Force Quiz

What is a push or a pull?

• motion
• force
• gravity
• acceleration

What is the force called when you push something and it starts moving?

• unbalanced force
• balanced force
• friction
• gravity

When you measure motion, you know that something moved because it moved away from the.......

• gravity
• friction
• frame of reference
• speed

When you push on a wall and it doesn't move, you are using a.......

• friction
• gravity
• balanced force
• unbalanced force

When an apple falls from a tree, what force is acting on it?

• friction
• speed
• gravity
• acceleration

When two surfaces rub against each other, you get.......

• friction
• gravity
• speed 
• motion

What doing an investigation, it is best to do it.......

• two times
• three times
• one time
• over ten times

If you throw a ball and it lands on the grass and comes to a stop, what three forces affected the ball?

• The pull of the person throwing, the push of gravity on the ball, and the speed of the ball.
• The push of the person throwing the ball, the pull of gravity on the ball, and the friction of the grass.
• The push of the person throwing the ball, acceleration of the ball, and the motion of the ball.
• The speed of the ball, the sunlight hitting the ball, and the pull of the person throwing the ball.

Why is a ball at rest on the table?

• the force of the ball is more than the force of gravity
• the force of gravity is more than the force of the table that the ball is on
• the force of gravity is balanced with the force of the table that the ball is on
• the force of the ball is more than the force of the table that it is on

If you drop a bowling ball and a golf ball from a height at the same time, what will happen?

• the bowling ball will hit first
• the golf ball will hit first
• they will hit at the same time
• the golf ball will bounce off of the bowling ball