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Types of Forces Practice Quiz

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 29mins

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

21.

An attractive force that holds protons and neutrons in the nucleus of atoms.

a)

Strong nuclear force

b)

Gravitational force

22.

A force that is either an attractive force or a repulsive force.

a)

Electromagnetic force

b)

Gravitational force

23.

A force responsible for radioactive decay of some nuclei. Radiation is the process by which a heavy atom is

transformed into lighter atoms. In this process, the heavy atom loses

energy.

a)

Strong nuclear force

b)

Weak nuclear force

24.

A force of attraction between objects by virtue of their masses.

a)

Electromagnetic force

b)

Gravitational force

25.

Forces that result from direct physical contact between 2 objects.

a)

Contact forces

b)

Non-contact force

26.

Forces that do not involve direct physical contact.

a)

Contact forces

b)

Non-contact forces

27.

The force on a body due to gravity.

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

28.

It is the quantity of matter that a body contains.

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

29.

What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?

a)

Applied

b)

Normal

c)

Friction

d)

Gravitational

30.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
31.
Name the missing force....
a)
weight force
b)
normal force
c)
frictional force
d)
tension force
32.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
gravitational force
c)
normal force
d)
applied force
33.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
frictional force
c)
normal force
d)
spring force
34.

A force that is experienced by pushing two points towards each other.

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

35.

A force being applied in a twisting motion is called...

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

36.

Which force is being demonstrated in the picture above?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

37.

In which scenario is the net force 2 N up and 2 N right?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

Use the picture as reference. If the force of the girl pushing is 30N, and the force of the boy who is also pushing is 30N, what is the net force?

a)

0N

b)

60N

c)

900N

d)

1N

39.

Use the picture as reference. If the force of the girl pushing is 20N, and the boy who is also pushing is 15N, what is the net force?

a)

5N

b)

300N

c)

35N

d)

1.33N

40.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
41.

A rightward force is applied to a dresser to accelerate it to the right across the bedroom floor.

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

What is the NET FORCE of this diagram?

a)

17 N, right

b)

17 N, left

c)

23 N, right

d)

12 N, up

43.

Which of the following is the most difficult to understand?

a)

Free body diagrams

b)

Determining the Net Force

c)

Identifying the forces present in a situation

d)

Calculating the Net Force from a free body diagram