Quiz on Forces

What is a force?

• A push

• A pull

• Both a push and a pull

• None of the above

Which of the following is an example of a force?

• Lifting a pencil off a desk

• Pushing a door to open it

• Pulling a wagon

• All of the above

What happens to an object when a force is applied to it?

• It stays still

• It moves

• It disappears

• It becomes invisible

When you push a toy car, which direction are you applying the force?

• Toward yourself

• Away from yourself

• Left to right

• Up and down

What is an example of a pull force?

• Pushing a box across the floor

• Pulling a rope to climb a tree

• Kicking a soccer ball

• None of the above

What is gravity?

• A force that pulls objects toward the ground

• A force that pushes objects away from the ground

• A force that makes objects move faster

• A force that helps objects float in the air

If there were no gravity, what would happen to an object you drop?

• It would fall to the ground

• It would float away

• It would stay where it is

• It would disappear

Which of the following is true about gravity?

• It only works on Earth

• It works only on large objects like planets

• It affects all objects, no matter their size

• It makes things float in space

What will happen if you push an object with a stronger force?

• It will stay in the same place

• It will move a short distance

• It will move farther

• It will stop moving

If you push an object with the strongest force possible, what is most likely to happen?

• The object will move a great distance

• The object will not move

• The object will explode

• The object will fall through the floor