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force and types of forces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
2.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
3.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
4.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
5.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST
6.
What is the unit for FORCE? 
a)
N (Newtons)
b)
lbs (pounds)
c)
g (grams)
d)
m/s (meters per second)
7.
The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
8.

Every magnet has a:

a)

East and West pole

b)

North and South pole

c)

East and South pole

d)

North and West pole

e)

Chicago and Saint pole

9.

The entire region surrounding a magnet is known as the:

a)

Magnetic Domain

b)

Lodestone

c)

A Compass

d)

Magnetic Field

10.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
11.
What do the arrows tell you?
a)
strength
b)
direction and strength
c)
direction
d)
speed
12.

When a skydiver is falling through the air, what is the name of the force acting upwards

a)

Gravity

b)

Air resistance

c)

upward force

d)

the moon

13.

what kind of force is shown in this picture?

a)

gravitation force

b)

electric force

c)

magnetic force

d)

friction force

14.

what kind of force is represented in the picture by

f\overrightarrow{f}  

a)

gravitation force

b)

electric force

c)

magnetic force

d)

friction force

15.

what force is applied on the book by the table.(represented by R)

a)

normal reaction

b)

friction force

c)

magnetic force

16.

what force is pulling the apple down?

a)

gravitational force

b)

tension

c)

normal reaction

17.

what is the force shown in the picture?

a)

magnetic force

b)

electric force

c)

applied force

18.

what is the force applied by the person on the box?

a)

Normal reaction

b)

Applied Force

c)

tension

19.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
20.

Leanna decided to rearrange her bedroom by moving her dresser to the opposite wall. She tried pushing it, but found that the dresser would not move. What force was Leanne NOT able to overcome?

a)

normal force

b)

gravitational force

c)

tension force

d)

frictional force