Physical Science Forces and Motion Reviewsheet-2015
Below is a list of items which will be on the upcoming test. The test will be mostly multiple choice with
a few short answer questions.
Vocabulary
Motion
displacement
Acceleration
deceleration
Mass
gravity
Scalar
centripetal acceleration
Field forces
contact forces
Fluid force
applied force
Rolling friction
air friction
Action force
reaction force
Newton
Calorie
Power
Watt
Strong Nuclear forces
distance
inertia
instantaneous speed
frame of reference
friction force
static friction
free-fall acceleration
potential energy
calorie
Work
Electromagnetic forces
velocity
weight
vector
force
tension force
kinetic friction
terminal velocity
kinetic energy
Joule
Weak nuclear forces
Gravitational Forces
Multiple choice/ Essay/ etc.
- Students will describe what it means for an object to be in motion.
- Students will compare/contrast velocity and speed
- Students will identify when a direction component must be added to a calculation
- Students will interpret graphical representations of different speeds and accelerations of objects
- Students will compare/contrast distance travelled and displacement
- Students will list and describe the four fundamental forces in nature.
- Students will compare/contrast balanced and unbalanced forces
- Students will compare/contrast vector and scalar quantities
- Students will describe what effect friction has on the motion of an object.
- Students will describe the positive and negative effects of friction in our lives.
- Students will describe and give examples of Newton’s 3 laws of motion.
- Students will compare/contrast the weight and mass of an object.
- Students will describe the motion of a projectile as it moves through a medium (air, water, etc)
- Students will describe the motion of different masses when they are dropped in a vacuum.
- Students will describe the principle of the Law of Conservation of Momentum and how it applies to
objects that collide.
- Students will explain how energy can transform from one form to another.
- Students will apply their knowledge of gravitational forces to solve various problems
- Students will describe the Law of Conservation of Momentum and use it to solve various problems
- Students will make predictions of the motion of an object using force diagrams
- Students will compare/contrast the different types of forces that can act on an object
- Students will compare/contrast work vs. power