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The Big Quiz!

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are forces?

a)

Jump and push

b)

Push and Pull

c)

Pull and Fall

2.

When you pull you...

a)

move something toward you

b)

Move something away from you

c)

Leave something where it is

3.

Check the boxes for all "push" forces

a)

Kicking a ball

b)

A car driving

c)

Picking up a book

d)

An apple falling out of a tree

4.

What science did Isaac Newton write about?

a)

Apples

b)

Gravity

c)

Fish

d)

Space

5.

A force can move an object

a)

Only backwards

b)

It doesn't move an object

c)

Only forwards

d)

In any direction

6.

If we add something heavy to our dog sled...

a)

the sled becomes lighter

b)

the dogs need more force to pull it

c)

the dogs need more force to push it

d)

the sled will go faster

7.

What does Newton's 1st Law of Motion say?

a)

A bowling ball falls faster than a tennis ball

b)

An object in motion stays in motion

c)

Gravity is the strongest force

d)

A Tug-of-war always ends in a draw

8.

When two or more forces are unequal they are...

a)

gravity

b)

balanced

c)

unbalanced

d)

pulling

9.

Which of the following is an example of a push?

a)

Closing the fridge door

b)

Throwing a ball

c)

Stomping your foot

d)

All of the above

10.

If two forces in opposite directions are equal they are...

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

pushing

d)

net force

11.

Camryn and her friend are playing outside. Which picture shows Camryn pulling an object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Question 2: Which of these has the greatest force?

a)

A. dogs pulling a wagon

b)

B. student riding a bicycle

c)

C. student pushing a swing

d)

D. truck driving down a highway

13.

This picture shows what happened

when Jim pushed on a box. Which picture shows what would happen to the box if Jim pushed with more force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

5. Mike hits a moving tennis ball, as shown in the picture. Which sentence describes the force of the ball when hit with the tennis racquet?

a)

A. The force changes the speed and direction of the ball.

b)

B. The force changes the speed, but the direction is the same.

c)

C. The force does not change the speed, but the direction of the ball changes.

d)

D. The force does not change the speed, and it does not change the direction of the ball.

15.

A contact force is from

a)

objects physically touching

b)

far apart objects

c)

not touching object

d)

always a pull

16.

The three examples pictured are of

a)

Non-contact Forces

b)

Contact Forces

17.

Gravity is a

a)

Contact Force

b)

Myth

c)

Non-contact Force

18.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
19.

Balanced Forces...

a)

...are in motion

b)

...do not move

20.

If two forces in opposite directions are equal, they...

a)

move to the left

b)

move to the right

c)

do not move

21.

If two forces push in the same direction together...

a)

we add to find their Net Force

b)

we subtract to find their Net Force

22.

Newton's Third Law says...

a)

that a force has an equal and opposite force

b)

that a force has an unequal and opposite force

c)

that forces always have the same direction

d)

that cats are better than dogs and that's a fact

23.

Which of these are unbalanced forces?

a)

A person standing still.

b)

Two people pushing a box from opposite directions with the same strength

c)

Two people playing Tug-of-war with equal strength

d)

Two people pushing a box in the same direction

24.

When you apply a force by touching something , it is called...

a)

net force

b)

a contact force

c)

a balanced force

d)

an unbalanced force