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WorksheetsForces & Gravity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The greater the force acting on an object the ______________ the change in motion.
greater
smaller
longer
shorter
When a person pulls down on the rope, how will the box move.
The box will move down.
The box will not move at all.
The box will move up.
A student released a tennis ball at the top of a ramp and it rolled straight into another tennis ball at the bottom of the ramp, as shown below.
Which arrow shows the direction the ball at the bottom of the ramp will move?
The main reason a baseball comes down when a boy tosses it up into the air is —
magnetism is pulling the ball down
the boy cannot see to catch it
gravity is pulling down on the ball
gravity pushes the ball in the air
How does friction affect the motion of an object?
Friction causes the object to move faster.
Friction causes the object to move slower.
Friction causes the object to not move.
Friction causes the object to spin.
Imagine you had to lift a heavy box into the back of a truck.What could you use to make
the job easier? Explain how your choice of objects would make he job easier.
A ramp. This would allow you to push the box up the ramp without having to physically pick it up.
A pulley. This would allow you to lift things into the air.
A lever. This would allow you to lift one side.
What is a push or a pull?
force
gravity
unbalanced force
balanced force
What is a force of attraction between two objects. It acts on
objects even if they are not touching?
force
gravity
balanced force
unbalaned force
What is a force that opposes motion? It acts between two
objects that are touching.
force
gravity
friction
unbalanced force
What are forces on an object that are equal in size
and opposite in direction? They cancel each other out.
force
gravity
unbalanced force
balanced force
are forces that cause a change in motion.
friction
gravity
unbalanced forces
balanced forces
Who came up with the idea that a force was pulling things to the ground.
Albert Einstein
Thomas Jefferson
Isaac Newton
Bill Gates
If the people on each side of the rope are pulling with the
same strength, but in the opposite direction, the forces are __________.
balanced
unbalanced
The larger the mass of an object, the stronger its gravitational pull.
true
false
What is a tool that can be used to measure the size of a force?
spring scale
balance
ruler
meter stick
What year did the United States first celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
1737
1920
1855
1942
A shamrock usually has how many leaves?
2
3
4
5
Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Ireland.
True
False
In which city was Saint Patrick's Day first celebrated in the United States?
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
