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WorksheetsMisconceptions of Force and Energy
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 7mins
If an object is at rest on a table, it exerts no force.
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Friction only occurs between solid objects.
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False
Barriers stop things from keep falling.
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False
Gravity stops acting when the object hits the ground.
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False
Power, work, energy and force have different definition.
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False
There is ‘more gravity the higher up you go’ because things dropped from a higher-level experience greater damage when they hit the floor.
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False
An object floats because it has air.
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When dropped in a vacuum, all objects will reach the ground at the same time.
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False
Falling objects fall at constant speed.
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False
Round things just move by themselves.
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False
Not all metals are magnetic.
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Magnetic forces can work in liquids.
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False
Greater speeds increase air resistance.
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Deeper water means better floating because there is ‘more water pushing on it’
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All inflated balloons will float upwards.
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False
Shadows have faces (we need to draw faces on shadows).
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False
Copper coins are magnetic
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False
The Earth lies at the centre of the solar system, with the sun and the planets orbiting around it.
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False
Shadow is connected to us.
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False
Things that have colour can’t be transparent.
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Light comes out of the eye when we see.
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Shadow is formed by reflection of light.
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Gases don’t weigh anything.
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False
Forces always act in pairs that are equal and opposite.
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False
The moon is a source of light.
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We have longer days in summer because the sun moves more slowly across the sky.
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The moon’s diameter is just over a quarter of that of the Earth’s;
the sun’s diameter is about 109 times that of the Earth’s.
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The sun moves around the Earth; this is why day and night occur.
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A sound wave can never pass through a vacuum
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Energy is a fuel.
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