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Types of Forces Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

2.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
3.

If an object, such as a ball of clay sinks, what would we need to do to its volume to make it float?

a)

Clay can't float

b)

Increase the volume

c)

Decrease the volume

d)

Keep the volume the same

4.

The density of fresh water is 1 g/cm3.


Imagine the clay boat you just designed has a density of 1.5 g/cm3. What would happen to your boat if you placed it in fresh water?

a)

sink

b)

float

c)

neutrally buoyant

d)

no way of knowing what would happen

5.

On Earth, a scale shows that you weigh 490 N. What is your mass?

a)

22 kg

b)

50 kg

c)

100 kg

d)

75 kg

6.

What is the mass and weight of a 15 kg object?

a)

mass: 15 kg; weight: 15 kg

b)

mass: 147 kg; weight: 15 kg

c)

mass: 9.81 kg; weight: 147 N

d)

mass: 15 kg; weight: 147 N

7.
On which celestial object would you weigh the most?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Sun
d)
You would weigh the same on all celestial objects
8.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
9.
Name the missing force...
a)
applied force
b)
weight force
c)
tension force
d)
drag
10.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
gravitational force
c)
normal force
d)
applied force
11.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
12.
A box slides across a perfectly smooth floor at a constant velocity. (The phrase "perfectly smooth" suggests that there is NO friction). What forces act on the box?
a)
tension, gravity
b)
tension, gravity, normal force
c)
tension, gravity, normal force, friction
d)
gravity, normal force, friction
13.

What best describes what the normal force would look like here?

a)

Straight down and parallel to the gravitational force

b)

Directly upward

c)

Straight to the right

d)

Upward but at an angle

14.
Name the missing force...
a)
normal force
b)
applied force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
15.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
buoyant force
d)
applied force
16.
What direction does friction act relative to motion?
a)
in the same direction
b)
in the opposite direction 
c)
need more information
d)
depends on the force
17.

TRUE or FALSE if you push a box across a surface like Ice with no friction, it will NEVER stop

a)

TRUE, as long as it doesn't run into something it will keep going and going and going

b)

FALSE, it will stop very quickly

18.

This car is turning, but there’s a puddle of water in the road. Which diagram best shows how the puddle will affect the path of the car after it hits the puddle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which of the following represents and is true about kinetic friction? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

A box being pushed but not moving

b)

A box being pushed and sliding across the floor

c)

The magnitude of kinetic friction is greater than static friction

d)

The magnitude of kinetic friction is less than static friction

e)

The magnitude of kinetic friction is equal to static friction

20.

How can friction be reduced?

a)

increase the force acting between the 2 surfaces by decreasing the weight of the object on the surface

b)

increase the roughness of the 2 surfaces coming in contact

c)

reduce the surface area between the interacting surfaces