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Balancing Forces Unit Test

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During an investigation a class observed that a spoon was attracted to magnets. What can they infer about the spoon?

a)

It is made of magnets.

b)

It is made of aluminum.

c)

It is made of iron.

d)

It is made of plastic.

2.

The chart below shows forces and the objects in which the forces act between. Select the object that is missing.

a)

any object

b)

earth

c)

the ground

d)

air

3.

Which statement explains what caused the truck to move in trials 3 and 4?

a)

When one student pushed with more force than the other student, the truck rolled.

b)

When both students pushed with the same force, the trucked rolled to the right or the left.

4.

Josh is getting ready to do an investigation. He want to move an object using touching forces. Which test will show that touching force moves objects.

a)

He could drop a feather from several height and see how fast it falls.

b)

He could push a toy car into a tower of wooden blocks until the objects collide.

c)

He could run a balloon over his shirt and hold it over his head to make his hair stand up.

d)

he could us a magnet to pull a stack of paper clips from one end of the table to the other.

5.

This girl is about to hit this volleyball. Predict the path of the volleyball after the girl hits it.

a)

It will go up.

b)

It will go down.

c)

It will go backwards.

d)

It will stay in the air.

6.

Which kind of force is happening in this picture?

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

magnetic force

d)

non touching force

7.

What kind of force is shown in this picture?

a)

balanced force

b)

magnetic force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

non touching force

8.

____________ is the push or pull between two magnets, or the pull of a magnet on some kinds of metal.

a)

force

b)

magnetic force

c)

attract

d)

repel

9.

____________ is the information that helps explain something or answer a question.

a)

observe

b)

evidence

c)

attract

d)

repel

10.

When we ______________we use any of our five senses to gather information about something.

a)

explain

b)

balance

c)

repel

d)

observe

11.

A _________________ is a push or pull.

a)

swing

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

train

12.

A ________________ force is a force that acts between two objects that are touching each other.

a)

non-touching

b)

magnet

c)

touching

d)

obsevation

13.

______________ is the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching.

a)

gravity

b)

magnets

c)

repels

d)

explain

14.

To _____________ is to push an object away without even touching it.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

attract

d)

repel

15.

When you ______________, you describe how something works or why something happens.

a)

observe

b)

attract

c)

explain

d)

write

16.

A ________________ force is a force that acts between objects that are NOT touching each other.

a)

obsevational

b)

evidence

c)

non-touching

d)

touching

17.

To _____________ is to pull on an object, even without touching.

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

evidence

d)

observe