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Types of forces

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a contact force

a)

2 objects that physically touch each other

b)

Tension

c)

Magnetic forces

d)

A force when you squash something

2.

What is a force

a)

Spring Force

b)

Gravity

c)

A push or a pull

d)

Friction

3.

A contact force is a force in which 2 objects...

(a)  

4.

Which force is an attraction between 2 objects

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Contact forces

d)

Non-Contact forces

5.

What is Friction

a)

A force exerted by a magnet

b)

A force that always opposes motion

c)

Two objects must physically touch each other

d)

A force caused by the pressure exerted on an object by a fluid

6.

Which is applied force

a)

You must apply a force to something which causes an object to speed up, slow down, or stop

b)

Two object do not physically touch each other

c)

A force you exert when you squash something

d)

A force exerted by electric charges

7.

Which is not an example of Gravity

a)

What holds the gasses in the sun

b)

What causes a glass to drop

c)

What makes us stay on earth

d)

What makes us stay still

8.

What is a magnetic force

a)

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

b)

A force exerted by electric charges

c)

A force exerted by a magnet

d)

A force that makes something bounce back

9.

(Electric force) A force exerted by..

(a)  

10.

Which is not an example of Elastic force

a)

Rubber band

b)

Books on a table

c)

Bungee cord

d)

Resistance band

11.

Compression is...

a)

The supported force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object

b)

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring

c)

A force you exert when you squash something

d)

A force caused by the pressure exerted on an object by a fluid

12.

Which is a normal force

a)

A force caused by the pressure exerted on an object by a fluid

b)

A force that always opposes motion

c)

The supported force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object

d)

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring

13.

What is tension

a)

You must apply a force to something which causes an object to speed up, slow down, or stop

b)

A force of attraction between 2 objects

c)

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring

d)

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

14.

Which are examples of Spring Force

a)

any spring

b)

the season spring

c)

metal

d)

something that bounces back

15.

What is a Buoyant Force

a)

Two objects must physically touch each other

b)

The supported force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object

c)

A force exerted by a magnet

d)

A force caused by the pressure exerted on an object by a fluid

16.

Which is the best force

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetic Force

d)

Compression