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Physics Yr7

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gravity

a)

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their mass

b)

Object being forced down to the center of Earth

c)

An object being pushed away from the center of Earth

d)

Keeps flat footed on the earth

2.

What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a)

They cancel each other out.

b)

The stronger one prevails.

c)

Their strengths are added.

d)

Their sum divided by two is the total force.

3.

The greater the mass of an object,

a)

the easier the object starts moving.

b)

the greater its inertia.

c)

the more balanced it is.

d)

the more space it takes up.

4.

The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called

a)

mass.

b)

weight.

c)

terminal velocity

d)

free fall.

5.

The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called

a. c.

b.. d. .

a)

friction.

b)

inertia.

c)

acceleration

d)

gravity

6.

Forces can be added together only if they are

a)

acting on the same object

b)

unaffected by gravity

c)

balanced forces

d)

substantial

7.

The momentum of an object is in the same direction as its

a)

force.

b)

velocity.

c)

acceleration.

d)

inertia.

8.

The overall force on an object after all the forces are added together is called the

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

net force

d)

centripetal force

9.

The force of gravity between you and Earth is greater than the force of gravity between you and a car because Earth has more ____________________ than the car.

a)

mass

b)

density

c)

force

d)

friciton

10.

Compare the acceleration of the 1-kg object with that of the 2-kg object.

a)

1kg object has more acceleration because it has less mass

b)

1kg object has less acceleration because it has less mass

c)

2kg object has more acceleration because it has more mass

d)

2kg object has less inertia because it has more mass

11.

Define the term inertia.

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the amount of space an object takes up

c)

the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion, determined by mass

d)

The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other

12.
Magnetic field lines are closet together at the __________.
a)
poles
b)
lines
13.
Earth's magnetic poles are in the same place as the geographic poles.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Magnets can interact without touching.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The motion of liquid _______ in the Earth's core creates a magnetic field.
a)
Iron
b)
Magnesium
16.

A compass behaves as it does because each needle acts as a(n) ___________.

a)

Magnet

b)

Guide

17.
A(n) __________ is a device that has a magnetized needle that can spin freely.
a)
Compass
b)
Magnetic Field
18.
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN PARTS OF A LEVER?
a)
FOOT, EFFORT, REPORT
b)
FULCRUM, STRUCTURE, EFFORT
c)
FULCRUM, EFFORT, LOAD
19.
3. Which type of lever is this?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
20.
For a lever to be a first class lever the fulcrum needs to be ..
a)
between the load and the effort
b)
on one side and the load and effort on the other side 
c)
on the same side as the load arm. 
21.
6. What kind of lever is this?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
22.
Levers make work ________.
a)
Harder
b)
Easier
c)
Alright
d)
OK
23.
This baseball pitcher is demonstrating which type of lever at the shoulder?
a)
1st class
b)
2nd class
c)
3rd class
d)
4th class
24.
In second class lever, the load is between the fulcrum and _______.
a)
Load
b)
Effort
c)
Stone
25.
1st and 2nd class levers are ____ while 3rd class levers are _____
a)
Force multipliers, speed multipliers
b)
Speed multipliers,force multipliers
c)
Force multipliers, force multipliers
d)
Speed multipliers, speed multipliers
26.
A see saw is an example of a:
a)
1st class lever
b)
2nd class lever
c)
3rd class lever
27.
A wheelbarrow is an example of a:
a)
1st class lever
b)
2nd class lever
c)
3rd class lever