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Year 8: Force and Extension

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

An elastic material can change shape when ________ is exerted on it.

a)

a force

b)

a moment

c)

an acceleration

2.

If tension is applied, the object may be stretched.

We say the object has been __________.

a)

compressed

b)

extended

c)

twisted

3.

If a compression force is applied, the object may be squashed. We say the object has been __________.

a)

compressed

b)

extended

c)

twisted

4.

A deformation is a change in _________.

a)

speed

b)

shape

c)

direction

5.

Which equation could be used to calculate the extension of an object?

a)

extension = stretched length × original length

b)

extension = stretched length ÷ original length

c)

extension = stretched length + original length

d)

extension = stretched length – original length

6.

What is the extension of the spring?

a)

6 cm

b)

9 cm

c)

3 cm

d)

2 cm

7.

Which materials do not break easily and return to their original shape when forces acting on them are removed?

a)

Elastic

b)

Strong

c)

Plastic

d)

Brittle

8.

Robert Hooke investigates springs by seeing how a load affected their.....

a)

extension

b)

correlation

c)

temperature

d)

energy

9.

Hooke's Law does not apply if....

a)

the spring is stretched too far

b)

the spring is compressed

c)

the spring is not made of steel

d)

masses are used instead of weights

10.

The elastic limit is the point at which ..

a)

the spring does not return to its original size

b)

the spring snaps

c)

there is no more room to attach masses

d)

the spring unravels

11.

The variable you change on purpose during an experiment is called the...

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

12.

The result you measure each time you carry out an experiment is called the...

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

Control variable

13.

A variable you keep the same each time you carry out an experiment is called the...

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

14.

The independent variable is force applied to the spring, and the dependent variable is extension of the spring.

Which variable should you record in the left-hand column of the table?

a)

extension of the spring (m)

b)

force applied to the spring (N)

15.

The independent variable is force applied to the spring,

and the dependent variable is extension of the spring.

Which variable should you record in the

right-hand column of the table?

a)

extension of the spring (m)

b)

force applied to the spring (N)

16.

Describe the relationship between the variables for the line in blue.

a)

The extension is directly proportional

to the force applied

b)

The extension increases at

an increasing rate as force is increased

c)

The extension decreases as force is applied

17.

Describe the relationship between the variables for the line in brown.

a)

The extension is directly proportional

to the force applied

b)

The extension increases at

an increasing rate as force is increased

c)

The extension decreases as force is applied

18.

Suggest what material the

line in brown could be for?

a)

spring

b)

rubber band

c)

polythene strip

(plastic bag strip)

19.

Suggest what material the

line in blue could be for?

a)

spring

b)

polythene strip

(plastic bag strip)

c)

rubber band

20.

Suggest what material the

line in green could be for?

a)

spring

b)

rubber band

c)

polythene strip

(plastic bag strip)