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Intro to Forces

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Velocity =

a)

acceleration and velocity

b)

force and strength

c)

speed and direction

d)

the rate at which velocity changes over time.

2.

Magnetic Force:

a)

Is the force of attraction or repulsion generated by rough materials.

b)

Is a force that opposed motion between two objects that are in contact.

c)

Is a force that repulses objects generated by magnetic material.

d)

is a force of attraction or repulsion generated by a magnetic material.

3.

Which forces are considered contact forces?

a)

Air Resistance

b)

Magnetic

c)

Frictional

d)

Gravitational

4.

Which of the following forces are considered non-contact?

a)

Frictional

b)

Air Resistance

c)

Magnetic

d)

Gravitational

5.

The force that naturally pulls objects to the center of earth is called

a)

Electromotive Force

b)

Strong Force

c)

Magnitude

d)

Force of Gravity

6.

A smoother surface will have ______ friction than a rough surface.

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The same amount

7.

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

8.
A ____ force is the sum of forces felt by an object.
a)
sum
b)
net
c)
strong
d)
balanced
9.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
d)
cannot be determined
10.
You push on a tree with 20 N of Force. If the tree doesn't move, the tree is pushing back on you with _____of Force.
a)
20 N 
b)
40 N 
c)
10 N 
d)
0 N
11.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
12.

Which is the best example of forces acting in the same direction?

a)

a boy lifting his chest off the ground during a pushup

b)

two football players pushing a tackling sled

c)

a person pulling out a garden hose from its reel

d)

two dogs playing tug-of-war with a rope

13.

Polly is pushing a box across the floor with a force of 30 N. The force of gravity is –8 N, and the normal force is 8 N. Which value could describe the force of friction if Polly could not move the box?

a)

–30 N

b)

–8 N

c)

8 N

d)

30 N

14.

Which of these is considered a contact force?

a)

the force between two charged particles

b)

the friction between an object and air

c)

the gravitational pull of a planet

d)

the force between two magnets

15.

A box has two forces acting on it. Once force is 100 N upward. Another force is 50 N downward. What is the net force of the box?

a)

50 N downward

b)

50 N upward

c)

100 N upward

d)

100 N downward

16.

Why are some forces considered to be noncontact forces?

a)

Objects push each other apart to increase the distance between them.

b)

Objects must be large in size in order to exert a force that is strong enough to notice.

c)

Objects do not have to touch each other to experience a force.

d)

Objects must be far apart in order to exert a force.

17.

The diagram shows the forces acting on a box. What is the the vertical net force (up and down)?

a)

50 N up

b)

50 N down

c)

0 N no movement

d)

0 N down

18.

The diagram shows the forces acting on a box. What is the the horizontal net force (left and right)?

a)

50 N right

b)

50 N left

c)

0 N no movement

d)

150 right

19.

Sean is moving heavy furniture by sliding it across the floor. He puts a blanket underneath the furniture. Why did this help him?

a)

The friction is larger between the blanket and the floor than between the furniture and the floor.

b)

The blanket protects the side of the furniture from bumping against the wall.

c)

The friction is smaller between the blanket and the floor than between the furniture and the floor.

d)

The blanket reduces the gravitational force between the furniture and the floor.

20.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
21.

Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, the Earth or the Moon?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

22.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
23.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

24.

When will the forces of gravity between two objects be the GREATEST?

a)

when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are far apart

b)

when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are close together

c)

when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are close together

d)

when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are far apart

25.

Which statement about gravity is true?

a)

gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

b)

gravity causes objects to push away from each other

c)

gravity only takes place between planets

d)

the moon doesn't have any gravity

26.

Which model has greater gravitational attraction.

a)

Model A

b)

Model B

c)

Model A and B have the same amount of gravitational attraction.

27.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

density

d)

distance

28.

Your weight is the pull of gravity on your body. Suppose you step on a bathroom scale on the Moon. How would your weight on the Moon compare to your weight on Earth?

a)

Greater on the Moon

b)

Less on the Moon

c)

Same on Earth and the Moon

29.

Your mass is the amount of matter, or "stuff", in your body. How would your mass on the Moon compare to your mass on Earth?

a)

Greater on the Moon

b)

Less on the Moon

c)

Same on Earth and the Moon

30.

Which best represents a unit for speed?

a)

Meters

b)

Seconds

c)

Meters/Second

d)

M/s 2