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WorksheetsIntroduction to forces
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
A force always has
a magnitude only
a magnitude and a direction
a direction only
a magnitude, a directional, and a sense
The size of a force is called its
Direction
Magnitude
Amount
Sense
The angle (or orientation) of the line at which a force is acting is called its
Direction
Magnitude
Amount
Sense
The direction which a force is pointing in along its line of action is called its
Direction
Magnitude
Amount
Sense
A Space Diagram is
a sketch of the physical arrangement of the system being considered
a sketch showing just the forces that are acting on the system being considered
a sketch in which the lengths of the lines of diagram correspond to the magnitude of the forces
A Free Body Diagram is
a sketch of the physical arrangement of the system being considered
a sketch showing just the forces that are acting on the system being considered
a sketch in which the lengths of the lines of diagram correspond to the magnitude of the forces
A Vector Diagram (also known as a Force Polygon Diagram) is
a sketch of the physical arrangement of the system being considered
a sketch showing just the forces that are acting on the system being considered
a sketch in which the lengths of the lines of diagram correspond to the magnitude of the forces
Select all of the following which are Space Diagrams
Select all of the following which are Free Body Diagrams
Forces that all pass through the same point are called
Non-Concurrent Forces
Concurrent Forces
Co-Planar Forces
Gravitational Forces
Forces that do not all pass through the same point are called
Non-Concurrent Forces
Concurrent Forces
Co-Planar Forces
Gravitational Forces
Forces that are acting in the same two-dimensional plane are called
Non-Concurrent Forces
Concurrent Forces
Co-Planar Forces
Gravitational Forces
