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Forces and Mechanisms Quiz!

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these forces are contact forces?

a)

Air Resistance

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Water Resistance

e)

Friction

2.

Gravity pushes objects away from the ground

a)

True

b)

False

3.

All objects have a gravitational force

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Gravitational force keeps the planets in our Solar System in orbit around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Objects with less mass have a greater gravitational force

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo

d)

Aristotle

7.

Which statement correctly describes mass and weight?

a)

Mass and weight are the same

b)

Mass is the amount of matter.

Weight is this multiplied by two.

c)

Weight is the amount of matter.

Mass is the measure of gravitational force

d)

Mass is the amount of matter.

Weight is the measure of gravitational force.

8.

Look at the diagram of a force meter.

What is the object's mass in grams?

What is the object's weight in newtons?

a)

200g

200N

b)

2000g

2000N

c)

2000g

20N

d)

2000g

200N

9.

Label the forces on this diagram.

10.

Label the diagram with the correct forces.

11.

Tick the correct statements (there are three!)

a)

Air resistance is caused by air particles hitting and object and slowing it down.

b)

Air resistance is a type of friction

c)

Air resistance is a type of gravity

d)

Air resistance is also called drag.

12.

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?

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13.

Which diagram's object will create greater water resistance?

a)

b)

14.

What type of mechanism does this diagram show?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Gear

15.

What effort would have to be applied to the rope to life a 20N load?

a)

20N effort

b)

15N effort

c)

10N effort

d)

30N effort

16.

How much rope would need to be pulled to lift the weight 1m off the ground?

a)

1m

b)

2m

c)

3m

d)

4m

17.

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.

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