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Types of Forces

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.

a)

Contact forces

b)

Normal forces

c)

Non-contact forces

2.

Generated between two bodies in contact with each other by rubbing between them.

a)

Push or pull

b)

Tension

c)

Elasticity

d)

Friction

3.

Is the force usually exerted by a surface on an object that is resisting against it.

a)

Friction

b)

Normal force

c)

Elasticity

d)

Tension

4.

Is the force of attraction that causes an apple to fall to the ground

a)

Tension force

b)

Applied force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Normal force

5.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
6.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
7.
What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?
a)
Applied
b)
Gravitational
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electrical
8.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
9.
Some forces can act over a distance, and others can only act by contact.  Which type of force can act only when two objects touch each other?
a)
gravitational 
b)
frictional
c)
electrical 
10.

Which sentence below describes a contact force?

a)

A baseball bat hits a baseball

b)

A book falls to the floor

c)

A leaf floats in the air and falls to the ground.

d)

A magnetic force pulls a paper clip toward a magnet

11.

Which is the following is NOT a non-contact force?

a)

Applied force

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Electrical force

d)

Magnetic force

12.

The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.

a)

Buoyancy Force

b)

Air Resistance

c)

Tension Force

13.

A type of fictional force that acts upon objects as they travel through the air.

a)

Normal Force

b)

Applied Force

c)

Air Resistance Force

14.

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.

a)

Spring Force

b)

Tension Force

c)

Elastic Force

15.

The force of pushing a chair across the floor of a room

a)

Normal force

b)

Applied Force

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Spring Force

16.

What force is F1 (downward force)

a)

Friction force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Normal Force

d)

Applied force

17.

What force is F2 (rightward force)

a)

Friction force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Normal Force

d)

Applied force

18.

What force is F3 (upward force)

a)

Friction force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Normal Force

d)

Applied force

19.

What force is F4 (leftward force)

a)

Friction force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Normal Force

d)

Applied force

20.
Magnets can be a useful tool. Look closely at the picture below which shows a magnet and various metal objects.
What will happen as the magnet moves closer to the metal objects?
 
a)
The magnet will attract the objects.
b)
The magnet will become heavier.
c)
The magnet will push the objects away
d)
Nothing will happen to the objects
21.

A forces applied when the objects involved are in not in direct contact with each other.

a)

Contact forces

b)

Normal forces

c)

Non-contact forces