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Changes in Force and Motion KC

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The illustration shows the forces in Newtons (N) acting on three different blocks. Which blocks will experience a change in motion, or acceleration?

a)

Blocks 1 and 2

b)

Blocks 2 and 3

c)

Blocks 1 and 3

d)

Blocks 1, 2, and 3

2.

The illustration shows all the forces in Newtons (N) acting on a box. The sum of all the forces acting on the box results in a force acting on the box—

a)

to the right with a strength of 11 Newtons

b)

to the left with a strength of 7 Newtons

c)

to the right with a strength of 25 Newtons

d)

to the left with a strength of 6 Newtons

3.

Students are investigating how mass affects the force needed to move an object. They attached a wooden block to a spring scale and placed a 10 g mass on top of the block and pulled it 50 cm across the table. Which of the following changes to their setup would result in a larger force reading on the spring scale?

a)

sliding the block 60 cm

b)

attaching a larger spring scale

c)

using a 20 g mass

d)

using a circular piece of wood

4.

Students are using an air rocket to investigate the relationship between force and an object's motion. Students pump air into the rocket, then release the rocket, and the compressed air pushes the rocket upward. In order to vary the amount of force acting on the rocket, which of the following should the students change in each trial?

a)

the length of the hose attached to the pump

b)

the distance traveled by the rocket

c)

the amount of air pumped into the rocket

d)

the height of the rocket from fins to cone

5.

Which of the following graphs shows how the mass of an object affects the amount of force needed to move it?

a)

A

A

b)

B

B

c)

C

C

d)

D

D

6.

Choose the best definition for "force."

a)

used to measure movement based on coordinates

b)

a push or pull that can change an object's motion

c)

total amount of force on an object

d)

a straight path an object can move along

e)

change in an object's position

7.

Choose the best definition for "motion."

a)

used to measure movement based on coordinates

b)

a push or pull that can change an object's motion

c)

total amount of force on an object

d)

a straight path an object can move along

e)

change in an object's position

8.

Choose the best definition for "reference frame."

a)

used to measure movement based on coordinates

b)

a push or pull that can change an object's motion

c)

total amount of force on an object

d)

a straight path an object can move along

e)

change in an object's position

9.

Choose the best definition "net force"

a)

used to measure movement based on coordinates

b)

a push or pull that can change an object's motion

c)

total amount of force on an object

d)

a straight path an object can move along

e)

change in an object's position

10.

Choose the best definition for "direction"

a)

used to measure movement based on coordinates

b)

a push or pull that can change an object's motion

c)

total amount of force on an object

d)

a straight path an object can move along

e)

change in an object's position