked.
