SCIENCE 8

QUARTER 1, WEEK 1

CHANGES IN THE MOTION OF OBJECTS

Investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied and the mass of the object to the
amount of change in the object’s motion

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PART I.
Directions: Solve the crossword puzzle using the important terms in Forces and Motion. Use the given clue to complete the
puzzle.

Force and Motion

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1. The combination of all forces acting on an object
6. Force that doesn’t cause a change in motion
10. The amount of matter in an object
11. Product of mass and velocity of an object
12. The tendency of an object to resist any change in
motion
13. A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an
object
15. Forces that are not equal or opposite; causing a
change in motion
17. A force that opposes motion between two touching
surfaces
18. Rate at which velocity changes overtime
Down
2. Distance traveled by an object divided by time taken for
the object to travel that distance
3. A force that attracts any object with mass
4. How much ground an object has covered
5. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their
mass
7. A push or pull of an object in order to change the
direction of the object
8. The motion of a body when only the force of gravity is
acting on the body
9. A change in the position of an object
14. The speed of an object in a particular direction
16. The unit for force
PART II. Directions: Match the Column A that corresponds to Column B. Write your answer to the given space.

A B
___1. It refers to the size or strength of the force. It is commonly A. Applied force
expressed in Newton (N)
___2. These are two forces acting on an object that is not equal in B. Point of Application
size.
___3. The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or C. Normal force
wire when it is being pulled in opposite directions.
___4. These are two forces acting in opposite directions on an D. Tension force
object, and equal in size.
___5. The strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or E. Friction force
movement.
___6. The action or process of moving or being moved. F. Unbalanced forces
___7. The attraction between any two bodies with mass. G. Line of Action
___8. The force that is applied to an object by a person or another H. Motion
object.
___9. The support force exerted on an object that is in contact with I. Magnitude
another stable object.
___10. The force exerted by a surface as an object moves across it J. Direction
or makes an effort to move across it.
___11. It indicates the source of the force. K. Force
___12. It is a straight line passing through the point of application L. Gravitational force
___13. It is where the force applied to the object. M. Balance forces

PART III

A. Directions: F=ma FORCE = MASS x ACCELERATION

Plug in the given values for Force/Mass/Acceleration to solve. Write your answer in the space provided.

Remember, mass is in kg - - force in in N (newtons) - - acceleration is in m/s2

1. How much force is needed to accelerate a 66 kg skier at 2 m/sec2?

2. What is the force on a 1000 kg elevator that is falling freely at 9.8 m/sec2?

3. What is the acceleration of a 50 kg object pushed with a force of 500 newtons?

4. The mass of a large car is 1000 kg. How much force would be required to accelerate the car at a
rate of 3 m/sec2?

5. A 50 kg skater pushed by a friend accelerates 5 m/sec2. How much force did the friend apply?

6. A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/sec2. What is the mass of
the object?

7. A bowling ball rolled with a force of 15 N accelerates at a rate of 3 m/sec2; a second ball rolled with
the same force accelerates 4 m/sec2. What are the masses of the two balls?

8. If a 60 kg person on a 15 kg sled is pushed with a force of 300 N, what will be person’s

acceleration?

9. A force of 20 N acts upon a 5 kg block.  Calculate the acceleration of the object.   

10. An object of mass 300 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 4 m/s2.  Calculate the force
required to produce this acceleration.   

11. A 5 kg block is pulled across a table by a horizontal force of 40 N with a frictional force of 8 N
opposing the motion.  Calculate the acceleration of the object.  

12. An object of mass 30 kg is in free fall in a vacuum where there is no air resistance. Determine the
acceleration of the object.   

13. An object of mass 30 kg is falling in air and experiences a force due to air resistance of 50 newton. 
a. Determine the net force acting on the object and
b. calculate the acceleration of the object.