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Science - Forces

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force is ____________.

a)

a push or a pull

b)

a magnet

c)

energy

2.

A push is a force _________

a)

a force to pull something towards you

b)

when a magnet attracts magnetic materials

c)

a force to move something away

3.

This is an example of ________.

a)

gravity

b)

forces

c)

magnetism

4.

This is an example of what force?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

5.

What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?

a)

They attract.

b)

They repel.

c)

Nothing happens.

6.

Which effect of force is it when a person is modelling Play Doh to make a toy?

a)

Change the speed of a moving object

b)

Change the direction of a moving object

c)

Change the shape of an object

7.

We can change the size and the shape of an object by applying force.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

An apple falling from a tree is an example of ___________.

a)

friction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

9.

__________ happens when you rub two hands together.

a)

Friction

b)

Motion

c)

Gravity

10.

Hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket changes its _______ and _________.

a)

shape; direction

b)

direction; speed

c)

shape; speed

11.

In a football game, the goalkeeper stops a moving ball from entering the goal. What is the effect of force?

a)

change the direction of a moving object

b)

make a moving object stop

c)

make a moving object move slower

12.

What is the effect of force shown in the picture?

a)

change in shape

b)

change in direction

c)

cause a stationary object to move

13.

Which of the following is not an effect of force?

a)

to move a stationary object

b)

to change the colour of an object

c)

to change the shape of an object

14.

Friction is a force that acts in an ________ direction of movement.

a)

same

b)

parallel

c)

opposite

15.

Rougher surfaces have ________.

a)

lesser friction

b)

greater friction

c)

same amount of friction