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Force-8-1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of force is this man using to push his grocery cart?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Air Resistance

d)

Applied Force

2.

What is the net force?

a)

3 N

b)

3 N, right

c)

17 N, right

d)

3 N, left

3.
Who wins the tug of war with what net force?
a)
The person on the left with 20 N
b)
The person on the left with 80 N
c)
The people on the right with 20 N
d)
The people on the right with 100 N
4.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
5.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

6.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

7.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
8.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
9.

Forces that have a net force of zero Newtons

a)

Balanced force

b)

Unbalanced force

10.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
11.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
12.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
13.
What is a Force?
a)
The distance
b)
Mass
c)
A push or pull
d)
Give me a  failing grade 
14.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
15.
What does the strength of gravity between two objects depend upon?
a)
Mass & distance
b)
Mass & weight
c)
Gravity & inertia
d)
Inertia & mass
16.
All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other. 
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 
a)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.
b)
That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.
c)
That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.
d)
Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects
18.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
19.

If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

20.

When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

21.

When you pick things up, you're _______.

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

22.

Forces can be applied in different directions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

A force can____________.

a)

make an object move

b)

make a moving object stop moving

c)

slow an object down

d)

all of the above

24.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
gravitational force
c)
normal force
d)
applied force
25.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
26.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced?
a)
12 N Right;  No
b)
4 N Left;  No
c)
12 N Right;  Yes
d)
4 N Left;  Yes
27.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
d)
neither
28.
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
29.
You and your friend are playing tug of war. Your friend pulls with a force of 55 N to the right. You pull with a force of 65 N to the left. What is the net force on the rope?
a)
10 N left
b)
20 N
c)
10 N left
d)
10 N right
30.
What is the net force?
a)
5000 N right
b)
4000 N right
c)
40 N left
d)
4000 N left