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forces

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

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.

Gravity and magnetism are...

a)

Contact forces

b)

Push forces

c)

Pull forces

d)

Non-contact forces

16.

What happens when two equal and opposite forces are applied to an object?

a)

The object moves in all directions

b)

The object starts moving, stops, changes direction, goes faster or goes slowlier

c)

The object doesn't move

d)

The object disappears

17.

Weight is measured in...

a)

kgs

b)

Newtons

c)

Litres

d)

Kms

18.

Weight is...

a)

the same as mass

b)

the amount of matter in a body

c)

a force

d)

a non-contact force

19.

Gravity is...

a)

stronger in small objects

b)

stronger in big objects

c)

stronger in the moon than on Earth

d)

the amount of matter in a body

20.

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

21.

Two balanced forces are...

a)

Equal and opposite

b)

Different and opposite

c)

Equal and in the same direction

d)

Different and in the same direction

22.

Upthrust is...

a)

A push and pull force

b)

A pull force

c)

A push force

d)

the amount of matter in a body

23.

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

a)

Upthrust

b)

Buoyancy

c)

Weight

d)

Gravity

24.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)

speed or

c)

kinetic energy

d)

acceleration 

25.

A force that resists motion between two surfaces that are pressed together.

a)

Spring Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Friction Force

26.

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

27.

What type of force was happening between he wheels of the car and the ramp?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Balanced Force

28.

What direction does is friction applied to an object?

a)

In the opposite direction that object is moving.

b)

In the same direction that the object is moving.

c)

In the opposite direction of the applied force

d)

in the same direction of the applied force.

29.

If a car is traveling at 25 mph it is an example of _________.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

density

d)

mass

30.

A contact force is from

a)

objects physically touching

b)

far apart objects

c)

not touching object

d)

always a pull