Types of Forces

What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?

• Applied
• Gravitational
• Magnetic
• Electrical

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What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?

• Magnetic
• Electrical
• Gravitational
• Air Resistance

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What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?

• Applied
• Normal
• Friction
• Magnetic

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This type of force is when one object pushes or pulls on another object by touching it

• Applied

• gravity

• magnetic

• tension

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An Orange falls off a tree and lands on the ground. What force caused the orange to fall?

• friction

• heat

• gravity

• wind

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Friction acts in a direction __________ to the direction of the object’s motion.   

• Side By Side
• Parallel Directions
•  Opposite
• The Same Direction

The support force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object.

• Gravity

• Electrical Force

• Normal Force

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.

• Spring Force

• Tension Force

• Elastic Force

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The repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a ferromagnetic material (like iron).

• Magnetic Force

• Electrical Force

• Gravity

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What is a force?

• a push or pull
• speed or acceleration 
• potential or kinetic energy
• balanced or unbalanced force

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