Contact Forces Quiz

A contact force is from

• objects physically touching

• far apart objects

• not touching object

• always a pull

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When two magnets repel, they ________________

• change color
• pull together
• push apart
• get colder

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Iron filings and bar magnets are placed on a piece of paper. Explain the pattern on the diagram below. Where is the magnetic field the strongest?

• The magnetic field is only strong at the north pole

• The magnetic field is only strong at the south pole

• The magnetic field is strongest at the magnet’s poles.

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Which of these objects would be attracted to a magnet?

• nails
• wood
• paper
• gold

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A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

• chemical
• force
• magnet
• gravity

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What is the position of the television?

• In front of the window
• behind the couch
• In the center of the room
• Next to the window on the small table

In magnetism, opposites poles __________ and like poles _______.

• attract, attract.
• repel, repel.
• attract, repel.
• repel, attract.

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Peaches hanging from tree branches eventually fall to the ground. Which force most likely causes the peaches to fall to the ground?  

• force 
  
• gravity 
• magnetism 
• collision 

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Which will most likely increase the speed of an object?  

• applying a stronger force
• applying a weaker force 
• applying a slower force 
• applying a faster force

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The force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth

• Inertia
• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Acceleration

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