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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A lamp sitting on a table.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

2.
Which could be an example of a balanced force?
a)
An asteroid moving at a constant speed through space 
b)
A car accelerating from a stop sign
c)
A box of dishes falling from a counter 
d)
A rocket taking off 
3.
Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?
a)
A plate sitting on a dining table
b)
A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving
c)
Earth orbiting the Sun 
d)
A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.
4.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Balanced forces cause a change in motion.

b)

Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion.

c)

Forces do not effect the change in motion.

5.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a marble rolls down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
6.
A girl is pushing a cart by herself with a force of 7 N. What will happen if a boy begins to help her and their combined force is 17 N?
a)
The cart will speed up.
b)
The cart will slow down.
c)
The cart will move at a constant speed in a straight line.
d)
The cart will fly to never never land!
7.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when skateboarding down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
8.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is called ___________________
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
9.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

10.

Which of the following is an example of an unbalanced force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which of the following correctly describes a system with a net force of 0N?

a)

The system would be balanced, therefore the object would move

b)

The system would be balanced, therefore the object would not move

c)

The system would be unbalanced, therefore the object would move

d)

The system would be unbalanced, therefore the object would not move

12.

Currently, both teams have the same force. What could you make the system be unbalanced and have the blue team win? Select all that apply.

a)

Add another person to the blue team to increase the force.

b)

Take another green person away so you can decrease the force of the green team.

c)

Add another person to the blue team to decrease the force/

d)

Take another green person away so that you can increase the force of the green team.

13.
On the Picture the balloon pushes the air right. What is the second force in this interaction pair?
a)
The air pulls the ball left
b)
Gravity pulls the balloon down
c)
The air pushes the balloon left.
d)
The air pulls the balloon right.
14.
(T or F?) A balanced force is only an object that is not moving. 
a)
True 
b)
False
15.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
16.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
17.
___________ is the amount of matter in an object.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
force
18.

Which of the answer choices is not an characteristic of a balanced force?

a)

no change in motion

b)

moving at a constant speed

c)

net force of zero

d)

causes a change in motion

19.

What will causes an object to move?

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

net force

d)

potential energy

20.

Every answer choice is a characteristic of a unbalanced force, Except-

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

causes a change in motion

c)

adding of the forces

d)

subtracting of the forces