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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.
Speed
Gravity
Air Resistance
Friction
a change in an objects speed or direction
speed
velocity
acceleration
motion
Magnetic Force is an example of ____________ force.
contact
non-contact
balanced
unbalanced
Which is an example of a non-contact force?
elastic force
normal force
applied force
electric force
What would happen to Earth if there were no gravity?
Earth would crash into the sun
Earth would fly out to space
Earth would collapse
Earth would orbit the moon
An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?
Down
Up
Around the object
Through the object
An airplane flies east at 400 km/hr. In which direction is the air resistance force acting upon the airplane?
East
West
Up
Down
What is Air Resistance
The force of water
The force that opposes the motion of objects falling through the Earth's atmosphere
A vacuum
Terminal Velocity
The cars are resting on the truck without moving. What type of friction explains that?
static friction
rolling friction
sliding friction
fluid friction
Which type of friction will she experience as she gets her feet on the ground?
(a)
How can a sailboat increase its fluid friction?
Make the sail bigger
Make the sail smaller
There is no fluid friction
Select all the examples of sliding friction
washing your hands
sitting in a chair
skiing down a mountain
swimming in the pool
writing in a notebook
The man pushes the box up the ramp. If his friend sits on top of the box, what will happen?
The friction on the box would be reduced
The friction on the box would increase
The friction will disappear
Name the fluid that helps the surfer control her board in the wave.
Water
Air
Sand
If there was no friction on Earth, you would...
slide until you hit another object
be able to climb better
run faster
never move
The SI unit of acceleration is
(a)
Which of the following are contact forces?
Normal Force
Frictional Force
Gravitational Force
Magnetic Force
