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Halloween & Forces

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country did Halloween originate?

a)

England

b)

USA

c)

Ireland

d)

France

2.

What type of force is this man using to push his grocery cart?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Applied Force

3.

Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?

a)

All Hallow's eve

b)

Christmas

c)

Easter

d)

Day of the Dead

4.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

5.

Out of which vegetable were Jack O’ Lanterns ORIGINALLY made?

a)

pumpkins

b)

apples

c)

turnips

d)

oranges

6.
Who wins the tug of war with what net force?
a)
The person on the left with 20 N
b)
The person on the left with 80 N
c)
The people on the right with 20 N
d)
The people on the right with 100 N
7.

What happens if you stare into a mirror on Halloween's night?

a)

You will see your future

b)

You will see pumpkins

c)

You will see your future husband or wife

d)

A witch will appear to you

8.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
9.

Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Robert Louis Stevenson

c)

Bram Stocker

d)

Mary Shelley

10.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

11.

Transylvania is a region in which country?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Hungary

c)

Ukraine

d)

Romania

12.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

13.

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a legume?

a)

fruit

b)

legume

14.
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.
15.

According to superstition, what will happen if you hear an owl's call in the middle of the night?

a)

It means someone will get money

b)

It means someone will get sick

c)

It means someone will get married

d)

It means someone will be harmed

16.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
17.

How do you call this action?

a)

trick or treat

b)

chocolates or cheats

c)

candies or jokes

d)

sugar or prank

18.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

19.

Which one is not a symbol of Halloween

a)

Vampire

b)

Ghost

c)

La Catrina

d)

Werewolf

20.

The sum of all forces acting on an object.

a)

Contact Force

b)

Balanced Force

c)

Unbalanced Force

d)

Net Force

21.

In which country do white cats are believed to bring bad luck?

a)

USA

b)

Australia

c)

England

d)

Canada

22.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
23.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
24.

Why black cats are seen as a symbol for bad luck?

a)

Because they are disguised witches

b)

Because they are messengers from dark forces

c)

Because they would be related to witches

d)

Because they are trapped souls of criminals who seek revenge

25.
What is a Force?
a)
The distance
b)
Mass
c)
A push or pull
d)
Give me a  failing grade 
26.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
27.

What does the strength of gravity between two objects depend upon?

a)

Mass & distance

b)

Mass & weight

c)

Gravity & inertia

d)

Inertia & mass

28.

All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects

30.

This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together

a)

contact

b)

gravity

c)

friction

31.

If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

32.

When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply