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TEKS:8.6A Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

15 questions

7th - 7th Grade

Science

This free printable Grade 7 science worksheet, TEKS:8.6A Balanced and Unbalanced Forces, helps students distinguish balanced from unbalanced forces and explain how forces affect an object's motion. Students identify whether forces change motion, recognize that balanced forces have a net force of zero, define force as a push or pull, and determine when an object will move. The 15-question worksheet uses dropdowns, multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop, and fill-in-the-blank responses. Students calculate net force from force diagrams and pushes in the same direction, identify the direction of motion, and select the object most likely to move based on the applied forces. It is suitable for Grade 7 science instruction, review, or assessment and includes a complete answer key for efficient checking.

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TEKS:8.6A Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Total questions: 15

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are the forces acting on the object balanced or unbalanced? The man does a flip on the fly board.


(a)  
Choose from the below words
unbalanced
balanced
2.

How will this object move?

a)

It will not move

b)

It will move in both directions

c)

It will move to the right

d)

It will move to the left

3.

How will this object move?

a)

It will not move

b)

It will move in both directions

c)

It will move to the right

d)

It will move to the left

4.

Shadell pushes a box 35 N to the right. Nazai pushes the box 25 N in the same direction. What is the net force?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
60 N unbalanced to the right
60 N balanced to the right
10 N balanced to the right
10 N unbalanced to the right
5.

What is net force?

(a)  

6.

Balanced or Unbalanced

(a)  

7.

What is the net force?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
5 N left
30 N left
25 N right
55 N right
8.

Which of the answer choices is not a characteristic of a balanced force?

a)

no change in motion

b)

moving at a constant speed

c)

causes a change in motion

d)

net force of zero

9.

If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are (a)  

10.

A (a)   is a push or a pull on an object.

11.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
12.

Balanced forces causes

a)

speed of an object

b)

change in motion

c)

no change in motion

d)

no friction on object

13.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
14.
The forces represented by the arrows in the diagrams are applied to the four objects that are at rest on a table. Which object is most likely to move to the right?
a)
Object W
b)
Object X
c)
Object Y
d)
Object Z
15.

Calculate the net force shown in the  diagram?

(a)  

Answer Key

TEKS:8.6A Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Total questions: 15

1.
unbalanced
2.
a)

It will not move

3.
c)

It will move to the right

4.
60 N unbalanced to the right
5.
0N, 0 N, 0
6.
unbalanced, unbalanced forces, unbalanced force
7.
5 N left
8.
c)

causes a change in motion

9.
balanced, Balanced, Balanced force
10.
force
11.
c) Unbalanced forces
12.
c)

no change in motion

13.
b) 3 N Right
14.
c) Object Y
15.
9N, 9 N, 9 Newtons, 9 newtons

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What does this balanced and unbalanced forces worksheet cover?

This 15-question Grade 7 science worksheet covers identifying balanced and unbalanced forces, predicting an object's motion, and calculating net force from force diagrams. Its dropdown, multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, and fill-in-the-blank items require students to connect a net force of zero with no change in motion and determine the size and direction of nonzero net forces.

How can I use this worksheet to teach balanced and unbalanced forces?

Introduce force as a push or pull, then model how forces in the same direction combine and how a net force of zero indicates balanced forces. Use the worksheet's force-diagram and motion questions for guided practice, asking students to explain both the numerical net force and the direction of motion before completing the fill-in-the-blank definitions independently.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this forces worksheet?

Students may add force magnitudes without considering direction, label a nonzero net force as balanced, or confuse balanced forces with an object that must be moving. Watch for errors in the drag-and-drop and diagram items, especially reversing left and right or treating a zero net force as causing a change in motion; the fill-in-the-blank items also require precise terms such as force, balanced, and unbalanced force.

How do I assign and grade this balanced and unbalanced forces worksheet?

The worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, with a complete answer key for all 15 items. For printable submissions, scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to streamline grading. The PDF option can also support schools that are reducing screen time.

How can I differentiate this forces worksheet for my students?

In the worksheet's Advanced Settings, adjust font spacing or choose a larger font size so the force diagrams, answer choices, and fill-in-the-blank items are easier to read. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language while keeping the balanced-force, unbalanced-force, and net-force practice intact.

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