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Year 7 Forces test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
2.
What is the average speed of Ben’s balloon car that takes 5 seconds to travel 15 meters. (USE CORRECT UNITS!)
a)
3 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
1/5 m/s
3.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided time
c)
speed = Distance divide time
d)
Speed = time x speed
4.

What is the gradient of this slope

a)

5

b)

5/2

c)

5/3

d)

-5/3

5.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
6.
What does this tool measure?
a)
weight
b)
meters
c)
mass
d)
force
7.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
8.

what can be measured in meters per second (m/s)?

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
11.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Match the description to the graph:

"The speed of the car is decreasing."

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which runner stopped for a rest?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

15.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
16.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
17.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
18.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
d)
cannot be determined
19.
Force is measured in....
a)
Galileos 
b)
Newtons
c)
Di Vincis
d)
Einsteins 
20.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
21.
By looking at the picture, what is the best conclusion?
a)
Friction is in the same direction as Motion
b)
The Friction force  is  opposite to the direction of  the motion force
c)
Friction does not count
d)
I forgot my I-pad
22.
How do you lower the friction force?
a)
By a smooth surface
b)
By a rough surface
c)
By not pushing hard
d)
By pushing down
23.

What type of force is applied when the objects involved are in direct contact?

a)

Contact forces

b)

Normal forces

c)

Non contact forces

24.

Name the missing force....

a)

weight force

b)

normal reaction force

c)

frictional force

d)

tension force

25.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
gravitational force
c)
normal force
d)
applied force
26.
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. 
27.

What is the resultant force?

a)

40 N left

b)

0 N Balalnced

c)

400 N right

d)

40 N right

28.

Students conducted an investigation in which they let the same car roll down the same ramp in three different locations in their school with three different floor types, as shown in the picture. Which of the following questions was this investigation most likely designed to answer?

a)

How does the mass of the toy car affect its speed?

b)

How does friction affect the distance a toy car rolls?

c)

What mechanical advantage does an inclined lane give?

d)

Why does gravity make a toy car roll down a ramp?

29.

A type of force that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to slow down

a)

surface area

b)

air resistance

c)

tension

d)

weight

30.

What is the weight of a football that has a mass of 5kg when it is on earth with a gravitational field strength of 10N/kg?

a)

5N

b)

50N

c)

2N

d)

0.5N