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Balancing Forces - Floating Train

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is gravity?

a)

A non-touching force

b)

Energy

c)

A push

d)

A touching force

2.
Why can astronauts jump and float a little on the Moon?
a)
Because the Moon's gravity is NOT that STRONG.
b)
Because the Moon's gravity is VERY STRONG. 
3.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another. 
a)
True
b)
False 
4.

How are gravity and magnetism related?

a)

They are both non-touching forces.

b)

They are both touching forces.

c)

They both push things up.

d)

They are not related.

5.

What makes the train in Faraday RISE?

a)

gravity

b)

repelling electromagnets

c)

friction

d)

Something pulls it up.

6.

What causes the train to fall back on the tracks?

(You may choose more than 1 answer!)

a)

gravity

b)

turning off an electromagnet

c)

friction

d)

inertia

7.

When two magnets attract, they ________.

a)

push apart

b)

change color

c)

get colder

d)

pull together

8.

When two magnets repel, they _____.

a)

push apart

b)

change color

c)

turn to the left

d)

pull together

9.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
10.
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.
11.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
12.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
13.
What force brings the pencil down?
a)
Applied
b)
Magnetic
c)
Normal
d)
Gravitational
14.

What is defined as a push or pull?

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

vector

d)

speed

15.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
16.
Forces that have a net force of zero ( the object is still).
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
17.

A _______________ is a push or pull.

a)

evidence

b)

diagram

c)

force

d)

attract

18.

When we want to learn more about something, we should

a)

force

b)

push

c)

repel

d)

investigate

19.

When we use any of our 5 senses to gather information we are

a)

observing

b)

using a touching force

c)

diagramming

d)

forcing

20.

A ___________ makes two objects move closer together.

a)

pull

b)

investigation

c)

model

d)

push

21.

A __________ makes two objects move further apart.

a)

piece of evidence

b)

observation

c)

push

d)

train

22.

A _____________ is an illustration that explains how something works or what its parts are.

a)

magnet

b)

diagram

c)

book

d)

train

23.

A ____________ is an object that pulls on some kinds of metal and pushes and pulls on other magnets, without even touching them!

a)

magnet

b)

pull

c)

push

d)

force

24.

A force that acts between objects that are not touching each other is a

a)

push

b)

magnet

c)

touching force

d)

non-touching force

25.

A _____________ force is a force that acts between objects that are touching each other.

a)

push

b)

attract

c)

touching

d)

repel

26.

To ____________ is to pull an object without touching it.

a)

push

b)

repel

c)

attract

d)

pul

27.

A _____________________ is the push or pull between two magnets, or the pull of a magnet on some kinds of metal.

a)

magnetic force

b)

touching force

c)

evidence

d)

diagram

28.

A ____________ is something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.

a)

model

b)

repel

c)

vocabulary

d)

data

29.

_____________ is information collected in an ivestigation.

a)

model

b)

attract

c)

data

d)

predict

30.

Using what you already know to make a guess about what will happen is to ________________.

a)

attract

b)

predict

c)

data

d)

repel

31.

To push an object without even touching it is to __________________.

a)

investigate

b)

force

c)

attract

d)

repel

32.

These two magnets will ___________.

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

break

d)

observe

33.

These two magnets will ________.

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

investigate

d)

diagram

34.

These two magnets will repel. A _____________ force makes the repel without even touching!

a)

investigation

b)

magnetic

c)

diagramming

d)

pole

35.

This girl is about to hit this volleyball. Predict the path of the volleyball after the girl hits it.

a)

It will go up.

b)

It will go down.

c)

It will go backwards.

d)

It will stay in the air.

36.

Which kind of force is happening in this picture?

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

magnetic force

d)

non touching force

37.

What kind of force is shown in this picture?

a)

balanced force

b)

magnetic force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

non touching force

38.
Kinetic energy is when....
a)
energy is stored up in an object
b)
energy is released and the object moves
39.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
40.
When an object has potential energy, it is not moving.
a)
true
b)
false
41.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
42.

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?

a)

wind

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

magnetism

43.

A student makes a swing move by pushing it. If a student pushes the swing harder, the swing will most likely---

a)

stop moving

b)

slow down

c)

go higher

d)

get bigger

44.
Edward kicks a soccer ball across the backfield. What force works to slow the ball down?
a)
pushes and pulls
b)
friction
c)
magnetism
d)
gravitation
45.
How does friction help us move from place to place?
a)
Friction does not help us.
b)
Friction keeps us from slipping and sliding.
c)
Friction only helps cats.
d)
Friction makes us slip and fall.
46.

Will this man be able to push this car very far alone, or will he need help?

a)

He will be able to push it very far. It is a small car.

b)

He is pushing the car.

c)

He will not be able to push the car very far alone. The car is too heavy. The forces are unbalanced.

d)

He will not be able to push it very far, because the car is pushing back.

47.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
50.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
51.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
52.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
53.

If you put a magnet with two of the same poles near each other, they...

a)

attract (move closer)

b)

repel (move away)

54.

If you put a magnet with two different poles together, they...

a)

repel (move away)

b)

attract (move closer)