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WorksheetsChapter 11 ~ Forces
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an example of a simple machine?
a)
car
b)
pulley
c)
train
d)
calculator
2.
A child uses ______________________ in order to pedal a tricycle.
a)
solar energy
b)
light energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
mechanical energy
3.
A ramp in an example of which type of simple machine?
a)
inclined plane
b)
lever
c)
pulley
d)
screws
4.
Light energy, heat energy, solar energy, and thermal energy are forms of energy that come from ___________________.
a)
a match
b)
a lighter
c)
the Sun
d)
a lightbulb
5.
Forces that are equal to one another are called ________________________.
a)
unbalanced forces
b)
a push and a pull
c)
gravity
d)
balanced forces
6.
Lasers used by scientist are an example of ___________________________.
a)
levers
b)
light energy
c)
friction
d)
forces
7.
One form of energy can change into another form of energy.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
When you ride a bicycle, you transfer ___________________ from your legs to the pedals.
a)
light energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
potential energy
d)
thermal energy
9.
A lamp changes electrical energy to light and heat energy.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A lamp changes heat energy to electrical energy.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
You cannot change energy from one form to another.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
In order to determine how much kinetic energy is needed to move an object, we must know ________________________.
a)
how old the object is
b)
who is playing the game
c)
what color the object is
d)
how hard a person strikes the object
13.
If you rolled a ball on a flat surface, which force would begin to slow the ball down?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
light energy
d)
solar energy
14.
There are specific forces used in simple machines. What are these forces?
a)
hot and cold
b)
Cole and Devine
c)
ups and downs
d)
pushes and pulls
15.
The tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion and an object at rest to stay at rest is called ____________________.
a)
ramp
b)
acceleration
c)
inertia
d)
speed
16.
The main parts of a lever are a ______________________.
a)
teacher and a student
b)
wheel and axle
c)
fulcrum and bar
d)
rope and pulley
17.
The force that pulls objects toward Earth is ___________________.
a)
gravity
b)
pushing and pulling
c)
dropping
d)
friction
18.
An inclined plane can help you to _________________________.
a)
walk around your house
b)
close a heavy door
c)
do your homework
d)
lift a heavy piece of furniture up a few steps
19.
As you ride along on your roller-skates, what force acts on the roller skates to eventually make them stop?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
inertia
d)
heat
20.
A compound machine has two or more parts. An example of a compound machine is _______________________.
a)
screwdriver
b)
lever
c)
bicycle
d)
inclined plane
21.
___________________ describes how far apart two points are from one another.
a)
distance
b)
gravity
c)
speed
d)
position
22.
If we needed to move an air conditioning unit up to the top of a tall building, which tool would work the best?
a)
a screwdriver
b)
a wheelbarrow
c)
the stairs
d)
a pulley
23.
One form of energy is _______________________.
a)
hot or cold
b)
heat or thermal
c)
temperature
d)
a lit match
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