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VI Cambridge

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.
A non-contact force means there is NO touching needed to make the force happen between the two objects.  Choose the non-contact forces.
a)
using a magnet, electricity, pulling a sled
b)
hitting a baseball, using a magnet, pushing your friend
c)
using a magnet, dropping a ball, two balloons repelling
2.
Balanced forces can cause
a)
an object to speed up or slow down
b)
an object to stay still or move at a constant speed and direction
3.
This force is _____________ and there will be _________________
a)
balanced, movement to back left
b)
unbalanced, movement to the back left
c)
balanced, no movement
4.
If all four forces are balanced, the plane will
a)
plummet to the ground
b)
fly faster and faster
c)
fly slower and slower
d)
fly at a constant speed and direction
5.
To measure speed, you need to know...
a)
distance covered and speed
b)
distance covered and time it took
c)
acceleration and distance
d)
direction and time
6.
How are speed and velocity different?
a)
Speed includes direction
b)
Speed indicates momentum
c)
Velocity includes Momentum
d)
Velocity includes direction
7.
What is the FORCE? 
a)
5 N
b)
10 N
c)
400 N
d)
0 N
8.
If there are two forces going in the SAME direction, you would ...?
a)
(-) Subtract the forces
b)
(+) Add the forces
c)
Neither
d)
(x) Multiply
9.

The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.

a)

Speed

b)

Gravity

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Friction

10.

a change in an objects speed or direction

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

motion

11.

Magnetic Force is an example of ____________ force.

a)

contact

b)

non-contact

c)

balanced

d)

unbalanced

12.

Which is an example of a non-contact force?

a)

elastic force

b)

normal force

c)

applied force

d)

electric force

13.

What would happen to Earth if there were no gravity?

a)

Earth would crash into the sun

b)

Earth would fly out to space

c)

Earth would collapse

d)

Earth would orbit the moon

14.

An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?

a)

Down

b)

Up

c)

Around the object

d)

Through the object

15.

An airplane flies east at 400 km/hr. In which direction is the air resistance force acting upon the airplane?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

Up

d)

Down

16.

What is Air Resistance

a)

The force of water

b)

The force that opposes the motion of objects falling through the Earth's atmosphere

c)

A vacuum

d)

Terminal Velocity

17.

The cars are resting on the truck without moving. What type of friction explains that?

a)

static friction

b)

rolling friction

c)

sliding friction

d)

fluid friction

18.

Which type of friction will she experience as she gets her feet on the ground?

(a)  

19.

How can a sailboat increase its fluid friction?

a)

Make the sail bigger

b)

Make the sail smaller

c)

There is no fluid friction

20.

Select all the examples of sliding friction

a)

washing your hands

b)

sitting in a chair

c)

skiing down a mountain

d)

swimming in the pool

e)

writing in a notebook

21.

The man pushes the box up the ramp. If his friend sits on top of the box, what will happen?

a)

The friction on the box would be reduced

b)

The friction on the box would increase

c)

The friction will disappear

22.

Name the fluid that helps the surfer control her board in the wave.

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Sand

23.

If there was no friction on Earth, you would...

a)

slide until you hit another object

b)

be able to climb better

c)

run faster

d)

never move

24.

The SI unit of acceleration is

(a)  

25.

Which of the following are contact forces?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Frictional Force

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Magnetic Force