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Earth's Forces Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT one of Earth's common forces?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

magnetism

d)

orbit

2.

What does Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation say?

a)

a force that pulls objects towards it

b)

You exert an attractive force on everything that is around you and everything is also exerting an attractive force on you.

c)

a force that opposes motion

d)

the position an object moved in relation to its reference point

3.

Which objects have gravity? Check all that apply.

a)

basketball

b)

water

c)

hotel

d)

planet Venus

4.

Which two factors affect the attraction of gravity between two objects?

a)

speed and distance

b)

distance and time

c)

mass and distance

d)

distance and motion

5.

True or False: If the mass of an object increases the force of gravity decreases.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which object would have the greater gravitational pull?

a)

tennis ball

b)

penny

c)

Oak Tree

d)

Planet Venus

7.

What is friction?

a)

the distance an object moves

b)

the force that one object puts on another

c)

a force that opposes motion

d)

the force that pushes and pulls magnetic objects

8.

Which object has the most friction?

a)

ice skating rink

b)

Drag race strip

9.

True or False: The greater the mass of an object, the more force is needed to overcome the friction.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which type of friction is presented in the image?

a)

static

b)

sliding

c)

rolling

d)

fluid

11.

The invisible space, electrical current, around a magnet is called?

a)

atom

b)

copper

c)

gravity

d)

magnetic field

12.

Which two poles does a magnet have?

a)

North and South

b)

North and West

c)

South and East

d)

South and West

13.

True and False: Opposite poles attract one another.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Check all that apply: Which objects are magnetic?

a)

water

b)

nickel

c)

iron

d)

steel

15.

What does Earth's magnetic field protect us from?

a)

asteroids

b)

harmful solar radiation

c)

wind

d)

magma

16.

What is force?

a)

a push or a pull

b)

the motion of an object

c)

the force that opposes motion

d)

the force that pushes and pulls magnetic objects

17.

Isaac Newton developed his Law of Universal Gravitation from an experience he had under what type of tree?

a)

pear

b)

pine

c)

apple

d)

acorn

18.

What is speed?

a)

the motion of an object

b)

an indicator that appears to stay in place

c)

the distance traveled by an object divided by the time taken to travel that distance

d)

the push and pull of an object

19.

True or False: Plotting distance vs. time can tell us a lot about motion.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which object must overcome the most friction?

a)

pushing a textbook across a desk

b)

pushing a small paperback book across the test

c)

a box filled with textbooks across a desk

d)

a pencil across a desk