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Forces and Gravity Practice Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The attractive force between all objects that have mass

a)

Gravity

b)

Momentum

c)

Net Force

d)

Velocity

2.

_________________is the force which resists or opposes motion between two touching surfaces. This force goes in the opposite direction.

a)

Electric

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Speed

3.

Which below is the unit for weight?

a)

Kilogram

b)

M/S

c)

Net force

d)

Newtons

4.

A soccer ball sits motionless on the grass until a player kicks it. The ball accelerates toward the goal. Which type of force is the foot placing on the ball?

a)

Non-contact force

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Applied force

d)

Net force

5.

A soccer ball sits motionless on the grass until a player kicks it. The ball then hits the goal post then falls to the ground, it is motionless. Which type of force acts opposite to gravity to keep the ball motionless?

a)

Normal force

b)

Applied force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Air resistance

6.

Which type of force acts in the opposite direction of an applied force and prevents objects from moving

a)

Sliding friction

b)

Rolling friction

c)

Another applied force

d)

Static friction

7.

Which of the following are examples of non-contact forces? Pick all that apply

a)

Friction

b)

air resistance

c)

magnetic force

d)

electrical force

8.

Which is an example of a contact force?

a)

static electricity giving you a shock before you actually touch a door knob

b)

Magnets repelling each other

c)

Hammer hitting a nail

d)

gravity pulling on an object

9.

This is an example of

a)

applied force

b)

volume

c)

gravity

d)

balanced forces

10.

Name the force which has both attractive and repulsive properties at it's "poles".

a)

Applied force

b)

Non-contact force

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Frictional force

11.

Humans are controlled by the pull of gravity by the ______.

a)

Moon

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Sun

12.

Of the choices below, what is one of the two factors which determines the strength of gravity?

a)

Volume

b)

Shape

c)

Speed

d)

Distance

13.

Planets in our Solar System each have varying amounts of gravity. If an astronaut were to travel from Earth to Jupiter, which factor would change depending on the amount of gravity present?

a)

Mass

b)

Velocity

c)

Speed

d)

Weight

14.

The two factors that affect the strength of a gravitational force are

a)

Length and strength

b)

Mass and weight

c)

Friction and Distance

d)

Mass and distance

15.

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects as they move farther apart?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It both increases and decreases

d)

It remains the same

16.

A _______ is a push or a pull.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Magnetism

17.

A _____ moves an object closer to you.

a)

Thrust

b)

Kick

c)

Pull

d)

Push

18.

When you type on the keys of your Chromebook, you are using the force of -

a)

Pull

b)

Push

c)

Gravity

d)

Magnetism

19.

A _____ moves an object away from you.

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Pull

d)

Push

20.

___________ is the force that slows and stops motion between touching objects.

a)

Friction

b)

Magnetism

c)

Gravity

d)

Push

21.

What force pulls a ball back to Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Pull

22.

A student wanted to test the force friction. What can they do?

a)

Drop a marble from different heights.

b)

Roll a toy car off of a ramp onto carpet, tile, and cement.

c)

Roll a baseball and then a basketball off of a ramp.

d)

Sort objects into groups using a magnet.

23.

Which statement below is NOT correct?

a)

The motion of an object changes when a force is applied to it.

b)

Force can cause an object to change its speed.

c)

Gravity, friction, and magnetism are all examples of forces.

d)

Force can not change the direction an object travels.

24.

Which of these would take the most force to lift?

a)

One book

b)

A box of bricks

c)

A pencil

d)

A cotton ball

25.

Cars, trucks, and buses apply tons of force to bridges each day. Bridge engineers take a lot of physics classes to get their degree. Why would an engineer need to know physics to build a bridge?

a)

The engineer needs to know how to build a bridge that will balance the added force from vehicles traveling on it.

b)

The engineer needs to know how to build a bridge that will unbalance the added force from vehicles traveling on it.

c)

The engineer needs to know how to build a bridge without opposing forces so the bridge will not move.

d)

The engineer needs to know how to build a bridge without friction force so the bridge will not move.

26.

A student performs two investigations of force and acceleration. In the first investigation, she pushes objects with different masses using the same amount of force. In the second investigation, the student pushes objects with the same masses using different amounts of force. The result of both investigations are shown.

Which claim and argument can the student make using her data?

a)

Claim: With a constant force, the acceleration of the objects is proportional to the mass of the objects.

Evidence: The acceleration of the objects increases as the masses of the objects increase.

b)

Claim: With a constant force, the acceleration of the objects is proportional to the mass of the objects.

Evidence: The acceleration of the objects decreases as the masses of the objects decrease.

c)

Claim: With a constant mass, the amount of force applied to the objects is proportional to their acceleration.

Evidence: As the force on the objects increases, the acceleration of the objects increases.

d)

Claim: With a constant mass, the amount of force applied to the objects is proportional to their acceleration.

Evidence: As the force on the objects increases, the acceleration of the objects decreases.

27.

Students raced each other in the gym while the teacher recorded each student's speed. Jeremy ran 14 miles per hour, Isaiah ran 10 miles per hour, Jonah ran 13 miles per hour, and Alexis ran 16 miles per hour. Which of the bar graphs should the teacher use to compare the students' speeds?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Katrina pushes off a flat sidewalk on her new skateboard.

What causes her to move?

a)

The force of her push overcomes the forces of gravity and friction.

b)

The force of gravity overcomes the forces of her push and friction.

c)

The force of friction overcomes the normal force of the skateboard and the force of gravity.

d)

The normal force of the skateboard overcomes the force of her push and the force of gravity.

29.

Which graph best represents the motion of an object that was initially at rest and is accelerating uniformly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

The table below shows the weights of three blocks made of the same material, and the portion of the surface areas of the blocks that are in contact with a level table top.

Which block requires the smallest amount of force to keep it moving slowly?

a)

Block 1, because it has the smallest weight

b)

Block 2, because its weight and surface area are the same

c)

Block 3, because it has the smallest surface area in contact with the table

d)

All three blocks require the same amount of force.

31.

Jose sets up an investigation to determine the effect of force on mass. First, he rolls a 100-gram ball down a ramp and hits the back of a parked 50-gram car. He measures the distance the car moved. Next, he rolls the 100-gram ball down the same ramp and hits the back of a parked 100-gram car. He measures the distance the car moved. Which of the following is most likely to be the result of Jose's experiment?

a)

The 100-gram car moved farther than the 50-gram car.

b)

The 50-gram car moved farther than the 100-gram car.

c)

Both cars moved the same distance.

d)

Neither car moved any distance.

32.

The picture shows a tractor trailer.

Which answer choice best explains why tractor trailers take more time to speed up and slow down than regular cars?

a)

Tractor trailers have less mass and require less force to move.

b)

Tractor trailers have more mass and require more force to move.

c)

Tractor trailers have less mass and require more force to move

d)

Tractor trailers have more mass and require less force to move.

33.

The picture shows a girl jumping up and down as she is jumping rope.

Which forces are the girl working against?

a)

lift and inertia

b)

gravity and friction

c)

friction and buoyancy

d)

buoyancy and gravity

34.

What is Motion

a)

Motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its positions over time.

b)

Force acting on a particle or body

c)

Motion is motion that forces it self

d)

Ramen

35.

The vector sum of forces acting on a particle or body.

a)

Velocity

b)

Force

c)

NET force

d)

Speed

36.

A force that acts on an object without coming physically in contact with it

a)

Non-contact force

b)

net force

c)

Contact force

d)

Oofies

37.

A place occupied or to be occipied

a)

Positions

b)

Potty

c)

my hero academia

d)

Non contact force

38.

What does gravity mean?

a)

A natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy

b)

Force by acting the opposite

c)

A distorting influence

d)

Not balanced or properly balanced

39.

What is the contact force?

a)

Any force that requires contact to occur.

b)

Speed

c)

The velocity that changes positions

d)

Acceleration

40.

The force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and millennial elements sliding against each other. What is this called?

a)

Non-contact

b)

Force

c)

Velocity

d)

Friction

41.

What does acceleration mean?

a)

The rate of change in velocity

b)

The rate of change in speed

c)

the rate of change of the velocity of an object with respect to time.

d)

A place occupied or to be occupied

42.

What is the unbalanced force?

a)

the phenomenon in which an object changes it's positions over time

b)

not balanced or not properly balanced

c)

Force acting opposite to the relative motion

d)

respect to relative motion

43.

What does air resistance mean?

a)

it is a force acting opposite to the relative motion of any object moving with respect to s surrounding fluid

b)

A force that is in contact with another force

c)

a force that's in between the contact force

d)

A force that's in a surrounding fluid

44.

Balanced forces are (a)   and have no motion.

45.

Unbalanced forces are (a)   .

46.

Describe the photo.

a)

Forces are unbalanced

b)

Forces are balanced

47.

Which is the most likely result of the forces on the rope shown in the image?

a)

The rope will not move because the forces are unbalanced.

b)

The rope will not move because the forces are balanced.

c)

The rope will move to the left because the forces are balanced.

d)

The rope will move to right because the forces unbalanced.

48.
Name the missing force...
a)
Frictional force
b)
Weight force
c)
Thrust
d)
Normal force
49.
Name the missing force...
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
applied force
d)
frictional force
50.

Find the net force: 15 N to the right, and another 15 N to the right.

a)

0 N Right

b)

0 N Left

c)

30 N Left

d)

30 N Right