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Collision Course Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is acceleration?
a)
A. How heavy an object is
b)
B. The rate at which the velocity of an object changes over time
c)
C. A push or pull on an object
d)
D. The act of two objects hitting each other
2.
2. Balanced forces occur when…
a)
A. Forces are equal and opposite, causing no motion
b)
B. An object speeds up
c)
C. One force is greater than the other
d)
D. Two objects collide
3.
3. A type of force acting in one direction is called a(n)…
a)
A. Reaction force
b)
B. Action force
c)
C. Acceleration
d)
D. Criteria
4.
4. A collision is…
a)
A. A change in direction
b)
B. A law about interacting forces
c)
C. When two objects hit each other with force
d)
D. A repeated procedure
5.
5. A restriction or limit on a design is called a…
a)
A. Prototype
b)
B. Constraint
c)
C. Reaction force
d)
D. Speed
6.
6. Requirements for a successful design are the…
a)
A. Mass
b)
B. Motion
c)
C. Criteria
d)
D. Acceleration
7.
7. Which word means a push or a pull?
a)
A. Force
b)
B. Speed
c)
C. Velocity
d)
D. Prototype
8.
8. A prototype is…
a)
A. Colliding objects
b)
B. A test model or early design
c)
C. A change in motion
d)
D. Heavy matter measured in kilograms
9.
9. What is mass?
a)
A. How fast an object moves
b)
B. The amount of matter in an object
c)
C. The speed in a given direction
d)
D. A force acting on an object
10.
10. Newton’s third law states…
a)
A. Motion never changes
b)
B. Forces only push
c)
C. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
d)
D. Speed stays constant
11.
11. Speed is…
a)
A. How fast something moves
b)
B. The direction of motion
c)
C. The design requirement
d)
D. Equal opposing forces
12.
12. Velocity includes speed and…
a)
A. Weight
b)
B. Direction
c)
C. Size
d)
D. Acceleration
13.
13. Reaction force acts in the same direction as action force.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
14. Iteration means repeating a process to improve a design.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
15. Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
16. Motion is the process of changing position or location.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

What does the term 'criteria' refer to in the design process?

a)

B. The requirements that must be met for a successful design

b)

D. The force acting on an object

c)

C. The rate at which velocity changes

d)

A. The amount of matter in an object

18.

Which of the following best describes a constraint in engineering?

a)

D. The direction of motion

b)

C. The speed of an object

c)

B. A limit or restriction that affects the design

d)

A. A repeated process to improve a design

19.

When two objects exert forces on each other and move apart, this demonstrates which law?

a)

A. Newton's first law

b)

B. Newton's second law

c)

C. Newton's third law

d)

D. Law of conservation of mass

20.

Which of the following best describes velocity?

a)

A. The amount of matter in an object

b)

B. The rate at which speed changes

c)

C. Speed in a specific direction

d)

D. A force acting on an object

21.

A design constraint is important because it...

a)

C. Measures the mass of a prototype

b)

D. Determines the direction of motion

c)

B. Limits possible solutions in the design process

d)

A. Increases the speed of an object

22.

Which law explains why a rocket launches upward when exhaust gases are pushed downward?

a)

B. Newton's second law

b)

D. Law of conservation of energy

c)

A. Newton's first law

d)

C. Newton's third law

23.

What happens when unbalanced forces act on an object?

a)

A. The object remains at rest

b)

D. The object's mass increases

c)

B. The object changes its motion

d)

C. The forces cancel each other out

24.

Which of the following is an example of Newton's third law?

a)

D. A car parked on a hill

b)

C. An object speeding up due to gravity

c)

B. A swimmer pushing water backward and moving forward

d)

A. A ball rolling until it stops

25.

In the design process, what is the purpose of a prototype?

a)

B. To test and improve ideas before final production

b)

D. To determine the direction of motion

c)

A. To measure the speed of an object

d)

C. To increase the mass of a design