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Physics - Forces

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Magnets A and B are equally strong. In what position will the 2 magnets be most strongly attracted?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which point on the magnet would have the strongest attraction to the south pole of another magnet like this one?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

If the two poles of these magnets repel each other what should we see?

a)

North end

b)

South end

c)

either end

d)

neither end

4.

To which end of the horseshoe magnet will the north end of the magnet be repelled?

a)

North end

b)

south end

c)

either end

d)

neither end

5.

The compass is pointing towards the correct end of the magnet

a)

true

b)

false

c)

not enough information

6.

This diagram shows the proper direction of the magnetic field lines

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This diagram shows the proper direction of the magnetic field lines

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A material that can be permanently magnetized is generally said to be electromagnetic!

a)

True

b)

False

9.

All matter is made of atoms with moving ____________. Moving __________create a magnetic field

(a)  

10.

Our geographical poles and magnetic poles are in opposite places

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The geographical north pole, is also our magnetic north pole

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The earth’s magnetic field

a)

has a north magnetic pole at the same spot as the geographical north

b)

is what causes compasses to work

c)

is what causes electromagnets to work

d)

all of these are true

13.

Earth is a kind of magnet

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following is not particularly ferromagnetic?

a)

iron

b)

cobalt

c)

gadolinium

d)

gold

15.

Why doesn't the moon revolve around the sun?

a)

The earth is closer

b)

The sun is closer

c)

The moon has a greater gravitational pull

16.

Gravitational forces are

a)

Attractive

b)

Repulsive

c)

Can be attractive or repulsive

d)

neither attractive or repulsive

17.

A similarity between Gravitational and Electric Fields:

a)

Neither are repulsive

b)

There is no negative mass

c)

They share the Inverse square law (both r^2)

d)

They both use electricity

18.

A difference between gravitational and electric fields:

a)

Only one of them uses the Inverse square law (r2)

b)

Gravity is never repulsive unlike electric which can repulse or attract

c)

Their equations are similar

d)

They have an annoying amount of math

19.

Which formula is this for?

a)

Coulomb's Law

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Pythagoras

20.

The acceleration due to gravity is zero at the...

a)

Sea level

b)

Equator

c)

Poles

d)

Center of the Earth

21.

The Earth's mass is 5.98 x 10^24 kg

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Earth is attracted to the sun by the latter's [blank] force

a)

inertia

b)

friction

c)

gravitational

23.

What is the gravitational attraction between the earth and a satellite if the distance is 80,420 km?

a)

160 N

b)

210 N

c)

320 N

d)

200

24.

The [blank] interacts and moves under the influence of both the Sun and the Earth simultaneously

a)

moon

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

both force and gravity

25.

If Earth's radius shrank to one-half of its current size, but its mass remained the same (a)  

26.

This is the formula for Coulomb's Law

a)

True

b)

False

27.

2 spheres each have a charge of -0.0025 C and are separated by a distance of 8 m. What is the Electrical force?

a)

769 N

b)

669 N

c)

949 N

d)

none of these are right

28.

According to Coulomb's Law, what happens when "like charges" are placed near each other?

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

c)

Neither

d)

Can be either

29.

What happens to the force of attraction if the charges are placed closer together?

a)

gets weaker

b)

gets stronger

c)

neither

30.

In coulomb's law K = 9,000,000,000 or 9 x 10 to the [x] power C

a)

6th power

b)

7th power

c)

9th power

d)

11th power

31.

Suppose that 2 point charges, each with a charge of +1.00 C are separated by a distance of 1m. The charges will...

a)

attract

b)

repel

32.

Suppose that 2 point charges, each with a charge of +1.00 C are separated by a distance of 1m. Calculate the magnitude

a)

9,000,000

b)

9,000,000,000

c)

9,000

d)

none of these are correct

33.

What is the electrical force between 2 balloons, each having 5.00 of charge, that are 0.300 m apart?

a)

7.5 x 10^10 or 75,000,000,000

b)

5.0 x 10^9 or 5,000,000,000

c)

1.5 x 10^10 or 15,000,000,000

d)

2.5 x 10^12 or 2,500,000,000,000

34.

How does the force of attraction between a proton and electron vary with distance between them?

a)

The further away they get the weaker the attraction

b)

The further away the stronger the attraction

c)

The distance doesn't matter when calculating

d)

The force doesn't matter when calculating

35.

In which of the following diagrams is the attractive force between the two charges the least?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

If two nearby charges are positive, they will [blank] each other

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

can be either

37.

Field forces: gravitational, electric and magnetic

a)

All both attract and repel

b)

Gravitational forces only repel

c)

Only electric attracts and repels

d)

Electric and magnetic both attract and repel

38.

Which force is shown in this electric field?

a)

Attracting force

b)

Magnetic force

c)

Repelling force

d)

Destructive force

39.

An electric field has

a)

Magnitude

b)

Direction

c)

both of the above

d)

neither of the above

40.

Electric field lines never cross

a)

true

b)

false

41.

The red subatomic particles

a)

represent the protons (p+)

b)

represent the electrons (e-)

c)

represent the neutrons (n0)

42.

materials that allow charges to move about easily

a)

conductor

b)

inductor

c)

transistor

43.

Grass, dry wood, most plastics, cloth, dry air are all good examples of a

a)

conductors

b)

inductors

c)

previous metals

44.

the study of electric charges that can be collected and held in one place

a)

Electrostatics

b)

Magnetism

c)

Gravatonics

d)

Ferromagnetism