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WorksheetsForces
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a force?
A movement
A push or pull
Something created by living organisms
A push, a pull or a twist
Which of these are examples of applying a force?
Charging your phone
Thinking about your mobile phone
Pressing a button on your phone
Watching your phone turn on
Forces are measured in:
kilograms
degrees
newtons
kilometres per hour
What can a force do?
Change the shape of an object
Change the way you feel
Change the way an object is moving
Change the colour of an object
A force is applied when you squeeze a tube of toothpaste. The effect of the force is to:
slow down the tube of toothpaste
stop the tube of toothpaste from moving
change the direction of the tube of toothpaste
change the shape of the tube of toothpaste
A force is applied when you throw a frisbee to a friend. The effect of the force is to:
stop the frisbee from moving
cause the frisbee to start moving
change the shape of the frisbee
slow down the movement of the frisbee
All forces:
make objects change direction
consist of a strong downwards component
make objects move downwards
have a strength and direction
speed up the movement of objects
Which of the arrows shows a large force acting horizontally?
A
B
C
D
Which arrows indicate forces of equal strength?
B & D
B, C & D
A & B
B & C
Which of the following are types of forces?
Spinning
Friction
Gravity
Magnetism
A rolling ball
A car is towing a trailer. What type of force allows it to do this?
Applied
Non-contact
Air resistance
Gravity
In a tug-of-war, which of the following best describes the tension in the rope?
The forces that stop the rope from pulling apart
The force of gravity as it applies to the rope
The forces that pull the rope apart
The pulling forces on either end of the rope
Friction always acts "backwards" – in the direction opposite to an object's motion.
False – friction can also act "forwards", causing objects to speed up
True – friction is a contact force that slows things down
False – friction is not a force, it just slows things down
True – friction is a non-contact force that pulls moving objects back towards where they started moving
A cat is sitting on a brick wall. When it jumps off it falls to the ground because:
there are no longer any forces acting on it, so it falls to a new resting place
it is acted on by the downward force of air resistance
it is acted on by the downward force of gravity
A man pushes a trolley. Force A pushes the trolley forwards, while force B pushes against the trolley to oppose the motion. Force A is ___________ and force B is ________.
applied; air resistance
friction; applied
applied; gravity
tension; gravity
When the forces acting on an object are equal in size and act in opposite directions the forces are said to be:
net forces
balanced
unbalanced
An aeroplane slows down as it prepares to land. The forces acting on it must be:
unbalanced
balanced
equal and opposite
A spider is hanging motionless from a thread. What can you infer about the forces acting on it?
The forces are equal in size and acting in the same direction
There are no forces
The forces are balanced
The forces are unbalanced
Which of the following have balanced forces acting on them?
A car travelling at a constant speed
Shoes resting on a shoe rack
A car turning a corner
A skateboarder speeding up as they ride down a hill
The bird in the image on the right shows four forces acting on it. As a result of these forces it will:
move down
slow down
speed up to the right
move up
The arrows in the image represent forces that are:
balanced
unbalanced
net force
The net force acting on an object is:
The overall force acting on an object
the weakest force
the downward force
the strongest force
Balanced forces have a net force of:
0N
50N
100N
It is impossible to calculate
It depends on the scenario
In the tug of war shown, the net force is:
0N
50N to the right
200N to the left
250N to the right
450N to the right
Two women push a broken down car. They both push to the right with 150 N of force. The net force is:
0N
150N to the right
300N to the right
300N to the left
The diagram on the right shows all of the forces acting on an object. The forces can best be described as:
balanced, with a net force of 0 N
unbalanced, with a net force of 5 N to the right
unbalanced, with a net force of 5 N to the left
unbalanced, with a net force of 20 N to the right
