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G3 Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force is a ___________ or a ___________ that can make things move.

a)

up or a down

b)

guinea pig or a hamster

c)

magnet or a paperclip

d)

push or a pull

2.

Gravity is a force that _________________________________.

a)

cannot make anything move.

b)

pushes objects up to the sky.

c)

pulls objects down to the center of the Earth.

3.

True or false? Balanced forces (BF) are equal or the same.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or false? Unbalanced forces (UF) make things start to move.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In the picture, the red team is pulling harder than the blue team. We can say that the forces are

a)

Balanced, so the rope will not move.

b)

Unbalanced, so the rope will move toward the red team.

6.

In the picture, the rocket is moving up to outer space. Which force must be stronger?

a)

the pulling force of gravity

b)

the pushing force of the engine

7.

In the picture, the students are pushing on the box with the same amount of force. Will the box begin to move?

a)

Yes, because the forces are different (unbalanced).

b)

No, because the forces are the same (balanced).

8.

In the picture, the forces are balanced and the box is NOT moving. If the student on the right is pushing with 200 units of force, the student on the left is pushing with ___________________________.

a)

200 units of force

b)

300 units of force

c)

400 units of force

9.

in the picture, the parachutist is falling to the Earth. If gravity is pulling her down with 400 units of force, how many units of force could the air be pushing her back up with?

a)

300

b)

400

c)

500

10.

In the picture, the forces on the duck are balanced. If the water is pushing him up with 300 units of force, how many units of force is gravity using to pull him down?

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

11.

A student has two magnets. One magnet is on top of the table. The other magnet is in his hand. He puts his hand with the magnet under the table. Why does the magnet on top of the table move?

a)

The magnet on top and the wood table repel each other.

b)

Magnets can stick to wooden tables.

c)

The magnetic force makes the wood table become a temporary magnet.

d)

The magnets do not have to touch in order to interact.

12.

The rock tower is not moving. What force is TRYING to pull the rock tower down?

a)

the ground

b)

gravity

13.

The rock tower is not moving. What force is pushing the rock tower up?

a)

the ground

b)

gravity

14.

Student A pushes on a cart with 750 units of force. Student B pushes on the other side of the cart with 500 units of force. What will happen to the cart?

a)

It will start to move to the right.

b)

It will start to move to the left.

c)

It will stay in the same place (it won’t move).

d)

There is not enough information to know for sure.