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Forces

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of force is shown in the picture?
a)
The Cat force
b)
Star Wars Force
c)
Unbalanced force
d)
Balanced  force
2.
What is a Force?
a)
The distance
b)
Mass
c)
A push or pull
d)
Give me a  failing grade 
3.
Look at the evidence shown in the picture
a)
The box  is moving up
b)
The box is moving down
c)
The box is not moving
d)
The box is moving west
4.
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
5.
What type of force describes the red arrow?
a)
Gravity Force
b)
Friction Force
c)
Driving Force
d)
Air friction resistance Force
6.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
7.
What does the strength of gravity between two objects depend upon?
a)
Mass & distance
b)
Mass & weight
c)
Gravity & inertia
d)
Inertia & mass
8.
All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other. 
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.
d)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
10.

If the net force is equal to zero, the forces acting on the object are

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

11.
The unit of force is
a)
m/s
b)
m/s^2
c)
newton
d)
kg
12.
What is the net force?
a)
5000 N right
b)
4000 N right
c)
40 N left
d)
4000 N left
13.
What is the net force in this picture?
a)
50 Newtons to the right
b)
950 Newtons to the right
c)
950 Newtons to the left
d)
50 Newtons to the left
14.
A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...
a)
the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
the moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
c)
the moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
d)
the moon has more mass, and therefor more gravity
15.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
16.

The area around a magnet is called the .....

a)

attraction zone

b)

work area

c)

magnetic field

d)

hot zone

17.

The diagram shows what happens when bars X and Y are brought near to each other.


Which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

X is a magnet but Y is a magnetic material.

b)

Both X and Y are magnets.

c)

X is made of aluminium but Y is made of iron.

d)

Both X and Y are made of non-magnetic materials.

18.

Sally used the set-up shown in the diagram to attract iron paper clips.


She increased the number of turns of wire in the set-up and recorded the number of paper clips attracted.


Which graph shows the result of her experiment?

a)
b)
c)
19.

Bob placed Magnet X on Car 1 and Object Y on Car 2 as shown. He observed that the cars moved away from each other when they were placed near each other.


Which of the following statement(s) about Object Y is/are correct?


A: Object Y is a non-magnetic material.

B: Object Y is a magnetic material.

C: Object Y is a magnet.

a)

A only

b)

C only

c)

A and B only

d)

A and C only

20.

Magnus wants to find out if the number of coils will affect the strength of an electromagnet. He prepares four different set-ups A, B, C and D as shown.


Which two set-ups should he use to make a fair comparison?

a)

A and C

b)

A and D

c)

B and C

d)

B and D

21.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
22.
What is Magnetism?
a)
A Tesla car
b)
An Electric Magnet
c)
A Force where objects are attracted to each other or repelled
d)
A magical force
23.
This substance is
a)
magnetized
b)
unmagnetized
c)
positively charged
d)
negatively charged
24.
You know this substance is magnetized because
a)
all the domains have right angles
b)
the arrows are drawn in red
c)
the domains are aligned
d)
the domains are random
25.
In this image, matching north poles from two magnets are introduced.  What do you predict will be the outcome?
a)
There will be no interaction.  The poles of magnets do not have an effect on one another.
b)
The two north poles will attract each other
c)
The two north poles will repel each other
d)
The two magnets will combine and become one magnet
26.
Movers slide a box down the ramp of a truck.
What helps slow the box as it slides to the bottom of the ramp?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
magnetism
27.
A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.
a)
surface area
b)
air resistance
c)
velocity
d)
gravity 
28.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?
a)
Brakes used on a bike
b)
Tires from a car on the road
c)
Tread on the bottom of your shoes
d)
All are examples that are helpful
29.
 What is the unit called that measures force?
a)
weight
b)
meter
c)
Newton
d)
kilogram
30.
What are the ends of a magnet called?
a)
East and west poles
b)
Left and Right ends
c)
North and South ends
d)
North and South poles
31.
How do electromagnets differ from regular magnets? 
a)
A. They  can be turned off and on 
b)
B. Their polarity can be reversed
c)
C. Their strength can be changed
d)
D. All of the above
32.
Why are paper clips attracted to magnets?
a)
They contain silver.
b)
They contain aluminum
c)
They contain tin.
d)
They contain iron. 

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