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Student:
Class:

Date:

1. Arturorana3,000meterrace.Hisrunningtimefromstarttofinishwas10minutes.Whatwas

Arturosaveragespeed?
A.

5m/s

B.

50m/s

C.

100m/s

D.

300m/s

2. AlexiswritingdownnotesashewatcheshisfriendCarlainabicyclerace.Hemakesthe

followingnotes.

WhichnotesshowthatCarlasbicycleisinmotion?
A.

1,2,and5

B.

1,2,and3

C.

2,3,and5

D.

2,3,and4

3. Anairplanefliesinastraightlinebetweentwocitiesthatareseparatedby840kilometers.Ifit

takes4hoursfortheairplanetomakethetrip,whatisitsaveragespeed?
A.

84km/h

B.

105km/h

C.

180km/h

D.

210km/h

4. Inarubberduckrace,thewinningducktraveled300metersin10minutes.Whatwastheducks

averagespeed?
A.

0.5m/s

B.

1.0m/s

C.

7.5m/s

D.

30m/s

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5. Rowingaboatforwardrequiresaforcethatwillovercomefrictionfromwaterandwind.Which

factormosthelpsovercometheforcesworkingagainsttheboat?
A.

thelengthoftheboat

B.

theheightofsidesoftheboat

C.

theweightoftherowersintheboat

D.

thenumberofpeoplerowingintheboat

6. Anobjectisbeingsubjectedtofourforcesasshown.

Whatisthemagnitudeofthenetforceactingontheobject?
A.

B.

2x

C.

3x

D.

9x

7. Maxpushedandreleasedatoydumptruckonaflatsidewalk.Thetrucktraveledforalong

distanceandstoppedwhenithitawall.Whichbestexplainswhythetrucktraveledthelong
distancetothewall?
A.

Thetruckhadinertiaduetoitsmass.

B.

Gravitypulledthetrucktothewall.

C.

Magnetismpulledthetrucktothewall.

D.

Thesidewalkappliedfrictiontothetruck.

8. Thebestexampleofbalancedforcesisa
A.

carincreasingspeed.

B.

busparkedinagarage.

C.

ballkickedalongaflatsurface.

D.

rollercoasterslowingdownonanincline.

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9. Thediagramofablockisshownbelow.

Ifplacedonatable,whatisthenetnormalforceoftheblock?
A.

3N

B.

4N

C.

6N

D.

8N

10. Astudentconcludesthatnoforcesarebeingappliedtoalaboratorycartthatismovingata

constantvelocity.Whichstatementbestexplainswhythestudentsconclusionisincorrect?
A.

Thecartmustbesubjectedtoanetforcetocontinuemovingatthesamespeed.

B.

Thedirectionofthecartischangedafterunbalancedforcesareapplied.

C.

Thecartissubjectedtoanappliedforcethatcancelstheeffectoffriction.

D.

Thenetforceonthecartmustbeinthedirectionofmotiontoovercomefriction.

11. Whichisanexampleofbalancedforces?
A.

adoorstartingtoopen

B.

abasketballbeingheld

C.

atruckbeginningtoaccelerate

D.

abookfallingoffatable

12. WhenthefirstAmericanastronautswereplanningtowalkontheMoon,theyknewthatthe

gravityontheMoonwaslessthanthegravityonEarth.Withthisinformation,whatdidthe
astronautsexpecttobemostdifferentontheMoon?
A.

theirmass

B.

theirheight

C.

theirweight

D.

theirvolume

13. IsaacNewtondiscoveredthethreelawsofmotion.Whichexamplebestillustrates

Newton'sthirdlawofmotion,whichdescribesactionandreactionforces?
A.

arockettakesofffromtheground

B.

abookslidesforwardonaseatwhenthecarstops

C.

aheavierballfallsatthesamespeedasalighterball

D.

avehicleroundsacurveandchangesitsacceleration

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14. Theboxisbeingpushedtotherightwithaforceof300newtons,andtotheleftwithaforce

of400newtons.

Whichisthenetforceonthebox?
A.

300newtons

B.

400newtons

C.

700newtons

D.

100newtons

15. MarisaandDakotawereinvestigatingairfriction.Marisadroppedaball,apen,asweatshirt,

andaflatsheetofpaperfromthesameheight.Dakotarecordedtheamountoftimeittookeach
objecttoreachtheground.Whichobjectmostlikelytookthelongestamountoftimetoreach
theground?
A.

thepen

B.

theball

C.

thesweatshirt

D.

thesheetofpaper

16. Astudentreadshispaperonfrictiontotheclass.Whichstatementshouldheincludeinhis

paperifhewantstopresentaccurateinformation?
A.

Frictionincreasesmechanicaladvantage.

B.

Frictionopposesthedirectionofmovement.

C.

Frictionmakesmovementofanobjecteasier.

D.

Frictionreducestheamountofworkusedtomoveanobject.

17. Alloftheforcesactingonahelicopterarebalanced.

Thereductionofwhichforcewouldcausethehelicoptertodropinaltitude?
A.

lift

B.

drag

C.

thrust

D.

weight

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18. Fourstudentswentona3kilomaterhike.Eachstudentwashikingadifferentspeed.The

distancethestudentshikedduringthefirst30minutesisshownineachgraph.Ifeachstudent
continuedatthesamespeed,whichgraphshowsthehikerthatfinishedthe3kilometerhike
first?
A.

B.

C.

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D.

19. Thegraphshowsthemotionofastudentwalkingatdifferentspeeds.

Duringwhichtimeintervaldoesthestudentwalkwithanegativeacceleration?
A.

02seconds

B.

24seconds

C.

48seconds

D.

812seconds

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20. Thegraphshowsthemotionoffourcars.Allfourcarsaremovingeast.

Whichcarhasaconstantvelocity?
A.

B.

C.

D.

21. Twoswimmerscompetedinarace.Thegraphshowshowthepositionofbothswimmers

changedovertimeduringtherace.

AtwhatrateofspeeddidSwimmer1travelthroughouttherace?
A.
B.
C.
D.

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22. Studentsmeasurehowfarasnailcantravelperminute.Thegraphshowstheirdata.

Whatisthespeedofthesnail?
A.

0.25min/cm

B.

0.50min/cm

C.

1.00cm/min

D.

4.00cm/min

23. Astudentisorganizingaroom.Shemovesaboxfromthefloortoashelf.Shewantsto

estimatetheamountofpotentialenergytheboxhasontheshelf.Whatinformationdoesthe
studentneed?
A.

thevolumeandmassofthebox

B.

themassoftheshelfandthemassofthebox

C.

themassoftheboxandtheheightoftheshelf

D.

thevolumeoftheboxandtheheightoftheshelf

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24. Ajugglertossesballsintotheairashejuggles.

Whichformofenergyisincreasingastheballstravelupintotheair?
A.

kineticenergy

B.

thermalenergy

C.

potentialenergy

D.

chemicalenergy

25. Anengineermustcalculatethepotentialenergyofarollercoastercaratthetopofan

incline.Whichinformationwouldbesthelptheengineerdeterminethepotentialenergyofthe
car?
A.

thedistancetherollercoastercarmusttravel

B.

themassoftherollercoastercaratfullcapacity

C.

theaverageweightofanemptyrollercoastercar

D.

thedirectionthattherollercoastercaristraveling

26. A2.00kgstoneblockgains44.0Jofgravitationalpotentialenergywhenitismoveduparamp.

Whatistheheightoftheramp?Useg=10.0m/s2.
A.

2.00m

B.

2.20m

C.

4.40m

D.

11.0m

27. Thediagramshowsaswingingpendulum.Fivedifferentpositionsofthependulumarelabeled.

Eachpositioncontainsdifferentamountsofpotentialandkineticenergy.

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Thepotentialandkineticenergyofthependulumcanberepresentedonbargraphs.Which
graphcorrectlyshowstheamountofenergyavailableatposition3?
A.

B.

C.

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D.

28. Somenewcarsusespecialbrakingsystemstorecoverenergywhenthebrakesareapplied.

Thisenergyisstoredinspecialbatteriesandisusedtopowertheelectricmotor.Whattypeof
energyarethebrakesstoringastheyslowdownthecar?
A.

gravitational

B.

kinetic

C.

potential

D.

thermal

29. Whileonamovieset,astuntmanjumpsofftheroofofabuilding.Ashefallstowardanairbag,

whatisincreasing?
A.

gravity

B.

windvelocity

C.

kineticenergy

D.

potentialenergy

30. Whatdoesthemechanicalenergyofasysteminclude?
A.

thesumofthepotentialandkineticenergy

B.

thedifferenceofthepotentialandkineticenergy

C.

onlythekineticenergy

D.

onlythepotentialenergy

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31. Thediagrambelowshowsanormalfault.

Thefaultisformedbythereleaseof
A.

electromagneticenergy.

B.

potentialenergy.

C.

chemicalenergy.

D.

heatenergy.

32. Acertaintypeofhybridcarutilizesabrakingsysteminwhichenergyisrecoveredandstoredin

batteries.Thisisanexampleofwhichtypeofenergyconversion?
A.

kineticenergyconvertedtopotentialenergy

B.

chemicalenergyconvertedtokineticenergy

C.

chemicalenergyconvertedtothermalenergy

D.

thermalenergyconvertedtopotentialenergy

33. Whileonthelaunchpad,thespaceshuttlerocketboostersandexternalfueltankholdabout

poundsoffuel.Thisamountoffuelisnecessarytopropelthespaceshuttleintoan
orbit300kmaboveEarth.InordertoescapethegravityatthesurfaceofEarth,thechemical
energyisconvertedtowhichtypeofenergy?
A.

kinetic

B.

nuclear

C.

electrical

D.

geothermal

34. Biodieselisanalternativetogasolinethatisproducedfromfatsoroilssuchassoybeanoilor

restaurantgrease.Althoughitisbetterfortheenvironmentthangasoline,ithaslowerfuel
efficiency.Whatmostlikelycausesthebiodieseltobelessefficientthangasoline?
A.

Biodieselhaslowerpotentialenergythereforereleaseslesskineticenergy.

B.

Biodieselhashigherpotentialenergythereforereleaseslesskineticenergy.

C.

Gasolinehaslowerpotentialenergythereforereleaseslesskineticenergy.

D.

Gasolinehashigherpotentialenergythereforereleaseslesskineticenergy.

35. Whichbestrepresentstheuseofmechanicalenergy?

A.

alightbulbgivingoffheat

B.

acandleprovidinglight

C.

anailbeinghammered

D.

acanrusting

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36. Jorgecalculatedthegravitationalpotentialenergyoftheobjectsshownintheillustration.

Whichstatementissupportedbythecalculateddataonthetable?
A.

Thegravitationalpotentialenergyofanobjectisnotdependentonitsmass.

B.

Thegravitationalenergyofanobjectisinverselyproportionaltoitsheightabovetheground.

C.

Astheweightofanobjectisincreased,itsgravitationalpotentialenergydecreases.

D.

Astheheightofanobjectisincreased,itsgravitationalpotentialenergyalsoincreases.

37. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefunctionofaresistorinanelectricalcircuit?
A.

Itopensthecircuit.

B.

Itcreatestheelectricfield.

C.

Itcontrolstheamountofcurrent.

D.

Itprovidesenergytothecircuit.

38. Aswitchthatcanopenorcloseanelectriccircuitcanbeusedto
A.

increasetheamountofcurrent.

B.

reversethecurrentsdirection.

C.

stopthecurrent.

D.

acceleratethecurrent.

39. Anincandescentbulbplacedinaclosedcircuitworksbyallowingelectronstotravelthrougha

verythinpieceofwireinthebulb.Thebulbwillthengiveoffinfraredradiation.Thisisan
exampleof
A.

kineticenergybeingtransformedintopotentialenergy.

B.

electricalenergybeingtransformedinheatandlightenergy.

C.

magneticenergybeingtransformedintoelectricalenergy.

D.

electricalenergybeingtransformedintomechanicalenergy.

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40. Astudenttapsthefirstmarbleandthesixthmarblerollsaway.

Whatdoesthisactivitydemonstrate?
A.

conservationofenergy

B.

energytransfer

C.

convection

D.

radiation

41. Ahouseusesarooftocarryawaylargeamountsofrainefficiently.Aroofcomposedoftwo

attachedinclinedplanesformswhattypeofsimplemachine?
A.

wedge

B.

screw

C.

ramp

D.

lever

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42. Studentsusedrulersasleversduringaninvestigationonsimplemachinesandforces.They

madethearmsoftheleversdifferentlengthsbyhowtheyplacedtheruleronthedesk.Theyput
aboxontheendoftheruler.Whichrulerwouldrequirethegreatestforcetobeabletoliftthe
boxoffthedesk?
A.

B.

C.

D.

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43. Usethefollowingdiagramtoanswerthequestionthatfollows.

CarsXandYstartatrestandmovetotheleftasshowninthediagram.Duringthattime,CarY
has
A.

lessinertiathanCarX.

B.

morepowerthanCarX.

C.

agreaterweightthanCarX.

D.

aloweraccelerationthanCarX.

44. Astudentispushinga20kilogramboxuparamp.Whichchangewillrequirethestudenttouse

lessforcetopushthebox?
A.

increasingthemassofthebox

B.

decreasingthelengthoftheramp

C.

decreasingthesteepnessoftheramp

D.

increasingthefrictiononthesurfaceofthebox

45. Anelectriccanopenerusesamagnettoholdacaninplace.Asthewheelonthecanopener

turns,abladecutsthetopofthecanopen.

Thebladeonthecanopenerisanexampleofwhatkindofsimplemachine?
A.

lever

B.

pulley

C.

screw

D.

wedge

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46. Alogsplittingmachinewasinventedtosplitlogsquickly.Amotorpowersametalpiecethatis

pushedthroughthemiddleofalog.

Themetalpieceusedtosplitalogisanexampleofwhatsimplemachine?
A.

awedge

B.

apulley

C.

ascrew

D.

alever

47. Thewheelbarrowbelowisclassifiedasasecondclasslever.

Ifa500Nbagofsoilisaddedtothewheelbarrow,whichstatementbestdescribestheeffort
force?
A.

Theeffortequalsload.

B.

Theeffortislessthanload.

C.

Theeffortisgreaterthantheload.

D.

Theeffortdecreasesmechanicaladvantage.

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48. Jillianandherclassmateswenttocleanupapark.Theyusedawheelbarrowtomovebranches

tothesideoftheroadforpickup.Thewheelbarrowreducedtheefforttheyneedtomaketo
movethebranches.

WhichsimplemachineisinthewheelbarrowthatmakestheworkeasierforJillianandher
classmates?
A.

lever

B.

pulley

C.

screw

D.

wedge

49. Agroupofworkersneedstomoveapianofromthesecondfloorofabuilding.Thepianoistoo

widetofitthroughthedoor,sotheywilllowerthepianotothegroundthroughawindow.
Whichtoolwouldbebesttohelptheworkerslowerthepianofromthewindow?
A.

wheelandaxle

B.

inclinedplane

C.

pulley

D.

wedge

50. Whichofthefollowingwouldhavethegreatestmechanicaladvantage?
A.

B.

C.

D.

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51. Aworkerneedstoloadaheavyboxontoatruck.Theworkerusesaramptomovethebox

becausetheramp
A.

increasestheweightofthebox.

B.

reducesthegravitationalforceonthebox.

C.

increasestheamountoffrictiononthebox.

D.

reducestheamountofforceappliedtothebox.

52. Whichsimplemachineincreasesthedistanceoverwhichaloadtravelsandreducesthe

neededforce?
A.

wheelandaxle

B.

wedge

C.

pulley

D.

inclinedplane

53. Stephenneedstoliftalargeboxoffofthefloor.Hemakestwodifferentpulleysystemstohelphimlift

thebox.Thenhetriesusingeachofthepulleysystems.

Tofindoutwhichpulleysystemneedslesspowertowork,whatmeasurementmustStephenrecord
eachtimetheboxislifted?
A.

lengthoftherope

B.

strengthofthestudent

C.

heighttheboxisraised

D.

forceusedtoraisethebox

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54. Workerspushaheavyboxupaninclinedplaneandontoatruck.

Whichbestexplainswhytheseworkersuseaninclinedplane?
A.

Itmakestheirworkeasier.

B.

Itkeepstheirclothingclean.

C.

Itkeepstheboxfrombreaking.

D.

Itmakestheboxweighless.

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