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Shelfield Year 7 Physics Forces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

Click on the statement which is TRUE

a)

Forces can not be created

b)

Forces can change with speed

c)

Forces are only single, not in pairs

2.

To improve a car's speed and acceleration its air resistance should be

(a)  

3.

Which of these is not a type of force?

a)

gravity

b)

electromagnetism

c)

speed

4.

Fill in the blanks:

A force can be drawn using force

(a)  

5.

Forces always come in pairs. The pairs are called...

a)

attractive pairs

b)

interaction pairs

c)

connecting pairs

d)

close pairs

6.

How do you measure forces?

a)

with a newtonmeter

b)

with a ruler

c)

with a stopwatch

d)

with a ruler and stopwatch

7.

What does Hooke's Law state

a)

When the extension doubles when you double the force

b)

When the distance doubles when you double the force

c)

When the length of a string doubles

8.

Define the term "equilibrium"

a)

when an object moves rapidly

b)

when an object doesn't move because the forces cancel out

c)

when an object slows down

9.

Forces are measured in the unit...

(a)  

10.

Contact forces occur when objects are touching, examples of these include:

a)

friction, gravity, pull

b)

push, pull, friction

c)

friction, air resistance and water resistance

d)

friction, gravity, push

11.

Non-contact forces occur when objects are not touching, these include:

a)

elastic, stretch and magnetic

b)

gravity, gravitational and magnets

c)

magnetic, positive and negative

d)

gravitational, electrostatic, and magnetic forces

12.

Weight is the force of the Earth on an object, Select the right formula used to measure this

a)

Weight (G) = Mass (g) x g (N/Kg)

b)

Weight (N) = mass (kg) x g (N/kg)

c)

Weight (N) = mass (g) x k (N/gr)

13.

On a moving car, the forward force is larger than the backwards force, this means the vehicle will...

a)

move faster in the forwards direction

b)

stay at the same speed the entire journey

c)

stop

14.

As you move away from the Earth in a spacecraft, what happens to the gravitational field

a)

gets weaker

b)

gets stronger

c)

stays the same

15.

Define the term weight

a)

a stretching force

b)

a type of force

c)

a piece of equipment

d)

The force of the Earth on an object due to its mass

16.

Trains and planes are streamlined in shape, what does the term "streamlined" mean

a)

Balanced

b)

Can change shape

c)

Shaped to reduce resistance to motion from air or water.

d)

Easy to bend

17.

The force on an object moving through the air that causes it to slow down (also known as drag). This is the definition for...

(a)  

18.

Which two situations are considered to be at equilibrium

a)

A stationary car

b)

a plane landing

c)

a boat sailing

d)

being sat in a chair

19.

Select the situations that are examples of unbalanced forces

a)

A customer walking down a shopping aisle

b)

a customer sat in a barber chair

c)

a plane taking off

d)

someone sat in VIP watching a movie in the cinema

20.

Which force keeps us on the Earths surface

a)

pull

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

d)

friction