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Forces

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1. All forces are measured in:

a)

Grams

b)

Newtons

c)

Seconds

d)

Pairs

2.

A force arrow shows:

a)

The direction the force is acting.

b)

That the force is a contact force.

c)

The speed at which the object is travelling.

d)

The direction and size of the force.

3.

Calculate the resultant force for the hot air balloon:

a)

4N

b)

1N

c)

5N

d)

9N

4.

To calculate the speed of an object what two factors must you know:

a)

Shape and size of the object

b)

Distance travelled and mass of the object

c)

Distance travelled by the object and time taken

d)

Time taken and mass of the object

5.

A runner runs 100 metres in 12.5 seconds. Calculate her average speed.

a)

8 m/s

b)

1250 m/s

c)

0.125 m/s

d)

16 m/s

6.

Which statement is incorrect?

a)

Mass is measured in kilograms

b)

Weight is a measure of the amount of matter an object is made of.

c)

Weight is measured in newtons

d)

Weight is the force of gravity on an object.

7.

Which piece of equipment could you use to find the density of an irregular shaped object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

You can make a hole in a piece of wood if you bang in a nail with a hammer. If you hit the wood with the hammer it does not make a hole. Choose the best explanation for this from the statements below:

a)

The area of the nail is much smaller so the pressure is smaller.

b)

The area of the nail is much smaller so the pressure is bigger.

c)

The area of the hammer is bigger so the pressure is bigger.

d)

The area of the hammer and the nail are too small.

9.

If the see-saw balances, the anticlockwise moment must equal the clockwise moment. Calculate the missing value for the right hand side.

a)

6m

b)

7m

c)

8m

d)

10m

10.

In an investigation, the variable that you measure is called:

a)

Control variable

b)

Codependent variable

c)

Independent variable

d)

Dependent variable

11.

Choose the correct spelling for the definition and write on the line.


When repeat tests of an investigation made by the same experimenter give similar results.

a)

Repetabillity

b)

Reapetability

c)

Repeatability

d)

Repeatabillity

12.

Choose the correct spelling for the definition.


The rate at which speed increases or decreases.

a)

Accelertation

b)

Acceleration

c)

Aceleration

d)

Accalaration

13.

Match the key word to the definition


Volume

a)

How fast something travels.

b)

How close data is to true values.

c)

Turning effect of a force.

d)

Measurement of amount of space a material takes up. Also a measurement of how loud a sound is.

14.

Match the key word to the definition


Accuracy

a)

Turning effect of a force.

b)

How fast something travels.

c)

Measurement of amount of space a material takes up. Also a measurement of how loud a sound is.

d)

How close data is to true values.

15.

Match the key word to the definition.


Moment

a)

How close data is to true values.

b)

Measurement of amount of space a material takes up. Also a measurement of how loud a sound is.

c)

Turning effect of a force.

d)

How fast something travels.

16.

Match the key word to the definition.


Speed

a)

How fast something travels.

b)

How close data is to true values.

c)

Measurement of amount of space a material takes up. Also a measurement of how loud a sound is.

d)

Turning effect of a force.

17.

Five people take it in turns to sit on a see-saw.


Andy sits at one end of the see saw, but there is nobody on the other end. In which direction does his end of the see-saw move?

a)

down on side A

b)

down on side B

c)

doesn't move

18.

The table gives the weight of each person.


Which two people in the table above could make the see-saw balance when sat at the end of the see-saw?

a)

Jack and Ellie

b)

Ellie and Maggy

c)

Andy and Jack

d)

Rosie and Maggy

19.

Rosie sits on end A, and Jack sits on end B.


They lift their feet. What happens to each end of the see-saw?

a)

Rosie goes down as Jack goes up

b)

They stay still

c)

Rosie goes up as Jack goes down

20.

Ellie sits on end A, and another of the group sits on end B. Ellie's end stays down.

a)

Andy or Rosie

b)

Maggie or Andy

c)

Jack or Rosie

d)

Rosie or Maggie

21.

The diagram shows four forces acting on a plane in flight.


Which arrow represents air resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

When the plane is flying at a constant height, which two forces must be balanced?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

B and C

d)

C and D

23.

When the plane is flying at a constant speed in the direction shown, which two forces must be balanced?

a)

A and D

b)

B and D

c)

C and B

d)

A and B

24.

Just before take-off, the plane is speeding up along the ground. Which statement is true?

a)

Force B is zero.

b)

Force B is greater than force D.

c)

Force D is equal to force B.

d)

Force D is greater than force B.

25.

Which statement is true about the plane just as it leaves the ground?

a)

Force C is zero.

b)

Force C is greater than force A.

c)

Force A is equal to force C.

d)

Force A is greater than force C.

26.

Russell investigated the relationship between mass and weight.

He weighed five different masses using a force meter.

His results are shown below

Mass (g)___________ Weight (N)

150_________________ 1.5

250_________________ 2.5

300_________________ 3.8

400_________________ 4.0

580_________________ 5.8


He plotted four of his results on a grid as shown. Which point is correctly plotted for 150g

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

27.

Russell plots a line of best fit on the graph. Which one is correctly drawn?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

One of the points Russell plotted does not fit the pattern.

a)

the point at 200g

b)

the point at 300g

c)

the point at 400g

d)

the point at 600g