WorksheetsForces and Newton's First Law
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the push or pull of an object?
a)
contact force
b)
non-contact force
c)
force
d)
gravity
2.
What are the two types of forces?
a)
gravity and friction
b)
contact force and non-contact force
c)
gravity and contact force
d)
friction and non-contact force
3.
What is known as the gravitational force that's exerted on an object?
a)
gravity
b)
force
c)
weight
d)
friction
4.
Which type of friction is known for preventing surfaces from sliding together?
a)
friction
b)
sliding friction
c)
fluid friction
d)
static friction
5.
What type of friction is known for being between a surface and a fluid?
a)
friction
b)
static friction
c)
fluid friction
d)
sliding friction
6.
What is the push or pull of an object through touching?
a)
force
b)
contact force
c)
non-contact force
d)
touching force
7.
What is the relationship between gravity and distance?
a)
As the distance increases, the attraction increases.
b)
As the distance increases, the attraction decreases.
c)
As the distance decreases, the attraction increases.
d)
As the distance decreases, the attraction decreases.
8.
What is the amount of matter of an object?
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
grams
d)
kilograms
9.
What is the relationship between gravity and mass?
a)
As the mass increases, the gravitational force increases.
b)
As the mass increases, the gravitational force decreases.
c)
As the mass decreases, the gravitational force increases.
d)
As the mass decreases, the gravitational force decreases.
10.
What is an example of contact force?
a)
static electricity
b)
gravity
c)
magnetism
d)
tectonic plates
11.
What is an example of non-contact force?
a)
gravity
b)
tectonic plates
c)
pushing a dresser
d)
pulling a box
12.
Who developed the Law of Universal Gravitation?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Marie Curie
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Thomas Edison
13.
What is an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?
a)
gravity
b)
force
c)
friction
d)
weight
14.
What is the unit of measurement for force?
a)
kilograms
b)
newtons
c)
grams
d)
newt
15.
What is an example of fluid friction?
a)
air resistance
b)
gravity
c)
magnetism
d)
static electricity
16.
What are the two main causes of friction?
a)
microscopic roughness and contact forces
b)
weak electrical forces and non-contact forces
c)
contact roughness and microscopic forces
d)
microscopic roughness and weak electrical charges
17.
What is one way to reduce friction?
a)
weak electrical charges
b)
microscopic roughness
c)
reducing surface area
d)
contact force
18.
What is a force that resists the motion of two surfaces that are touching?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
net force
19.
The strength of a force is typically represented by what?
a)
square
b)
circle
c)
line
d)
arrow
20.
Which law states the following: all objects are attracted to each other by a gravitational force?
a)
Newton's First Law of Motion
b)
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
c)
Newton's Second Law of Motion
d)
Newton's Third Law of Motion
21.
Which type of friction is known for opposing the motion of surfaces sliding past each other?
a)
static friction
b)
sliding friction
c)
fluid friction
d)
friction
22.
What is the combination of all forces acting on an object?
a)
contact force
b)
non-contact force
c)
force
d)
net force
23.
When combining forces that are going in the same direction, both individual forces are going in which what direction?
a)
positive direction
b)
negative direction
c)
positive and negative direction
d)
negative and positive direction
24.
When forces are going in opposite directions, the two individual directions are going in which direction?
a)
positive direction
b)
negative direction
c)
positive direction and negative direction
d)
same direction
25.
When the forces are balanced, then what should the net force be?
a)
zero
b)
one
c)
two
d)
three
26.
What are forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero?
a)
balanced forces
b)
non-contact forces
c)
unbalanced forces
d)
contact forces
27.
Which law states the following: if the net force of an object is zero, the motion of the object is zero?
a)
Newton's First Law of Motion
b)
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
c)
Newton's Second Law of Motion
d)
Newton's Third Law of Motion
28.
When it comes to balanced and unbalanced forces and motion, which force is known for causing a change in speed, direction, or both?
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced force
29.
When it comes to balanced and unbalanced forces and motion, which one only applies to Newton's First Law of Motion?
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
30.
What is the tendency of an object to resist change in its motion?
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
force
31.
In order to stop an object from moving, what two things are needed?
a)
friction and gravity
b)
gravity and inertia
c)
inertia and friction
d)
friction, inertia, and gravity
32.
When it comes to balanced forces and unbalanced forces and motion, which one is known for causing no change in an object's velocity?
a)
balanced forces
b)
unbalanced forces
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