WorksheetsForces Quiz (Ch 2: Lessons 1,2)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the net force acting on the block?
a)
4 lbs to the right
b)
6 lbs to the right
c)
14 lbs to the right
d)
40 lbs to the right
2.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
d)
Friction forces
3.
What makes a rolling ball stop moving?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
a balanced force
4.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force, what will happen?
a)
The team on the right will win.
b)
They will not move (net force=0).
c)
The team on the left will win.
d)
Both teams will fall down.
5.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
6.
What is the net force in this picture?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
7.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion.
d)
Friction happens
8.
What is the force that resists motion between two surfaces that are touching?
a)
push/pull
b)
gravity
c)
friction
d)
magnetism
9.
Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce friction of an object?
a)
Apply a lubricant like grease.
b)
Roll an object instead of pushing it.
c)
Rough up the surface with sandpaper.
d)
Spray cooking oil on it.
10.
As mass increases between objects, gravity
a)
decreases.
b)
disappears.
c)
stays the same.
d)
increases.
11.
As distance increases, gravity between objects
a)
decreases.
b)
disappears.
c)
increases.
d)
remains the same.
12.
What is the amount of matter in an object?
a)
gravity
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
weight
13.
If you traveled to the moon, which of these about you would change?
a)
mass
b)
weight
14.
The force resulting from the pull of the earth on an object.
a)
mass
b)
gravity
c)
acceleration
d)
unbalance
15.
Where in the universe does gravity act?
a)
nowhere
b)
only on Earth
c)
only between the Sun and planets
d)
everywhere
16.
Your weight is constant everywhere in the universe
a)
True
b)
False
17.
All forces have both a ________ and a __________.
a)
contact noncontact
b)
strength direction
c)
size shape
d)
friction nonfriction
18.
Friction between a substance like water and a boat is known as
a)
static friction.
b)
sliding friction.
c)
fluid friction.
d)
inertia.
19.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion (in other words, continue doing what it's been doing), is known as
a)
inertia.
b)
friction.
c)
gravity.
d)
mass.
20.
A magnet pulls on a paperclip you hold near it. This is an example of
a)
friction.
b)
gravity.
c)
contact force.
d)
noncontact force.
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