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Chapter 5 Lesson 1 What are Forces?

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 8hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The force of attraction between any two objects

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

friction

2.

A push or pull that acts on an object.

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

gravity

3.

The force that results when two materials rub against each other.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

4.

A force can make an object slow down or stop.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What causes an object to change direction?

a)

A force

b)

A tree

c)

The sun

6.

What would cause a soccer ball to slow down as it moves over the ground?

a)

air resistance

b)

friction

c)

nothing it will keep going

7.

A force that requires two pieces of matter to touch is called a (a)   .

8.

What are some forces that would affect a ball rolling down a hill?

More than one answer

a)

graity

b)

friction

c)

air resistance

9.

Electric forces act between objects are electrically charged.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Magnets will pull strongly on some objects made of

More than one answer

a)

iron

b)

cobalt

c)

nickel

11.

A magnet only has two north poles.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Oppositely charged objects are attracted to each other and tend to move toward each other.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The rate at which the speed or the direction of motion of an object changes over time.

a)

acceleration

b)

uniform motion

c)

inertia

14.

True or False

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist any change in motion.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

True or False

Uniform motion is when the speed and direction change.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False

You need more force to throw a bowling ball than a softball.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

When an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction its_______ changes.

a)

area

b)

motion

18.

A cup sitting on a table is in uniform motion.

True or false

(a)  

19.

Newton's first law of motion states

a)

The more mass an object has the more force that is needed. F=MxA

b)

That an object will stay in uniform motion unless a net force acts on the object.

c)

For every action there is an opposite or equal reaction.

20.

Which object would have the least amount of inertia?

a)

quarter

b)

5 lb weight

c)

volleyball

21.

Newton's second law states that

a)

for every action there is an equal or opposite reaction

b)

the greater the mass of the object, the smaller its change in motion will be for a given force.

c)

an object will stay in uniform motion unless a net force acts upon that object.

22.

Isaac Newton's third law of motion states that when an object exerts a force on a second object there will be an equal or opposite force on the first.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Force is the product of mass and acceleration. (F=MA)

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Force is measured in

a)

yards

b)

inches

c)

newtons

25.

What can a force do?

a)

all of the above

b)

change the direction of the motion

c)

start a motion

d)

stop a motion

26.

Friction and gravity are both examples of a force.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

You hit a wall with a stick. The equal but opposite reaction is

a)

the wall pushes against the stick

b)

the wall pushes against you

c)

the stick pushes against you

d)

you push against the stick

28.

A person is pushed forward into their seat belt when the car stops quickly. Which law is this?

a)

2 and 3

b)

3rd

c)

2nd

d)

1st

29.

An object will always move in the direction of the _____force.

a)

larger

b)

smaller

c)

equal

30.

Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?

a)

gravity

b)

speed

c)

unbalanced force

d)

balanced force

31.

If an object is at rest (not moving) the forces acting upon it are

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

weak

32.

An object will not have any inertia if it is____?

a)

accelerating

b)

moving in a circle

c)

in space

d)

all objects have inertia