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WorksheetsBalancing Forces
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which statement explains what caused the truck to move in trials 3 and 4?
When one student pushed with more force than the other student, the truck rolled.
When both students pushed with the same force, the trucked rolled to the right or the left.
Which kind of force is happening in this picture?
balanced force
unbalanced force
magnetic force
non touching force
What kind of force is shown in this picture?
balanced force
magnetic force
unbalanced force
non touching force
____________ is the push or pull between two magnets, or the pull of a magnet on some kinds of metal.
force
magnetic force
attract
repel
A _________________ is a push or pull.
swing
force
gravity
train
A ________________ force is a force that acts between two objects that are touching each other.
non-touching
magnet
touching
obsevation
______________ is the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching.
gravity
magnets
repels
explain
To _____________ is to push an object away without even touching it.
force
gravity
attract
repel
When we want to learn more about something, we should
force
push
repel
investigate
When we use any of our 5 senses to gather information we are
observing
using a touching force
diagramming
forcing
A ___________ makes two objects move closer together.
pull
investigation
model
push
A __________ makes two objects move further apart.
piece of evidence
observation
push
train
A force that acts between objects that are not touching each other is a
push
magnet
touching force
non-touching force
_____________ is information collected in an ivestigation.
model
attract
data
predict
A ____________ is something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.
model
repel
vocabulary
data
What is gravity?
A non-touching force
Energy
A push
A touching force
How are gravity and magnetism related?
They are both non-touching forces.
They are both touching forces.
They both push things up.
They are not related.
What makes the train in Faraday RISE?
gravity
repelling electromagnets
friction
Something pulls it up.
What causes the train to fall back on the tracks?
(Pick 2 answers!)
gravity
turning off an electromagnet
friction
inertia
Magnetism is considered a touching force, which means it needs to touch an object to make it move.
True
False
A student makes a swing move by pushing it. If a student pushes the swing harder, the swing will most likely---
stop moving
slow down
go higher
get bigger
Will this man be able to push this car very far alone, or will he need help?
He will be able to push it very far. It is a small car.
He is pushing the car.
He will not be able to push the car very far alone. The car is too heavy. The forces are unbalanced.
He will not be able to push it very far, because the car is pushing back.
What is the name for pictures with labels that scientists use to show their ideas about how something works?
model
diagram
data
investigation
Why does the paper clip float in the experiment?
Magnetic force and gravity are balanced
Gravity is stronger
Choose all of the non-touching forces below.
Blue sky
Hitting a baseball
Magnetic Pull
Looking outside
Gravity
You threw a football across the field. Did a force happen?
Yes, because the ball moved.
Yes, because I threw it.
Yes, because you have to be strong to throw a football.
Choose all of the touching forces below.
Blue sky
Looking out the window
Pushing a box
Hitting a baseball
Magnetism
Which of these are not a force? Choose all that apply.
Blue sky
Looking out the window
Gravity
Hitting a baseball
Pushing a box
What happens if you move magnets farther away from a pile of paper clips?
The magnetic force get weaker.
The magnetic force gets stronger.
The magnets will start repelling.
The magnets will start attracting.
You and your cousin are swinging. You are able to predict how your cousin will move a few seconds later. Why are you able to do this?
You observe your cousin's swing is short.
You observe your cousin moved farther away than you.
You observe the motion of the swings happens in a pattern.
You observe your cousin moves back and forth more than you do.
If an object is moving, ______________ forces must be acting on it.
balanced
unbalanced
contact
non-touching
