SCIENCE 8 QUIZ

I. Complete the sentences by writing the correct words in the blanks provided. Choose your answer from the box.

1. Acceleration is the rate of the motion of an object in terms of both the ___________ and direction. motion
2. An unbalanced force has a ______________ net force. inertia
3. Balanced forces are __________ forces acting on opposite directions. speed
4. A net force is the rate of change in _______ of a moving object per unit of time. nonzero
5. ___________ is the tendency of an object to maintain its initial state of motion. equal
unequal
II. Write True if the statement is correct and False if otherwise.
1. A motorcycle has more inertia than a bicycle.
2. When you hold your mouse, the force that the mouse exerts on your palm is lesser than the force that your palm exerts
on the mouse.
3. The action-reaction forces happen to two different objects.
4. The second law of motion tells you that you have to exert greater force on objects with greater mass.
5. Mass and inertia are the same.

III. Answer the following problems. Show your solution. (5 points each)
1. Your mother asked you to move a 10 kg cabinet across the floor from your living room to the kitchen with an
acceleration of 3.0 m/s2, what would be the net external force that you need to exert on the cabinet?
2. Your father pushed a 2-kg box across the floor with a net horizontal force of 10 N. What is the acceleration of the box?
3. Determine the net force needed for a car to have an acceleration of 18 m/s2 if the mass of the car is 1500-kg.

SCIENCE 8 QUIZ

I. Complete the sentences by writing the correct words in the blanks provided. Choose your answer from the box.
1. Acceleration is the rate of the motion of an object in terms of both the ___________ and
direction. motion
2. A net force is the rate of change in _______ of a moving object per unit of time. inertia
3. An unbalanced force has a ______________ net force. speed
4. ___________ is the tendency of an object to maintain its initial state of motion. nonzero
5. Balanced forces are __________ forces acting on opposite directions. equal
unequal
II. Write True if the statement is correct and False if otherwise.
1. A motorcycle has more inertia than a bicycle.
2. The action-reaction forces happen to two different objects.
3. When you hold your mouse, the force that the mouse exerts on your palm is lesser than the force that your palm exerts
on the mouse.
4. Mass and inertia are the same.
5. The second law of motion tells you that you have to exert greater force on objects with greater mass.

III. Answer the following problems. Show your solution. (5 points each)
1. Your mother asked you to move a 10 kg cabinet across the floor from your living room to the kitchen with an
acceleration of 3.0 m/s2, what would be the net external force that you need to exert on the cabinet?
2. Your father pushed a 2-kg box across the floor with a net horizontal force of 10 N. What is the acceleration of the box?
3. Determine the net force needed for a car to have an acceleration of 18 m/s2 if the mass of the car is 1500-kg.