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Force & Motion

Quiz by Sarah Donihoo

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16 questions
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  • Q1
    What is a force?
    A push or a pull
    A push
    A pull
    Inertia
    30s
  • Q2
    How do you calculate speed?
    Speed = Distance - Time
    Speed = Distance / Time
    Speed = Time / Distance
    Speed = Distance x Time
    30s
  • Q3
    What is velocity?
    The rate of change in position
    An object goes faster
    An object slows down
    How fast an object is moving
    30s
  • Q4
    A man runs on a treadmill. He starts out at 4mph, then increases his speed to 6 mph. He ends by walking at 3mph. Did he change his velocity?
    No
    Yes
    30s
  • Q5
    A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus?
    50 km/min
    .67 mph
    1.5 km/min
    .67 km/min
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the average speed of the car?
    Question Image
    40 km/min
    14 km/min
    2.5 km/min
    .4 km/min
    45s
  • Q7
    Students in a physics class measured the speed of a steel ball as it rolled down a long ramp. The graph shown above is a record of their measurements. What does the graph tell you about the speed of the steel ball?
    Question Image
    The ball did not move.
    The ball started out fast, then slowed down, then increased its speed again.
    The ball moved down the ramp at a constant speed.
    The ball started slowly then began to move faster down the ramp.
    45s
  • Q8
    What kind of force do brakes use to stop a moving bicycle?
    Gravity
    Magnetism
    Friction
    Push
    45s
  • Q9
    Rowing a boat forward requires a force that will overcome friction from water and wind. Which factor most helps overcome the forces working against the boat?
    the length of the boat
    the weight of the rowers in the boat
    the height of sides of the boat
    the number of people rowing in the boat
    45s
  • Q10
    Which will most likely happen when the marble hits the wall?
    Question Image
    It will travel at the same speed.
    It will stop moving.
    It will travel in a different direction.
    It will move faster.
    45s
  • Q11
    What word means the rate at which an object goes a certain distance?
    Motion
    Acceleration
    Velocity
    Speed
    45s
  • Q12
    What word do we use to describe any change in velocity?
    Graph
    Speed
    Acceleration
    Motion
    45s
  • Q13
    What makes the more massive object fall and the less massive object rise?
    Question Image
    Electricity
    Gravity
    Friction
    Magnetism
    45s
  • Q14
    This action will result in an upward force at which point
    Question Image
    2
    4
    5
    3
    45s
  • Q15
    A bus traveled 280 kilometers between two cities. It left the first city at 3:00 p.m. and arrived at the second city at 7:00 p.m. What was the average speed of the bus during the trip?
    40 km/hr
    4 km/hr
    280 km/hr
    70 km/hr
    45s

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