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WorksheetsBalanced and Unbalanced Forces
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
A wheeled cart is moving to the right at a constant speed. Two forces of equal magnitude are acting upon the cart. Which of the following best describes the forces and motion of the cart?
a)
Balanced Forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
2.
How will this object move?
a)
It won't move.
b)
It will move to the right.
c)
It will move to the left.
d)
It will move up.
3.
How will this object move?
a)
It won't move.
b)
It will move to the right.
c)
It will move to the left.
d)
It will move in both directions.
4.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N left
b)
25 N right
c)
5 N left
d)
55 N right
5.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
6.
Which could be an example of a balanced force?
a)
An asteroid moving at a constant speed through space
b)
A car accelerating from a stop sign
c)
A box of dishes falling from a counter
d)
A rocket taking off
7.
Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?
a)
A plate sitting on a dining table
b)
A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving
c)
Earth orbiting the Sun
d)
A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.
8.
Calculate the Net Force.
a)
60N, Left
b)
40N, Right
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
9.
Calculate the Net Force.
a)
40N, Left
b)
40N, Right
c)
0N, Balanced
d)
75N, Right
10.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
11.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is called ___________________
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
12.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N
b)
0 N
c)
400 N
d)
40 N
13.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
14.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
15.
What is the net force?
a)
30 N
b)
25 N
c)
5 N
d)
55 N
16.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
17.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
18.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
19.
Forces that have a net force of zero
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
20.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
21.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
22.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
23.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
24.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
25.
A push or pull that causes a change in motion
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Force
d)
Mass
26.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
27.
Which of the following forces cannot act from a distance?
a)
magnetism
b)
electricity
c)
kinetic friction
d)
gravity
28.
Each non-contact force has an area of influence surrounding it. What is this area called?
a)
gravitational attraction
b)
influence center
c)
field
d)
attraction
29.
George holds a magnet above a pile of paper clips. The paper clips move toward the magnet and stick to it before the magnet actually touches it.
A magnet is surrounded by _______, which applies a push or a pull to an object without actually touching it.
a)
a simple machine
b)
an electric current
c)
generator
d)
magnetic field
30.
What unit is force measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
Grams
c)
Inches
d)
Ounces
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