Contact/Non Contact Forces and Gravity

What force will change the ball's direction at position 2 in the diagram?

• friction

• gravity

• the student's push

• magnetic force

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When two opposite charges are brought near each other, they make a force field. What type of force do the arrows represent?

• contact

• non contact (forces at a distance)

• gravity

• friction

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Leanna is pushing a dresser but it will not move. What force was she not able to overcome?

• friction

• magnetism

• electrical

• balanced

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Which of the following shows a contact force?

• a girl pulling a plug from the wall

• a leaf falling to the ground due to gravity

• a magnet pulling on a nail that is 2 cm away

• paper pulled towards a comb because of static electricity

Mike rubbed a balloon on Chunky the cat's fur and stuck the balloon to the wall. What force held the balloon there?

• gravity

• friction

• electrical (static electricity)

• magnetic

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When is the pull of gravity between the Earth and the moon going to be the strongest?

• When they are closest together

• When they are farthest apart

• When it's a full moon

• When the moon is over the United States

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when would the gravity between two planets be the weakest?

• when they are close together and have large masses

• when they are farthest apart and have small masses

• when they are very far apart and have huge masses

• when they are close together and have tiny masses

Sarah is sitting on the ground. There is a 3 pound brick and a 5 pound brick that are two feet away. Which brick would have the strongest gravitational pull?

• neither of them

• both of them

• the 3 pound one

• the 5 pound one

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Which type of force makes a compass work?

• electrical

• friction

• normal

• magnetic

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Which trial to the left in the table would show the least amount of gravitational pull?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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