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2E Forces 01

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

distance between 2 people

b)

mass

c)

a push or pull

d)

when Mrs Lim stares at me in class

2.

The SI unit of force is

a)
m/s
b)

N/kg

c)

N

d)

kg

3.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a non-contact force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which two forces are acting on the dog as it flails through the air and tumbles on the ground?

a)

elastic and magnetic force

b)

gravitational and magnetic force

c)

frictional and magnetic force

d)

gravitational and frictional force

5.

What force is greatest on a compass?

a)

elastic force

b)

frictional force

c)

magnetic force

d)

gravitational force

6.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)

weight

b)

elastic force

c)

frictional force

d)

magnetic force

7.

______________ is the amount of gravitational force acting on an object.

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

8.

Charlotte has a weight of 360 N on Earth but only weighs 60 N on the moon. What can you infer from this fact? 

a)

Moon has a weaker gravitational field strength than Earth.

b)

Moon has a stronger gravitational field strength than Earth.

c)

Moon and Earth has an equal gravitational field strength.

d)

Her mass did not change when the location changes.

9.

What is the SI unit of pressure?

a)

N

b)
m/s
c)

Pa

d)

N/cm^2

10.

Look at the calculation triangle for pressure. How do we calculate area?

a)

F ÷ A

b)

F x P

c)

P x F

d)

F ÷ P

11.
If the horse reared up on 2 legs what effect would it have on the pressure?
a)
it will exert half the pressure it did before
b)
it will exert the same pressure it did before
c)
it will exert twice the pressure it did before
d)
it will exert four times the pressure it did before
12.

Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..

a)

they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground

b)

they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground

c)

they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground

d)

they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground

13.
Which of these animals would probably cause the greatest pressure on the ground?
a)
A fat cow with big feet
b)
A fat cow with small feet
c)

 A calf (baby cow) with big feet

d)

A calf (baby cow) with small feet

14.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
15.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same