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Forces

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name

Class

Date

What is a Force?

The distance

Mass

A push or pull

Give me a failing grade

What type of force is shown in the picture?

The Cat force

Star Wars Force

Unbalanced force

Balanced force

An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion

balanced

unbalanced

gravitational

electrical

The unit of force is

m/s

m/s^2

newton

Forces that have a net force of zero ( the object is still).

Balanced force

Unbalanced force

What is the net force?

5000 N right

4000 N right

40 N left

4000 N left

Jonny and Patty are pushing against a basketball. Both of them push against theball on opposite sides with a force of 20 N to keep the ball still. What is the net force?

400 N

24 N

0 N

40 N

Which one is balanced?

top

bottom

both

With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.

larger

smaller

equal

cannot be determined

10.

What is the net force?

20 N

0 N

400 N

40 N

11.

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?

The boy in blue will win.

They will not move at all.

The boy in red will win.

Both will fall down.

12.

You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?

60 N right

10 N left

60 n right

50 N left

13.

Which example would be a balanced force?

Train moving at a constant speed in the same direction.

A skier going down a hill.

A basketball being passed to a teammate.

An apple falling to the floor.

14.

What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?

Applied

Normal

Friction

Magnetic

15.

Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact?

That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.

That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.

That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.

Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects

16.

Forces that cause a change in motion are . . .

gravity

friction

balanced forces

unbalanced forces

17.

Rina’s mother asked her to help move some items from the hall closet to the garage. One item she wanted to move was a large box of old school books. Rina tried to lift the box, but could not pick it up. What force was Rina NOT able to overcome?

frictional force
frictional forcefrictional force

gravitational force

electrical force

magnetic force
magnetic force

18.

Leanna decided to rearrange her bedroom by moving her dresser to the opposite wall. She tried pushing it, but found that the dresser would not move. What force was Leanne NOT able to overcome?

electrical force

magnetic force

balanced force

frictional force

19.

Magnets can be a useful tool. Look closely at the picture below which shows a magnet and various metal objects.
What will happen as the magnet moves closer to the metal objects?

The magnet will attract the objects.

The magnet will become heavier.

The magnet will push the objects away

Nothing will happen to the objects

20.

After walking across a carpeted floor in socks, Jim brings his finger near a metal doorknob and receives a shock.
What does this demonstrate?

Frictional forces require direct contact.

Electrical forces require direct contact

Electrical forces can act at a distance.

Frictional forces can act a distance.

21.

A forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.

Contact forces

Normal forces

Non-contact forces

22.

Is the force usually exerted by a surface on an object that is resisting against it.

Friction

Normal force

Elasticity

Tension

23.

Which sentence below describes a contact force?

A baseball bat hits a baseball

A book falls to the floor

A leaf floats in the air and falls to the ground.

A magnetic force pulls a paper clip toward a magnet

24.

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.

Spring Force

Tension Force

Elastic Force

25.

A forces applied when the objects involved are in not in direct contact with each other.