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Force and Gravity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Four objects are dropped from a height of 10 feet. Which object will hit the ground first?

a)

Golf ball

b)

foam ball

c)

sheet of notebook paper

d)

feather

2.

When objects are dropped from the same height, the object with the most ________ will hit the ground first.

a)

volume

b)

surface area

c)

mass

d)

air resistance

3.

The greater the __________ of an object, the slower it will fall.

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

volume

d)

surface area

4.

Two people go sky diving. Bob has a mass of 150 kg and Jack has a mass of 75 kg. Who will land on the ground first?

a)

Bob, because he has more mass.

b)

Jack, because he has more mass.

c)

Jack, because he has less mass.

d)

Bob, because he has more surface area.

5.

Two cars are traveling down the highway. They are exactly the same. Which will travel FARTHER before stopping, a car going 50 MPH or a car going 25 MPH?

a)

The car going 25 mph, because it is going slower.

b)

The car going 25 mph, because it has more mass.

c)

The car going 50 mph, because it is going faster.

d)

The car going 50 mph, because it has more surface area.

6.

What force holds the Earth's atmosphere in place?

a)

magnetic

b)

gravity

c)

electric

d)

friction

7.

A box scooting slower across carpet and faster across tile floors is an example of

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

air resistance

d)

surface area

8.

Which object has more gravitational force?

a)

a soccer ball

b)

a foam ball

c)

a basketball

d)

a bowling ball

9.

Bob throws a football with the force of 15 newtons. Jack throws a football with the force of 20 newtons. Whose football will go farther?

a)

Jack's

b)

Bob's

10.

Bob and Jack are driving the exact same car and going the exact same speed. Bob pushes on the brakes with a lot of force. Jack pushes on the brakes with a little force. Who will travel the SHORTEST distance before stopping?

a)

Bob

b)

Jack

11.

The faster something travels, the ___________ it will need to stop.

a)

more force

b)

less force

c)

more mass

d)

less mass

12.

The farther from Earth you are, the ________ gravity you have.

a)

more

b)

less

13.

Claire has 2 umbrellas that are exactly the same, but one is opened and one is closed. She drops both umbrella off the roof. Which will hit the ground first?

a)

The open on

b)

The closed one

c)

They will both hit a the same time

14.

A handkerchief and an eraser have the same mass. Both are dropped from the roof. Which will hit the ground LAST!

a)

The handkerchief because it has more surface area

b)

The eraser because it has more surface area.

c)

The handkerchief because it has more mass.

d)

The eraser because it has more gravity.

15.

The _________ an object has, the more gravitational force it has.

a)

less mass

b)

more mass

c)

less volume

d)

more speed