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Air resistance

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air resistance pushes against falling

objects and __________________.

a)

Speeds them up

b)

Keeps them afloat

c)

Slows them down

d)

Spins them

2.

Which has more air resistance?

a)
b)
3.

Air resistance is a force caused by...

a)

Water pushing against moving objects

b)

Air pushing against moving objects

c)

Gravity pushing against moving objects

d)

Normal force pushing against moving objects

4.

When dropped from the same distance, which will fall to the floor faster?

a)
b)
5.

Which two of these forces act on parachutes?

a)

Air Resistance

b)

Gravity

c)

Thrust

d)

Kinetic Energy

6.

An object is falling downward through Earth's atmosphere. In which direction is the air resistance force?

a)

Down

b)

Up

c)

Around the object

d)

Through the object

7.

The upward force which is exerted against a falling object is

a)

gravity

b)

terminal velocity

c)

air resistance

d)

intertia

8.

A force which causes objects to fall is

a)

weight

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

d)

absorbency

9.

If you jump out of an airplane, which two forces are acting on you?

a)

Gravity and friction

b)

Force and gravity

c)

Gravity and Air Resistance

10.

When you drop a hammer and a feather on the moon what will happen? There is no air on the moon.

a)

They will hit at the same time

b)

The hammer will hit first

c)

The feather will hit first

11.

What is a parachute designed to maximize?

a)

Gravity

b)

Air Pressure

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Thrust