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WorksheetsForces and Mechanisms Quiz!
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of these forces are contact forces?
Air Resistance
Gravity
Magnetism
Water Resistance
Friction
Gravity pushes objects away from the ground
True
False
All objects have a gravitational force
True
False
Gravitational force keeps the planets in our Solar System in orbit around the sun.
True
False
Objects with less mass have a greater gravitational force
True
False
What is the name of the scientist who identified the force of gravity in 1665 by, as legend has it, watching an apple fall downwards from a tree?
Albert Einstein
Sir Isaac Newton
Galileo
Aristotle
Which statement correctly describes mass and weight?
Mass and weight are the same
Mass is the amount of matter.
Weight is this multiplied by two.
Weight is the amount of matter.
Mass is the measure of gravitational force
Mass is the amount of matter.
Weight is the measure of gravitational force.
Look at the diagram of a force meter.
What is the object's mass in grams?
What is the object's weight in newtons?
200g
200N
2000g
2000N
2000g
20N
2000g
200N
Label the forces on this diagram.
Label the diagram with the correct forces.
Tick the correct statements (there are three!)
Air resistance is caused by air particles hitting and object and slowing it down.
Air resistance is a type of friction
Air resistance is a type of gravity
Air resistance is also called drag.
If two sheets of paper are dropped from the same height at the same time, but one is flat and one is screwed up. Which one will hit the ground first? How do you know?
Which diagram's object will create greater water resistance?
What type of mechanism does this diagram show?
Lever
Pulley
Gear
What effort would have to be applied to the rope to life a 20N load?
20N effort
15N effort
10N effort
30N effort
How much rope would need to be pulled to lift the weight 1m off the ground?
1m
2m
3m
4m
The front gear of this bike is twice as small as the back gear. Describe how this gear arrangement helps a cyclist to ride up a hill.
