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Forces

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
2.
When the vectors (arrows) point in the same direction what function do you use? 
a)
Dividing 
b)
Multiplying 
c)
Subtracting 
d)
Adding 
3.
A force is a push or pull measured in what units? 
a)
Meters per second, squared
b)
Kilograms 
c)
Newtons 
4.
Calculate the net force of the object in the image shown.
a)
20N
b)
35N
c)
5N
d)
25N
5.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

6.

When the vectors (arrows) point away what function do you use?

a)

Dividing

b)

Multiplying

c)

Subtracting

d)

Adding

7.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
8.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
9.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

10.
If these teams 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.
11.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

12.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
13.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
14.

Friction is a force that ______ against an object to slow its motion.

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

15.

What is position?

a)

The movement of an object.

b)

The location of an object.

16.

What is motion?

a)

A change in position.

b)

A change in force.

17.

When your position changes, you're in ____________.

a)

motion

b)

force

18.

Which of these are examples of motion?

a)

Turning around

b)

Moving side to side

c)

Traveling

d)

All of them

19.

What is speed?

a)

A measure of how fast something moves.

b)

A measure of how you move.

20.

A push moves things _______ .

a)

Close to you

b)

Away from you

21.

A pull moves things _______ .

a)

Close to you

b)

Away from you

22.

When you pick things up, you're _______.

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

23.

Which requires more force to move it?

a)

A heavy object, like a bowling ball.

b)

A light object, like a tennis ball

24.

What are the 2 types of forces mentioned in the reading?

a)

Gravity and Friction

b)

Gravity and Force

c)

Friction and Force

25.

Which force pulls objects towards the center of the earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

26.

Which force also produces heat?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

27.

An object moves in the _________ direction a force is applied.

a)

SAME

b)

OPPOSITE

28.

Forces can be applied in different directions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

According to your reading, forces move things.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

What happens when you PUSH a ball?

a)

It moves away

b)

It moves closer

31.

What happens when you PULL a ball?

a)

It moves away

b)

It moves closer

32.

A force can____________.

a)

make an object move

b)

make a moving object stop moving

c)

slow an object down

d)

all of the above

33.

True or false: An object resting on the ground can move without force.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

When you push or pull something, you are creating_________________.

a)

weight

b)

a speed

c)

a force

d)

a surface

35.

Which of the following would it take the most force to move?

a)

a 3-pound ball

b)

a 5 pound ball

c)

a 15 pund ball

d)

a 25 pound ball

36.

Imagine you kick four balls with the same amount of force. Which one will go the farthest?

a)

a 3 pound ball

b)

a 5 pound ball

c)

a 15 pound ball

d)

a 25 pound ball

37.

Which of the following requires forces to move?

a)

a book

b)

a rock

c)

an elephant

d)

all of the above

38.

What does the force of gravity do to objects?

a)

It makes them float

b)

it makes them jump

c)

it pulls them to the center of earth

d)

it pushes them apart

39.

How does gravity on Earth compare to gravity on the moon?

a)

It is the same

b)

There is more gravity on Earth

c)

There is more gravity on the moon

40.

What does the word mass mean?

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

the speed an object falls

c)

how high a person can jump

d)

how far an object can be thrown

41.

Objects that have more mass also have more gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

An example of the force of gravity is-

a)

a rocket flying through space

b)

a ball falling to the ground after it has been thrown

c)

a cloud moving across the sky

d)

the Sun rising

43.

The model shows a toy car and the direction it is traveling. Arrow T represents the direction of a force applied to the moving car. After the force (Arrow T) acts on the car, the car MOST likely will NOT-

a)

change direction

b)

go faster

c)

slow down

d)

stop

44.

Fernando was working on an experiment for science class. He dropped 4 steel balls of different weights from the same height. Her noticed that the balls all reached the ground at the same time. Fernando is probably doing an experiment on the-

a)

force of wind

b)

effect of gravity

c)

states of matter

d)

magnetic force

45.

The act of moving is called-

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

work

d)

motion

46.

Henry rolled a car across the floor. He then applied a force to the car. The force was one of the four forces shown by the arrows. Which force will MOST likely increase the car's speed?

a)

Force A

b)

Force B

c)

Force C

d)

Force D

47.
The tendency of an object to stay in motion or at rest is called 
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
speed
d)
inertia
48.
Work involves all of these except 
a)
force
b)
movement
c)
distance
d)
time
49.
If bricks are loaded into an empty wheelbarrow, which of these is true?
a)
less force is needed to move the wheelbarrow
b)
the amount of friction increases
c)
more force is needed to move the wheelbarrow
d)
the wheelbarrow's speed increases
50.
When two children of equal weight sit at opposite ends of a seesaw, they create
a)
gravity
b)
unbalanced forces
c)
motion
d)
balanced forces
51.
What is force?
a)
A force is a push or a pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.
b)
The rate at which an object changes its velocity. 
c)
It is the amount of space between two points.
d)
It is Superman's power
52.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
53.
What do the arrows tell you?
a)
strength
b)
direction and strength
c)
direction
d)
speed
54.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
55.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
56.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
57.
Why is person B having a hard time moving down the hill?
a)
Person B has more friction than person A.
b)
Person B has the same friction as person A.
c)
Person B is out of shape.
d)
Person B has less friction has person A.
58.
To use force to cause something to move closer
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
59.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
60.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
61.
To use a force to cause something  to move away
a)
Pull
b)
Push
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
62.

Which of these are examples of motion?

a)

Turning around

b)

Moving side to side

c)

Traveling

d)

All of them

63.

When you pick things up, you're _______.

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

64.

Which requires more force to move it?

a)

A heavy object, like a bowling ball.

b)

A light object, like a tennis ball

65.

Which force pulls objects towards the center of the earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

66.

An object moves in the _________ direction a force is applied.

a)

SAME

b)

OPPOSITE

67.

Any change in position is called__________

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

friction

d)

position

68.

The force of _______________ can cause an object of more mass to fall at a faster rate.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

position

d)

push

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