WorksheetsYear 9 Force Fields & Forces Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
An object’s weight...
is caused because it is pulled towards the Earth.
is caused by the Earth’s magnetic field.
is caused by the air pushing down on it.
stays the same, even if its mass changes.
The direction ‘down’ is:
the same everywhere.
at right angles to the ground.
towards the centre of the Earth.
different under water.
Which statement is not true?
The Earth attracts objects because it has a large mass.
You are attracting this laptop with a small force of gravity.
Only large objects like the Earth produce a force of gravity.
Your body is pulling the Earth towards it.
A bag of sugar has a mass of 1 kg. What is its weight?
1N
10N
1kg
0.1N
Gravity is less on the Moon than on the Earth because:
the Moon is smaller than the Earth.
the Moon has a bigger mass than the Earth.
the Moon is bigger than the Earth.
the Moon has less mass than the Earth.
On Mars, the strength of gravity is 9 N/kg. If your mass is 50 kg, how much would you weigh on Mars?
450 N
90 N
50 N
45 N
Gravity:
gets less if two objects get closer together.
gets bigger if two objects get further apart.
gets less if two objects get further apart.
does not depend on distance.
Which statement is true?
Gravity always pulls a spacecraft towards the nearest planet.
There is no gravity in space.
Gravity is the same at all times during a space journey.
Gravity depends on how close a spacecraft is to a planet.
