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Check up Quiz : Forces

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
2.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

3.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
4.
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.
5.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
6.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
7.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
8.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
9.

When an object is moving, friction acts in the _______ direction as the motion.

a)

perpendicular

b)

same

c)

opposite

d)

precise

10.

A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object it to decelerate.

a)

surface area

b)

air resistance

c)

velocity

d)

gravity

11.
What do we call the forwards force produced by an aeroplane's engine or propeller?
a)
thrust
b)
friction
c)
weight
d)
gravity
12.

A contact force is from

a)

objects physically touching

b)

far apart objects

c)

not touching object

d)

always a pull

13.

The three examples pictured are of

a)

Non-contact Forces

b)

Contact Forces

14.

The force between the phone and the mount is a

a)

contact force

b)

non-contact force

15.

What is force in physics?

a)

A power in star wars

b)

A push or pull on an object

c)

A stop on an object

d)

The start of an object

16.

What can force do to an object?

a)

Accelerate an object

b)

Slow down an object

c)

Have the object remain in place

d)

Have the object change shape

e)

All of the above

17.
If these boys 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.
18.

What type of force was at work in the parachute?

a)

elastic spring force

b)

frictional force (air resistance)

c)

magnetic force

d)

gravitational force

19.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
20.

The girls in this picture represent ________ forces (or 2 objects in equilibrium). 

a)
kinetic
b)
balanced
c)
unbalanced
d)
chemical
21.

Which boy will have an easier time getting down the hill?

a)

Boy A , because he is experiencing less friction than boy B.

b)

Boy B, because he is experiencing more friction than boy A.

22.

Gravity and magnetism are...

a)

Contact forces

b)

Push forces

c)

Pull forces

d)

Non-contact forces

23.

Magnets attract objects made of...

a)

Metals

b)

Iron and glass

c)

Steel and glass

d)

Iron and steel

24.

A south pole of a magnet and a south pole of a magnet...

a)

Repel each other

b)

Attract each other

c)

Turn blue

d)

Turn red

25.

The ability of an object to float is called...

a)

Upthrust

b)

Buoyancy

c)

Weight

d)

Gravity