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Forces

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

c)

I don't know

2.

How do you know if this object is balanced?

a)

It's not balanced; it's Net Force is 14 N

b)

It is balanced because its Net Force is 0 N.

c)

It's not balanced; it's Net Force is 10 N left and 4 N up.

d)

I don't know how to tell.

3.

According to this force diagram, is this object balanced or unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

I don't know

4.

What is the net force in the given picture?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

5.

If an object is stationary (not moving), what is the force acting upon it?

a)

unbalanced

b)

weak

c)

balanced

d)

Isaac Newton

6.

What is the force that pulls things toward earth?

a)

Speed

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

7.

Where will the object moves when there is unbalanced forces?

a)

The object will move in the direction of the larger force.

b)

The object will move in the direction of the smaller force.

c)

The object will move in the direction of the equal force.

d)

The direction of the object cannot be determined

8.

Which item describes weight?

a)

the quantity of matter in an object.

b)

the measure of an object's inertia.

c)

the force exerted by gravity on an object's mass.

d)

equal to the mass of an object.

9.

Is this statement True or False

"Mass is often constant for a given object than weight"

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
11.

What is the scientific unit of weight?

a)

Kg

b)

N

c)

pounds

d)

Kgm/s

12.

What happens to the weight of an object as it moves away from the center of Earth?

a)

increases

b)

stays the same

c)

triples

d)

decreases

13.
The mass of an object ___________ as it moves away from the center of Earth
a)
stays the same
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
doubles
14.

Which of the given situations show that force is applied as a 'pull'?

a)

children play 'tug of war'

b)

rickshaw driver moves a cycle rickshaw

c)

a bull moves a bullock cart

d)

all of the above

15.

which of the following is not an effect of force:

a)

to move a body from rest

b)

to stop a moving body

c)

to change the colour of an object

d)

to change the shape of a body

16.

What effect of force is shown in the given figure force?

a)

changing the direction of motion

b)

changing the shape

c)

stopping a moving object

d)

none of the above

17.

At the start of a football game, a footballer kicks a ball placed in the middle of the field to move the ball.

What is the motion of the object?

a)

Change the direction of a moving object

b)

Make a moving object stop

c)

Make a moving object move slower

d)

Make a stationary object move

18.

What effects of force in this situation

"Hitting a moving tennis ball with a tennis racket changes its ________ and ________"?

a)

shape; direction

b)

speed; shape

c)

shape; speed

d)

direction; speed

19.

What is the possible force diagram when a downward-moving skydiver who has just opened the parachute is slowing down?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What does the size or length of the arrow tells you in the force diagram?

a)

the strength of the force

b)

the distance of the force

c)

the direction of the force

21.

What that this force diagram indicate?

Clue : TWO correct answers

a)

a object at rest

b)

an object moving at a constant velocity (speed)

c)

an object accelerating

d)

(Trick question -- there is only one correct answer)

e)

an object decelerating

22.

Where is the unit Newton or N used?

a)

speed

b)

inertia

c)

acceleration

d)

force

23.
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
a)
the feathers
b)
the bricks
c)
they weigh the same
24.
Which would be the best metric units to use to find the mass of a dog?
a)
milligram
b)
gram
c)
kilogram
d)
pound
25.

Which object most likely weighs 50 grams?

a)

A Watermelon

b)

A cupcake

c)

A piece of paper

d)

Pair of boots

26.

What do you think will happen without gravity?

a)

will float away

b)

will stay in the ground

c)

nothing would happen.

d)

I don't know

27.
What is mass?
a)
How much MATTER makes up an object.
b)
How much GRAVITY is pulling an object.
28.
If the mass of an object on Earth is 18 grams, what would the mass of the same object be on the Moon?
a)
18 g
b)
4 g
c)
0 g 
d)
32 g 
29.
If an object mass =30 Kg on the Earth, what would be it's weight on Earth?
a)
30 N
b)
300 kg
c)
3000N
d)
300 N
30.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.