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TYPES OF FORCES

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Force?

a)

the distance between objects

b)

a push or pull

c)

something that keeps you from the darkside

d)

the acceleration due to gravity

2.

The illustration above shows what happened when a balloon touched a girl’s hair.

Which type of force caused the girl’s hair to cling to the balloon?

a)

magnetic

b)

friction

c)

attraction

d)

electrostatic

3.

Magnets can be a useful tool. Look closely at the picture above which shows a magnet and various metal objects.

What will happen as the magnet moves closer to the metal objects?

a)

The magnet will attract the objects.

b)

The magnet will become heavier.

c)

The magnet will push the objects away

d)

Nothing will happen to the objects

4.

_________ opposes motion.

a)

acceleration

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

inertia

5.

An object drops due to the force of _____________.

a)

inertia

b)

friction

c)

momentum

d)

gravity

6.

What force gives the Universe its structure?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Gravitational

c)

Electrical

d)

Air Resistance

7.

It is the unit of force.

a)

Grams

b)

Pounds

c)

Newtons

d)

Liters

8.

When you release an object you are holding, it will always move downward because of the pull of friction.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

A sock stuck to a sweater as it comes out of the dryer is an example of which force?

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Tension Force

c)

Electrostatic Force

d)

Friction Force

10.

What type of force lights the match?

a)

Gravitational

b)

Magnetic

c)

Frictional

d)

Chemical

11.

A type of force that pushes on objects as they travel through the air.

a)

gravity

b)

air resistance

c)

magnetic

d)

friction

12.

The picture above is an example of which of the following?

a)

gravity

b)

centripetal acceleration

c)

circular friction

d)

electrostatic

13.

Acceleration is rate of change of ____.

a)

position

b)

velocity

c)

time

d)

force

14.

When you say a person is running at 12 m/s what are you referring to?

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

rate of change

15.

The picture demonstrates which force?

a)

air resistance

b)

gravity

c)

centripetal acceleration

d)

circular friction

16.

Speed at any given point in time is known as average speed.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which of the following is an example of velocity?

a)

12 km/h

b)

south

c)

8 m/s

d)

22 km/h west

18.

Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines traveling 1,000 kilometers in 5 hours. What was the typhoon's average speed?

(a)  

19.

Which does segment CD represent?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

An object’s resistance to any change in motion is...

a)

friction

b)

acceleration

c)

inertia

d)

gravity

21.

When the _______ on an object is not zero, the forces are unbalanced.

a)

gravity

b)

net force

c)

mass

d)

pressure

22.

When 2 or more forces combine @ the same time it is called....

a)

thunder force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

net force

d)

balanced force

23.

A horizontal line on a distance/time graph shows ____ of the object.

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

returning to the starting point

d)

no movement

24.

The force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching is…

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetic

d)

electrostatic