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Force & Friction Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define friction

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2.

Write some factors that affect the friction?

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3.

The three types of kinetic friction are:

a)

static, rolling, and fluid

b)

rolling, sliding, and fluid

c)

static, kinetic, and happy

d)

sliding, static, and kinetic

4.

When the net forces equal 0 N, they are which of the following?

a)

unbalanced

b)

a push

c)

a pull

d)

balanced

5.

The combination of all forces acting on an object.

a)

newton

b)

force

c)

net force

d)

balanced force

6.

What is the net force in the following example?

a)

50 Newtons right

b)

50 Newtons left

c)

0 Newtons

d)

150 Newtons left

7.

Which of these is opposed by static friction?

a)

a player sliding on the ground

b)

a skier going down a mountain

c)

a guy jumping out of a plane

d)

a booking sitting still on a desk

8.

This is an example of rolling friction:

a)

a guy walking home

b)

a burrito flying through the air

c)

Mr. Scullion riding his bike to the beach

d)

a baseball player hitting a ball

9.

Which of these is opposed by kinetic friction?

a)

a guy leaning against a building

b)

a standing house of cards

c)

a box sliding on the floor

d)

a book sitting still on a desk

10.

True or false; forces on objects always cause motion

a)

False

b)

True

11.

In which of the activities is friction harmful:

a)

breaks stopping a car

b)

an eraser erasing

c)

a person walking

d)

car engine parts wearing out

12.

What is the net force on the motorcycle rider above?

a)

1155 Newtons right

b)

1155 Newtons left

c)

0 Newtons

d)

2845 Newtons right

13.

What type of force is the 2000 Newtons in the example above?

a)

applied force

b)

frictional force

c)

gravitational force

d)

electromagnetic force

14.
What does a curved line on a distance-time graph show?
a)
That the speed is changing. 
b)
That the object is not moving. 
c)
That the object is constant. 
15.
Look at the image. What two forces are happening in this picture? 
a)
Friction & Magnetism
b)
Magnetism & Gravity
c)
Friction & Gravity
16.
The Quick Start Moving Company is a box of feathers and a box of Legos for the Smith family. Which box has more mass? 
a)
the box of feathers
b)
the box of Legos
c)
Neither box
17.

A student wants to see how the size of an iron ball is affected by gravity. Which of the following would have to remain the same for the experiment to be successful?

a)

volume and material used

b)

mass and volume

c)

material used and shape of object

18.

If you roll a toy car on different types of material. What are you testing by rolling the car on foil, felt, or carpeted material?

a)

gravity

b)

gravity and magnetism

c)

magnetism and friction

d)

friction

19.

Magnetism is

a)

a force that acts in an opposite directions to movement

b)

act of applying force in order to move something away

c)

force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move

20.

Which force keeps the letters from falling off the white board?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

pulling

21.
What can you use to decrease the amount of friction? 
a)
Salt 
b)
Water 
c)
Sugar 
d)
Peanut Butter 
22.

The strength of force is expressed by?

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Magnitude

d)

Longitudinal force

23.

What kind of substances are known as lubricants

a)

Increase friction

b)

Decrease friction

c)

Increase or decrease friction

d)

None of these

24.

We pull a bicycle to move it, we push the table to change its position.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Name the forces acting on a plastic bucket containing water held above ground level in your hand. Discuss why the forces acting on the bucket do not bring a change in its state of motion

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