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Forces Review 3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Magnetic force can cause

a)

push only

b)

pull only

c)

a push or a pull

d)

no change in motion at all

2.

Objects must touch to be affected by magnetic force.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What interaction will occur between the magnets in the arrangement shown?

a)

The magnets will attract each other.

b)

The magnets will repel each other.

c)

The magnets will both attract and repel each other.

d)

The magnets will not interact at all.

4.

Which of the following relationships between distance and magnetic force is correct?

a)

increased distance = increased magnetic force

b)

decreased distance = decreased magnetic force

c)

increased distance = decreased magnetic force

d)

There is no relationship

5.

The needle in a compass aligns with

a)

nothing. It has its own power source.

b)

the geographical North pole.

c)

the Sun's gravitational force.

d)

the Earth's magnetic field.

6.

What interaction will occur between the magnets in the arrangement shown?

a)

The magnets will attract each other.

b)

The magnets will repel each other.

c)

The magnets will both attract and repel each other.

d)

The magnets will not interact at all.

7.

Two bar magnets are held close together. They are released and allowed to move freely. The bar magnets quickly come together. Which best explains why this happens?

a)

The poles facing one another are both south poles

b)

The poles facing one another are both north poles

c)

The poles facing one another are opposite poles

d)

One magnet was bigger than the other

8.

What is this image showing.

a)

Electric Current

b)

An Electromagnet

c)

Magnetic Force

d)

Magnetic Field

9.
 A balloon is rubbed against a student's hair and then touched to a wall. The balloon sticks to the wall due to
a)
magnetic forces between the particles of the balloon and the particles of the wall
b)
electrostatic forces between the particles of the balloon and the particles of the wall
c)
magnetic forces between the particles of the wall
d)
electrostatic forces between the particles of the balloon
10.
When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, the wool acquires a positive charge because
a)
protons are transferred from the wool to the rod
b)
protons are transferred from the rod to the wool
c)
electrons are transferred from the rod to the wool
d)
electrons are transferred from the wool to the rod
11.
A glass rod becomes positively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This net positive charge accumulates because the glass rod
a)
gains electrons
b)
loses electrons
c)
gains protons
d)
loses protons
12.

If negative charge is developed on two objects they will__

a)

attract each other

b)

repel each other

13.
Which is a factor that affects the strength of gravitational, magnetic, and electrostatic force fields?
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Distance
d)
Density
14.

Same charges _____ each other

a)

repel

b)

attract

15.

Opposite charges _______ each other

a)

repel

b)

attract

16.

This is what happens to an object when the gravitational force is stronger than the buoyant force.

a)

sinks

b)

floats

c)

neutrally buyant

d)

I don't know...

17.

This is what happens to an object when the buoyant force is stronger than the gravitational force.

a)

sinks

b)

floats

c)

neutrally buyant

d)

I don't know...

18.

If we place an empty sealed plastic bottle in water, we know it will float. What could we do to make it sink?

a)

You can't make a plastic bottle sink

b)

Increase mass (fill it with coins)

c)

Fill the bottle with helium

d)

Decrease mass (use a bottle made out of lighter plastic)

19.

If an object, such as a ball of clay sinks, what would we need to do to its volume to make it float?

a)

Clay can't float

b)

Increase the volume

c)

Decrease the volume

d)

Keep the volume the same

20.

Which properties affect buoyancy?

(select all that apply)

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Luster

21.

Does saltwater make an egg float or sink?

a)

Sink

b)

Float

22.

What is displacement?

a)

The ability to float

b)

Degree of compactness of a substance

c)

The moving of something from its place or position

23.

What is density?

a)

The ability to float

b)

Degree of compactness of a substance

c)

The moving of something from its place or position

24.

A ball full of air floats more than a rock because...

a)

It is less dense than the rock

b)

It is more dense than the rock

25.

The amount of matter in an object is ____.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

buoyancy

26.
What is buoyant force?
a)
An upward force exerted by fluids on an object.
b)
An downward force exerted by fluids on an object.
27.

Airbags absorb the inertia of your body in a crash by increasing the __________ it takes to slow your body down.

a)

Time

b)

Pressure

c)

Acceleration

d)

Momentum

28.

__________________ are used to safely decrease the momentum of a CAR (*not only the person).

a)

Airbags

b)

Crumple zone

c)

Seatbelts

d)

Headrest

e)

Breaks

29.

Some safety features are designed to increase the time of a collision because this reduces the maximum force.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A longer stopping distance means you will feel more force.

a)

True

b)

False