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Y8- Forces Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Give an example of a contact force

(a)  

2.

Drag force is also friction but only in fluids

a)

False

b)

True

c)

I don't know

3.

Friction can be reduced through ______________

a)

making the surfaces rough

b)

Moving fast

c)

Lubrication

4.

The force that squashes an object is called ______________

a)

Compression

b)

Deformation

c)

Tension

5.

Tension is the force that ______________ an object

a)

Compress or stretch

b)

Stretch or pull

c)

Squash

6.

moment is =

a)

force x perpendicular distance from the pivot

b)

force/ perpendicular distance from the pivot

c)

None of the above

7.

Equilibrium is when the sum of the clockwise and the sum of the anticlockwise moments are equal

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

8.

Calculate the moment of a chair with a force of 30N and a distance of 5 m from the pivot

a)

6 Nm

b)

150 Nm

c)

35 Nm

9.

A fluid is a substance with no fixed shape such as a gas or a liquid

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not sure

10.

What is the formula for calculating fluid pressure?

a)

Force/Area

b)

Force x Area

c)

Area / Force

11.

Calculate the fluid pressure of air with a force of 20N exerted in a container with an area of 2m2

a)

10 Nm

b)

10N/m2

c)

10Nm2

12.

The can imploded because the atmospheric pressure was not greater than the gas pressure in the heated can

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No idea

13.

Liquid pressure decreases as depth

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

14.

As the temperature increases the gas pressure

a)

decreases

b)

remains unchanged

c)

increases

15.

Which of these statements is incorrect

a)

The higher the volume the lower the gas pressure

b)

The higher the temperature the higher the gas pressure

c)

The higher the volume the higher the gas pressure

16.

Liquids can be compressed

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No idea

17.

The name of the force that balances the weight of an object on water is called___________

a)

Downthrust

b)

Weight

c)

Upthrust

18.

The unit of stress is _________

a)

newtons per metre squared

b)

newtons per metre

c)

newtons squared per metre

19.

The smaller the surface area, the ___________ the stress

a)

smaller

b)

unchanged

c)

bigger

20.

Calculate the stress of a lady wearing a shoe with a surface area of 20 cm2 and having a mass of 50 kg

a)

2.5 N/cm2

b)

25 N/cm2

c)

1000 Ncm2

21.

The change in the shape of an object when a force is exerted on it is called _______________

a)

Weight

b)

Upthrust

c)

Deformation