Quiz Name: MOTION 
Type: Multiple Choice 
Instructions: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Check your answers by clicking on “answer key” below the last question.

Question 1: Which term means "resistance to motion"?

pressure 
inertia 
friction 
momentum 
reference point 

Question 2: Which occurs between two surfaces that touch but do not move in relation to each other?

static friction 
sliding friction 
rolling friction 
fluid friction 
inertia 

Question 3: Which occurs between the surface of a wheel or other round object and another surface?

static friction 
sliding friction 
rolling friction 
fluid friction 
inertia 

Question 4: Which occurs when one object or surface slides over another?

static friction 
sliding friction 
rolling friction 
fluid friction 
inertia 

Question 5: Of which type of friction is the following an example? A dolphin swimming through the ocean.

static 
sliding 
rolling 
fluid 
There is no friction in this example. 

Question 6: Which is the strongest friction?

static 
sliding 
rolling 
fluid 

Question 7: Which produces the most heat and wear on the surfaces involved?

static 
sliding 
rolling 
fluid 

Question 8: Which is NOT used to reduce friction?

lubricant 
use of wheels 
smooth/polish surface 
cleats 

Question 9: Friction keeps things from sliding or slipping.

True 
False 

Question 10: Friction is needed to start things moving.

True 
False 

Question 11: Friction is needed to slow things down or stop them.

True 
False 

Question 12: Which term means "resistance to change in an object's motion"?

pressure 
inertia 
friction 
momentum 

Question 13: Mass and inertia are exactly proportional.

True 
False 

Question 14: Because of inertia, objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

True 
False 

Question 15: Because of inertia, objects in motion at constant velocity along a straight line path will maintain that motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

True 
False 

Question 16: We use seatbelts because of:

pressure 
inertia 
friction 
momentum 

Question 17: A loaded 18-wheeler tractor trailer has less inertia than a motorcycle.

True 
False 

Question 18: Which of Newton's Law of Motion shows the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration of moving objects.

First Law 
Second Law 
Third Law 

Question 19: Which is equal to mass times velocity?

pressure 
inertia 
friction 
momentum 

Question 20: What force must be exerted on a bowling ball if it has a mass of 4 kg and accelerates at 12 m/square seconds?

3 N 
8 N 
16 N 
48 N 
48 kg m/s²

Question 21: What is the acceleration if an object is propelled with a force of 8 N and has a mass of 4 kg?

4 m/s²
2 m/s²
12 m/s² 
4 N/kg 
2 N/kg 

Question 22: What is the mass of an object that is propelled with a force of 20 N and accelerates at a rate of 5 m/square seconds?

15 kg 
25 kg 
4 kg 
4 N/m s²
15 N/m s²

Question 23: To increase the acceleration of an object, it must be propelled with a smaller force.

True 
False 

Question 24: To accelerate a massive object the same as a less massive object requires a greater force to be applied to the less massive object.

True 
False 

Question 25: To increase momentum, you should increase:

mass 
velocity 
mass and velocity 
mass, velocity, or both 
none of these 

Question 26: Which of Newton's Laws of Motion states the following: For every action force, there is an equal and opposite reaction force.

First Law 
Second Law 
Third Law 
None of these. 

Question 27: What is the recoil velocity of a  0.75 kg gun when the bullet it fires has a mass of 10 g and a velocity of 500 m/sec? (clue: both masses need to be the same unit)

6666.7 m/sec 
37500 m/sec 
6.7 m/sec 
37.5 m/sec 
6.7 m/sec


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