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Science: Forces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a push?

a)

is when you move something away from you.

b)

is when you move something towards you

2.

What is a pull?

a)

is when you move something towards you

b)

is when you move something away from you

c)

is when you lay something still.

3.

All force is either a push or pull on an object. True or false.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A force that is stronger than another is an __________ __________.

a)

gravity

b)

unbalanced force

c)

balanced force

d)

friction

5.

If both forces have the same strength, it is called a _______ _______.

a)

unbalanced force

b)

friction

c)

balanced force

d)

gravity

6.

_______ is a force that slows things down.

a)

Gravity

b)

Unbalanced force

c)

Balanced force

d)

Friction

7.

_____ is a motion that changes the direction of an object.

a)

Gravity

b)

Force

c)

Strength

d)

Friction

8.

When you jump you are applying (a)   to the ground.

9.

Gravity is a force that pulls objects toward the Earth. True or false.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

What do Physicists study?

a)

Biology

b)

Cooking

c)

Ecology

d)

Physics.

11.

Who is a famous physicist who came up with 3 rules that are important to physics?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Sam Smith

c)

Isaac Newton

12.

What does Newton's first law say?

a)

It is that nothing can move on its own and there must be some outside force to move it.

b)

It says something can move on its own.

13.

What does Newton's second law say?

a)

It is a gravity is constant.

b)

It is that two forces balance each other out.

c)

It is that the amount of force depends on the speed and strength of the motion applied to an object.

14.

True or false.. Newton's third law is that there are always two forces acting on an object.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

If the object is resting, the forces are ________.

a)

unbalanced

b)

balanced

c)

friction

16.

If the object is moving, the forces are (a)  

17.

When you are planning a scientific investigation, what is somethng that that changes?

a)

A variable

b)

effect

c)

data

18.

Scientists _________ to answer questions.

a)

read

b)

talk to friends

c)

investigate

d)

play games

19.

_________ is information that proves a claim is correct.

a)

A claim

b)

A scientist

c)

Evidence

d)

An investigation

20.

_______ is a statement of truth.

a)

A scientist

b)

A claim

c)

An investigation

d)

Evidence