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Physical Science - Force

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
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1.

A spoon falls to the ground because of ________________.

a)

friction

b)

gravy

c)

gravity

d)

fraction

2.

Force is a ________________________________.

a)

change in position

b)

push or a pull

c)

two surfaces rubbing against each other

d)

a pull toward the center of the Earth

3.

The distance an object moves in a period of time is the ____________.

a)

speed

b)

motion

c)

force

d)

gravity

4.

A force that acts when two surfaces rub together

a)

force

b)

fiction

c)

fraction

d)

friction

5.

Motion is

a)

the distance a object moves in a period of time

b)

a force that acts when two surfaces rub together

c)

a force that pulls things toward the center of Eart

d)

a change in position

6.

Tug of war contest: A boy and a dog are pulling both ends of a rope. The dog wins! Why? Click all that apply.

a)

The dog has more force.

b)

The dog has less force.

c)

The boy has more force.

d)

The boy has less force.

7.

What type of force is used to throw a ball?

a)

motion

b)

push

c)

pull

d)

gravity

8.

What type of force is used to glide across the ice in a pair of ice skates?

a)

gravity

b)

speed

c)

friction

d)

motion

9.

To cause the bowling ball to travel farther than the balloon, you will have to use ___________ force.

a)

more

b)

less

10.

Select all the ways that objects can move.

a)

slide

b)

skip

c)

up/down

d)

left/right

11.

Describe the motion of a guitar string in motion. What do you see, hear, and feel as it's moving?

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12.

How are weight and gravity related?

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13.

If gravity did not exist, what would happen to a ball thrown into the air?

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14.

Give an example of an object with less friction than sand.

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