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Types of forces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?
a)
Applied
b)
Gravitational
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electrical
2.

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.

a)

Spring Force

b)

Tension Force

c)

Elastic Force

3.

The repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a iron.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Electrical Force

c)

Gravity

4.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)

speed or

c)

kinetic energy

d)

acceleration 

5.

A force that resists motion between two surfaces that are pressed together.

a)

Spring Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Friction Force

6.

A forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.

a)

Contact forces

b)

Normal forces

c)

Non-contact forces

7.

Is the force usually exerted by a surface on an object that is resting against it.

a)

Friction

b)

Normal force

c)

Elasticity

d)

Tension

8.

Is the force of attraction that causes an apple to fall to the ground

a)

Tension force

b)

Applied force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Normal force

9.
What force are you demonstrating when you make a sock stick to your shirt? 
a)
Magnetic Force
b)
Electrical Force
c)
Gravitational Force
d)
Applied Force
10.
What force are you demonstrating when you bring the north and south poles of a magnet together? 
a)
Magnetic Force
b)
 Electrical Force
c)
 Contact Force
d)
Friction
11.
What force are you demonstrating when you pull a cup towards you? 
a)
 Gravitational Force
b)
Normal Force
c)
Applied Force 
d)
Friction
12.
What force are you demonstrating when you drop your book on the floor? 
a)
 Magnetic Force
b)
Gravitational Force
c)
Normal Force
d)
 Electrical Force
13.
What force is demonstrated when you pull a chair across a room?   
a)
Applied Force
b)
Normal Force
c)
Gravitational Force
d)
 Friction
14.

An Orange falls off a tree and lands on the ground. What force caused the orange to fall?

a)

friction

b)

heat

c)

gravity

d)

wind

15.

Brittany has a bar magnet. What will happen when she brings the north end of her magnet to the south end of her magnet?

a)

They will attract

b)

Nothing will happen

c)

They will repel

d)

Sparks will fly

16.

This is an example of ________.

a)

a push

b)

a pull

c)

a magnet

d)

a spring

17.

This is an example of __________.

a)

friction

b)

a push

c)

a magnet

d)

gravity

18.

What type of force is this?

a)

magnet

b)

spring

c)

friction

19.

Push or pulling forces can change an objects motion.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which one is NOT an example of a push or pull force.

a)

Closing a door

b)

Moving a car that has stopped working

c)

Taking a walk

d)

Picking up a glass of water