WorksheetsTypes of forces
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
A force is a ________ or a ________ exerted on an object.
(only type in the two words that fill in the blank spaces)
(a)
What is the tool used to measure FORCE?
balance
spring scale
weight
Force is measured in a unit called (a) .
What is the type of contact force that is being described?
A foot kicking a soccer ball
Applied Force
Normal Force
Friction
Air Resistance
What is the type of contact force that is being described?
The soccer ball slowing down as it rolls across the field.
Applied Force
Normal Force
Friction
Air Resistance
What is the type of contact force that is being described?
The soccer ball resting on the ground.
Applied Force
Normal Force
Friction
Air Resistance
What is the type of contact force that is being described?
Your hand being pulled backwards as you stick it out of the window of a moving car.
Applied Force
Normal Force
Friction
Air Resistance
What force are you demonstrating when you stand on the ground?
Gravitational Force
Friction
Applied Force
Normal Force
Are forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.
Contact forces
Normal forces
action-at-a-distance forces
The upward force acting on the parachute is called ______________.
Force of friction
Force of gravity
Normal force
Air resistance
What force are you demonstrating when you pull a cup towards you?
Gravitational Force
Normal Force
Applied Force
Friction
What type of force is being applied to the car by the person?
applied force
normal force
What type of force is acting on the student and the chair?
applied force
normal force
frictional force
(a) is a force that opposes motion.
The more massive the object, the more gravity exerted by the object.
True
False
Force that acts on thin, long, flexible objects is called .......... force.
Contact
Normal
Tension
Net
A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.
Spring Force
Tension Force
Elastic Force
The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight.
Spring Force
Tension Force
Elastic Force
Force exerted to an object by a person or another object
Applied force
Gravity
Normal force
Are forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.
Contact forces
Normal forces
action-at-a-distance forces
What are 3 types of noncontact forces?
Friction, gravity, magnetism
Magnetism, gravity, tension
Magnetism, friction, tension
Magnetism, electrostatic, gravity
What does the repel mean?
a push away
a pull toward
to attract
Predict what will happen.
2 positively charged objects come in contact
++=?
repel
a north pole of a magnet and a south pole of a magnet comes in contact
N+S=?
attract
a south pole of a magnet and a south pole of a magnet comes in contact
S+S=?
repel
A negative charged object and a positive charged object comes in contact
-+=?
attract
2 negatively charged objects come in contact
--=?
repel
