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Force

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of force is this man using to push his grocery cart?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Applied Force

2.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

3.
Who wins the tug of war with what net force?
a)
The person on the left with 20 N
b)
The person on the left with 80 N
c)
The people on the right with 20 N
d)
The people on the right with 100 N
4.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
5.

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

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

6.
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.
7.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
8.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
9.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
10.
What is a Force?
a)
The distance
b)
Mass
c)
A push or pull
d)
Give me a  failing grade 
11.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
12.

What is position?

a)

The movement of an object.

b)

The location of an object.

13.

What is motion?

a)

A change in position.

b)

A change in force.

14.

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

15.

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

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When you push or pull something, you are creating_________________.

a)

weight

b)

a speed

c)

a force

d)

a surface

17.

Which of the following requires forces to move?

a)

a book

b)

a rock

c)

an elephant

d)

all of the above

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

Objects that have more mass also have more gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

The act of moving is called-

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

work

d)

motion

26.

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

27.
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.
28.
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.
29.
To use force to cause something to move closer
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
30.
A force that slows or stops motion when objects rub together.
a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
31.
What is motion?
a)
It's like the ocean
b)
Any change in an animal or person's position.
c)
Motion is like acting
d)
Any change in an object or person's position.
32.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
33.
A measure of how fast something moves over a certain distance is ________________.
a)
motion
b)
speed
c)
work
d)
force
34.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
35.
if you have balanced forces on a ball what happens
a)
It stays still
b)
Keeps going
c)
:(
d)
:)
36.
To use a force to cause something  to move away
a)
Pull
b)
Push
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
37.
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
38.
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
39.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
40.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
41.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
42.

What is the unit for FORCE?

a)

N (Newtons)

b)

lbs (pounds)

c)

g (grams)

d)

m/s (meters per second)

43.

In what condition the magnetic poles attract each other?

a)

South-South

b)

North-North

c)

North-South

d)

All of the above

44.

When forces are acting in the same direction they should be added together.

a)

True

b)

False

45.
The three laws of motion were written by ____
a)
Newton
b)
Einstein
46.
The amount of energy used when a force moves an object a certain distance
a)
Work
b)
Force
c)
Newtons 
d)
Joules
47.
A force that pulls on objects
a)
Friction
b)
A wall
c)
Joules
d)
Gravity
48.
What kind of energy does the skateboarder represent? 
a)
potential
b)
chemical
c)
nuclear
d)
kinetic
49.
What kind of energy does the big rock hold?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
potential
d)
nuclear
50.
What type of energy do the bowling pins have?
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
nuclear
d)
chemical
51.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
52.
Ted is trying to move a fridge through his house, he gets stuck on a carpet and even though he is pushing the fridge, it is not moving. What force is acting against him?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
air
d)
mass
53.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
54.
Name the missing force...
a)
push
b)
weight force
c)
tension force
d)
drag
55.
A Newton is a unit of...
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
56.

A magnet cannot not move which of the following objects?

a)

a paper clip

b)

a nail

c)

a toothpick

d)

a staple

57.

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

58.

Which metal can be attracted to magnets?

a)

Copper

b)

Aluminum

c)

Iron

d)

Gold

59.

All metals are attracted to magnets

a)

True

b)

False