WorksheetsBalancing Forces - Floating Train
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 46mins
What is gravity?
A non-touching force
Energy
A push
A touching force
How are gravity and magnetism related?
They are both non-touching forces.
They are both touching forces.
They both push things up.
They are not related.
What makes the train in Faraday RISE?
gravity
repelling electromagnets
friction
Something pulls it up.
What causes the train to fall back on the tracks?
(You may choose more than 1 answer!)
gravity
turning off an electromagnet
friction
inertia
When two magnets attract, they ________.
push apart
change color
get colder
pull together
When two magnets repel, they _____.
push apart
change color
turn to the left
pull together
What is defined as a push or pull?
force
motion
vector
speed
A _______________ is a push or pull.
evidence
diagram
force
attract
When we want to learn more about something, we should
force
push
repel
investigate
When we use any of our 5 senses to gather information we are
observing
using a touching force
diagramming
forcing
A ___________ makes two objects move closer together.
pull
investigation
model
push
A __________ makes two objects move further apart.
piece of evidence
observation
push
train
A _____________ is an illustration that explains how something works or what its parts are.
magnet
diagram
book
train
A ____________ is an object that pulls on some kinds of metal and pushes and pulls on other magnets, without even touching them!
magnet
pull
push
force
A force that acts between objects that are not touching each other is a
push
magnet
touching force
non-touching force
A _____________ force is a force that acts between objects that are touching each other.
push
attract
touching
repel
To ____________ is to pull an object without touching it.
push
repel
attract
pul
A _____________________ is the push or pull between two magnets, or the pull of a magnet on some kinds of metal.
magnetic force
touching force
evidence
diagram
A ____________ is something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.
model
repel
vocabulary
data
_____________ is information collected in an ivestigation.
model
attract
data
predict
Using what you already know to make a guess about what will happen is to ________________.
attract
predict
data
repel
To push an object without even touching it is to __________________.
investigate
force
attract
repel
These two magnets will ___________.
attract
repel
break
observe
These two magnets will ________.
attract
repel
investigate
diagram
These two magnets will repel. A _____________ force makes the repel without even touching!
investigation
magnetic
diagramming
pole
This girl is about to hit this volleyball. Predict the path of the volleyball after the girl hits it.
It will go up.
It will go down.
It will go backwards.
It will stay in the air.
Which kind of force is happening in this picture?
balanced force
unbalanced force
magnetic force
non touching force
What kind of force is shown in this picture?
balanced force
magnetic force
unbalanced force
non touching force
Some students wanted to find out if a tennis ball and a baseball dropped from the same height hit the ground at the same time. This investigation tests the effect of which of the following?
wind
friction
gravity
magnetism
A student makes a swing move by pushing it. If a student pushes the swing harder, the swing will most likely---
stop moving
slow down
go higher
get bigger
Will this man be able to push this car very far alone, or will he need help?
He will be able to push it very far. It is a small car.
He is pushing the car.
He will not be able to push the car very far alone. The car is too heavy. The forces are unbalanced.
He will not be able to push it very far, because the car is pushing back.
If you put a magnet with two of the same poles near each other, they...
attract (move closer)
repel (move away)
If you put a magnet with two different poles together, they...
repel (move away)
attract (move closer)
