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L.2 What are forces that affect motion?

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
what is a power that makes things move called?
a)
strength
b)
force
c)
rest
2.
what are two types of force?
a)
rest and objects
b)
push and pull
c)
heat and light
3.
when a force moves an object forward it is called
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
strength
4.
when an object is at rest, how will it begin to move?
a)
friction
b)
a force such as push or pull
c)
asking it to move
5.
which describes how fast something is moving?
a)
force
b)
speed
c)
position
d)
slide
6.
what type of force is being shown?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
friction
7.

Force can change the ___________ of a moving object.

a)

smell

b)

direction

8.

On being pushed, the object moves __________ us.

a)

towards

b)

away from

9.

A pull is _____.

a)

a force to move something towards you

b)

a force to move something away

c)

when a magnet attracts metals

10.

This is an example of ____.

a)

forces

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

11.

This is an example of what force?

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

gravity

12.

This is an example of what force?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

magnetism

13.

Gravity _________ everything downwards.

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

c)

heavy

14.

It can cause a moving object to slow or stop.

a)

Force

b)

Friction

c)

Motion

15.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
16.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
17.

The amount of friction depends on how hard objects are pressing together.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which would create more friction?

a)

carpet

b)

Glass

19.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
20.

If you kick a ball, what stops the ball?

a)

the grass

b)

sand

c)

your foot

d)

friction

21.

What does friction cause?

a)

It makes things speed up.

b)

It makes things slow down or stop.

c)

It make things fall to the ground.

22.

Without friction a toy car would ----

a)

keep going and going.

b)

stop right away.

c)

stay at rest all the time.

23.
Force the opposes motion between 2 surfaces
a)
force
b)
Newton
c)
friction
d)
net force
24.

Smooth surfaces such as ice, usually produce less friction.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

you can walk because there is friction between your __________ and ______________

a)

ground and air

b)

feet and ground

c)

feet and air

d)

air and ground

26.

Friction does NOT help in ______.

a)

putting brakes on vehicles

b)

stopping vehicles from slipping

c)

in maintaining balance while walking

d)

ice skating

27.

Different types of surfaces create different amount of friction.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Rubbing your hands together creates _____.

a)

gravity

b)

heat

c)

mass

d)

volume

29.

If you pour water on a floor, friction will be ________.

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

nothing happens

d)

broken

30.

What will happen if you walk over a wet floor?

a)

I will walk properly

b)

I will jump

c)

I will slip down

d)

All of the above

31.
When Izzy and Zoe pull on the rope with the same amount of force, the forces are ________.
a)
increased
b)
unbalanced
c)
balanced
d)
decreased
32.

The forces are ___

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

33.

The net force is

a)

1000 N TO THE RIGHT

b)

1000 N TO THE LEFT

c)

ZERO

34.

There is ___

a)

motion

b)

no motion

35.

The forces are ___

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

36.

Motion is to the ______

a)

right

b)

left

37.

What force is this an example of?

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced Force

38.

When I add a small force to an object it will move far

a)

True

b)

False

39.

A balanced force has two equal forces working in the opposite directions

a)

True

b)

False

40.

An unbalanced force is?

a)

An object sitting still

b)

A king of bird

c)

A way to collect data

d)

When one force is greater then the other causing the object to move or change directions.