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01_8TH GRADE - SCIENCE 1Q [FORCE]

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you push or pull an object you are touching it. There is contact between you and the object. Such force is called _______ _______.

(a)  

2.

Objects move even without a contact and act at a distance are called ______ ________. They include gravity, magnet and electricity.

(a)  

3.

A force that pulls objects toward Earth. If you throw any object upward, it will go down. You cannot see gravity, you can only see its effects. It pulls all objects toward the ground.

(a)  

4.

Water flows from a faucet because it is pulled down by gravity.

What kind of force is this?

(a)  

5.

Fruits from a tree fall to the ground. All these happen because of gravity.

What kind of force is this?

(a)  

6.

It is the attractive or repulsive force that is exerted between the poles of a magnet and electrically charged moving particles.

(a)  

7.

A magnet pulls objects like iron nails, paper clips, pins, and other metals. These objects are called (a)   .

8.

Objects that are not affected by the pull of magnets are called (a)  

9.

A magnet has two ends called (a)   . One pole is called the north pole and the other is called south pole.

10.

__________ ________ is the invisible force around a magnet.

(a)  

11.

The north pole of one magnet (a)   the south pole of another magnet.

To attract means to pull an object toward you.

12.

The north pole of one magnet (a)   the north pole of another magnet.

To repel means to push an object away from you.

13.

Unlike poles attract while like poles repel.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Magnets are used in a lot of objects. Around the house, you will find magnets in: doorbell, electric fan, headphones, refrigerator, television and toys

a)

True

b)

False

15.

_______ ________ is an electric charge between objects that are rubbed.

(a)  

16.

When you rub a plastic comb on your hair, it becomes charged and attracts bits of paper.

What kind of force is this?

(a)  

17.

Why do objects fall to the ground?

(a)  

18.

How do you separate metal waste from nonmetallic trash?

(a)  

19.

Why does water flow?

(a)  

20.

Give several uses of static electricity.

(a)  

21.

(a)   is a push or a pull that acts on an object.

22.

Force causes motion.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Wind is a force that acts at a distance

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Picking flowers is an example of push.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

If you push an object. you move it toward you.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

If you pull an object, you move it away from you.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Magnets attract objects like paper, water, and stuffed toys.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The north pole of a magnet attracts the south pole of another magnet.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Static electricity is an electric charge between objects that are rubbed.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

All objects thrown upward always go down because of the magnetic force on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

(a)   is any influence that causes an object to undergo a change in speed, a change in direction, or a change in shape. In other words, it can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (accelerate or decelerate).

32.

A force that causes an object to speed up is called (a)   .

33.

A force that causes an object to slow down is called (a)   .

34.

A force that changes the way a rotating object spins around its axis is called (a)   .

35.

These are forces that need to be in direct contact with the object in order to apply force on it.

(a)  

36.

It is a force that is transferred from a person or an object to another. If a man is pushing his chair across a room, he is using this force.

(a)  

37.

It is a force exerted on an object when it is in contact with another object. When a ball is resting on a table, the table is exerting a normal upward force on the ball to support its weight.

(a)  

38.

It is a force that occurs when an object moves or tries to move across a surface and opposes the objects movement. The amount of friction that is generated depends on how strongly the two are being pushed together and the nature of the surfaces. Example: the force that acts between the tires

(a)  

39.

It is a force that acts on objects as they travel through the air. This force will oppose motion, but only factors in when objects travel at high speeds or have a large surface area.

For example, air resistance is smaller on a notebook falling from the desk than a kite falling from a tree.

(a)  

40.

It is a force that passes through strings, cables, ropes, or wires when they are being pulled in opposite directions. The tension force is directed along the length of the wire and pulls equally on objects at opposite ends of the string, cable, rope, or wire.

(a)  

41.

A (a)   is the basic machine used to measure force.

42.

It is a tool that measures weights at their maximum load and remains at that level until reset, it can be used as a basic accelerometer.

(a)  

43.

Man sitting on a chair

a)

Applied Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

44.

Dry clothes blown by the wind

a)

Applied Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

45.

Car stopping

a)

Applied Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

46.

Man running

a)

Applied Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

47.

Girl pushing a grocery cart

a)

Applied Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

48.

If a man is pushing his chair across a room, he is using ________on the chair.

a)

Applied Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

49.

The amount of ________ that is generated depends on how strongly the two surfaces are being pushed together and the nature of the surfaces.

a)

Applied Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

50.

This force will oppose motion, but it will only factor in when objects travel at high speeds or have a large surface area.

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Normal Force

d)

Tension Force

51.

The _______ is directed along the length of the wire and pulls equally on objects at opposite ends of the string, cable, rope, or wire.

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Normal Force

d)

Tension Force

52.

The best example of _________ is Earth's interaction with people, animals, and objects.

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Normal Force

d)

Tension Force

53.

According to ________, objects that are at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by a force.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstien

d)

Stephen Hawking

54.

If the force applied is from the left or right of the moving object, the moving object will _______.

a)

change speed

b)

change shape

c)

change direction

d)

change size

55.

If two forces from opposite direction are applied on an object and the object is malleable, it will ______.

a)

change speed

b)

change shape

c)

change direction

d)

change size

56.

Whenever you describe something that is moving, you are comparing it with something that is assumed to be stationary or not moving. The background or object that is used for comparison a (a)   .

57.

All movement is compared with a ______.

a)

car

b)

frame of reference

c)

tree

d)

train

58.

The most commonly used frame of reference is ______.

a)

the sun

b)

Earth

c)

the moon

d)

the ocean

59.

A change in position relative to a frame of reference is ______.

a)

speed

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

60.

(a)   is the length of the path between two points.

61.

We use (a)   to compare and measure the speed at which things move.

62.

(a)   describes how fast an object moves.

63.

(a)   defines the direction of the movement of the body or the object.

64.

The measurement of how fast or slow something is traveling is speed.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The distance an object travels in one unit of time is called acceleration.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

(a)   is the speed and the direction of a motion.

67.

Any change in speed or velocity is called (a)   . An object accelerates when its speed is increasing, when its speed is decreasing, and/or when its direction is changing.

68.

These are Contact Forces except:

a)

Applied Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Friction Force

d)

Tension Force

e)

Air Resistance Force

69.

These are Non-contact Forces except:

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Magnetic Force

c)

Air Resistance Force

70.

A man pushing a box.

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Friction Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

71.

A man lifting a sack of rice.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

72.

A man pulling a cart.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Applied Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Gravitational Force

73.

Ball on top of a table.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

74.

A man leaning on a wall.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

75.

Boy sleeping in bed.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Gravitational Force

76.

Moving truck.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Friction Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

77.

A man running.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Friction Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

78.

A flying jet plane.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

79.

Hair blown by wind.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

80.

Kite flying.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

81.

Children playing Tug-of-War.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Gravitational Force

82.

A man using a pulley.

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Air Resistance Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

83.

Rope on a boat.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

84.

Falling ball.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Applied Force

85.

Jumping people.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Air Resistance Force

86.

Waterfalls.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Air Resistance Force

87.

Magnets on a refrigerator.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Air Resistance Force

88.

Paper clip attracted to a magnet.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Air Resistance Force

89.

Clothes blown by wind.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Air Resistance Force

90.

Playing volley ball.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Air Resistance Force

91.

Man on a parachute.

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravitational Force

c)

Tension Force

d)

Air Resistance Force

92.

(a)   refers on how strong a force is.

93.

(a)   are the points to where the object goes.

94.

The force which act perpendicular to the surface of the object in contact with.

(a)  

95.

The force exerted on a field of attraction or repulsion.

(a)  

96.

The force of attraction between two objects.

(a)  

97.

Equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.

(a)  

98.

Not equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.

(a)  

99.

The sum of all forces acting on an object on the object is called (a)   .