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Forces vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Balanced forces

2.

A ramp or another sloping surface

a)

Wheel-and-axle

b)

Pulley

c)

Simple machine

d)

Inclined plane

3.

A force that opposes motion

a)

Gravity

b)

Buoyant force

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetic force

4.

Forces that act on an object but cancel each other out

a)

Unbalanced forces

b)

Net forces

c)

Balanced forces

d)

Buoyant forces

5.

The force of attraction between objects

a)

Gravity

b)

Gravitational forces

c)

Force

d)

Friction

6.

The force of a magnet

a)

Magnetism

b)

Magnetic force

c)

Buoyant force

d)

Net force

7.

A bar that makes it easier to move things

a)

Simple machine

b)

lever

c)

Pulley

d)

Wheel-and-axle

8.

The use of a force to move an object through a distance

a)

Simple machine

b)

Net force

c)

Work

d)

Fulcrum

9.

The balance point on a lever that supports the arm but doesn't move

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Lever

c)

Balanced forces

d)

Pulley

10.

The upward force exerted (applied) on an object by water

a)

Gravity

b)

balanced forces

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Buoyant force

11.

The pull of all objects in the universe on top of one another

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Magnetism

d)

Gravity

12.

The force produced by a magnet

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Work

c)

Buoyant force

d)

Magnetism

13.

Forces that act on an object and don't cancel each other out

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Net force

c)

Balanced force

d)

Friction

14.

The combination of all the forces acting on an object

a)

Lever

b)

Balanced forces

c)

Net force

d)

Magnetic force

15.

A device that makes a task easier by changing the size or direction of a force or the distance over which the force acts

a)

Simple machine

b)

Pulley

c)

Wheel-and-axle

d)

Level

16.

A wheel with a rope that lets you change the direction in which you move an object

a)

Inclined plane

b)

Lever

c)

Wheel-and-axle

d)

Pulley

17.

A wheel with a rod, or axle, in the center

a)

Wheel-and-axle

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever