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Forces & Gravity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
2.

The greater the force acting on an object the ______________ the change in motion.

a)

greater

b)

smaller

c)

longer

d)

shorter

3.

When a person pulls down on the rope, how will the box move.

a)

The box will move down.

b)

The box will not move at all.

c)

The box will move up.

4.

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?

a)
b)
c)
5.

The main reason a baseball comes down when a boy tosses it up into the air is —

a)

magnetism is pulling the ball down

b)

the boy cannot see to catch it

c)

gravity is pulling down on the ball

d)

gravity pushes the ball in the air

6.

How does friction affect the motion of an object?

a)

Friction causes the object to move faster.

b)

Friction causes the object to move slower.

c)

Friction causes the object to not move.

d)

Friction causes the object to spin.

7.

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)

A ramp. This would allow you to push the box up the ramp without having to physically pick it up.

b)

A pulley. This would allow you to lift things into the air.

c)

A lever. This would allow you to lift one side.

8.

What is a push or a pull?

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

unbalanced force

d)

balanced force

9.

What is a force of attraction between two objects. It acts on

objects even if they are not touching?

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

balanced force

d)

unbalaned force

10.

What is a force that opposes motion? It acts between two

objects that are touching.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

unbalanced force

11.

What are forces on an object that are equal in size

and opposite in direction? They cancel each other out.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

unbalanced force

d)

balanced force

12.

are forces that cause a change in motion.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

unbalanced forces

d)

balanced forces

13.

Who came up with the idea that a force was pulling things to the ground.

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Bill Gates

14.

If the people on each side of the rope are pulling with the

same strength, but in the opposite direction, the forces are __________.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

15.

The larger the mass of an object, the stronger its gravitational pull.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What is a tool that can be used to measure the size of a force?

a)

spring scale

b)

balance

c)

ruler

d)

meter stick

17.

What year did the United States first celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?

a)

1737

b)

1920

c)

1855

d)

1942

18.

A shamrock usually has how many leaves?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

19.

Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Ireland.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In which city was Saint Patrick's Day first celebrated in the United States?

a)

New York City

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Boston

d)

Chicago