Motion and Forces - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A push or a pull on an object is called:

Mass

Matter

Force

Speed

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other and causes objects to slow down or stop.

Mass

Motion

Inertia

Friction

3.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following statements are examples of FRICTION? (Check all answers that apply.)

Rubbing your hands together

Dragging your sister across the floor

Earth pulled by the Sun

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The force that pulls objects toward each other is:

Friction

Gravity

Balanced

Equal

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The friction experienced by falling objects through the air is:

Air Resistance

Free Fall

Gravity

Inertia

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A unit of measure for force is called:

Neutrons

Newtons

Watts

Joules

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Speed in any given direction is:

Acceleration

Mass

Velocity

Altitude

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If a car travels 35 miles per hour north, what is the SPEED of the car?

35mph

35 mph North

35 m/s

35 m/s²

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If a car travels 35 miles per hour north, what is the car's VELOCITY?

35 mph

35 mph north

north

35 m/s

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions; object will not move:

Unbalanced Force

Friction

Gravity

Balanced Force

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion:

Unbalanced Force

Balanced Force

Equal Force

Nonzero Force

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion is:

Friction

Gravity

Inertia

Balanced Force

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of force is shown in the picture?

Unbalanced Force

Balanced Force

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of force is shown in the picture?

Unbalanced Force

Balanced Force

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