WorksheetsForce and Motion review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
30) How are magnetism and static electricity similar?
a)
Magnets can push or pull
b)
Static electricity can push or pull
c)
Both are true.
2.
28) If OPPOSITE poles ( N and S) of a magnet are place near each other, what happens?
a)
They will repel each other
b)
They will attract each other
c)
They will cancel each other out
d)
They will not impact each other
3.
4) What does it mean when two cars travel exactly at the same speed?
a)
They both cover the same distance in the same amount of time
b)
They both are in motion
c)
They both will travel backwards in the direction of the arrow
4.
8) If you and your friends are ice skating on perfectly smooth ice with ice skates that have zero friction on the ice, what will happen if you gently push your friend?
a)
Your friend will continue moving, forever, until a force stops him/her
b)
You friend will not move due to gravity
c)
Your friend will be at equilibrium
5.
20) When forces are unbalanced, ______________results.
a)
Balanced
b)
Equilibrium
c)
Motion
6.
29). True or False: Magnets need to touch something to apply a force.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
12) Students collided toy cars in the lab. These cars bounced off each other and moved backwards aft the collision. Where did the force come from to move each car backward?
a)
The force came from the opposite car
b)
The force came from gravity
c)
The force came from the car itself
8.
17) The scientist who came up with the three laws of motion.
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Copernicus
9.
26) Gravity is a _____________ between objects and depends on an object’s size and their distance apart.
a)
Force
b)
Weight
c)
Mass
d)
Distance
10.
1) What is a force?
a)
The separation between two points
b)
The force exerted on objects by gravity
c)
A push or pull
11.
11) What does a calibrated spring do?
a)
It measures weight
b)
It measures forces
c)
It measures weight and forces
12.
10) If an object is at rest, how do you get it to move?
a)
You have to apply a force in order to get an object at rest to move
b)
You can not get it to move because an object at rest stays at rest
13.
14) For every action, there is an equal and opposite
a)
Force
b)
Reaction
c)
Newton
14.
5) In the hockey puck lab, what does the arrow(also known as the vector) represent?y
a)
The arrow represents the intensity and the direction of the force
b)
The arrow represents the intensity of the force
c)
The arrow represents the direction of the force
15.
6) Newton's First Law tells us that an object in motion tends to stay in motion. Which of the choices below is an example of this?
a)
A couch will not move unless a force is applied to it
b)
When a car stops suddenly and your body keeps going forward until your seatbelt stops you.
c)
A book rests on a shelf and does not move until it is knocked off
16.
15) The force of an action sends a reaction in the opposite
a)
Direction
b)
Gravity
c)
Equal
17.
27) What causes the ocean tides to change from high tide to low tide?
a)
The earth’s gravitational pull
b)
The moon’s gravitational pull
c)
The gravitational pull between water
d)
The organisms that live in the water
18.
3) How do we calculate speed?
a)
Divide the distance traveled by time traveled
b)
Multiply the distance traveled by time traveled
c)
Divide the time traveled by distance traveled
d)
Divide the distance traveled by the instantaneous speed
19.
9)Two students are holding a very large rubber band between them and they begin to pull the rubber band in opposite directions. If the forces are balanced and no motion is occurring, what state are they in?
a)
equilibrium
b)
unbalanced
c)
intensity
20.
2) The force that causes objects in motion to slow down and stop is called
a)
friction
b)
equilibrium
c)
intensity
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