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Chapter Ten - Forces

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

VOCABULARY:

a push or a pull

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

magnitude

2.

VOCABULARY:

the strength of a force

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

magnitude

3.

VOCABULARY:

the force that two substances exert on each other when they rub against each other

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

magnitude

4.

VOCABULARY:

a force that can act at a distance to pull objects towards each other

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

magnitude

5.

VOCABULARY:

a measure of the amount of matter in an object

a)

inertia

b)

mass

c)

weight

6.

VOCABULARY:

a measure of the force of gravity on an object

a)

inertia

b)

mass

c)

weight

7.

VOCABULARY:

the resistance to change in motion

a)

inertia

b)

mass

c)

weight

8.

TRUE OR FALSE:

A force is described by its magnitude and by the direction in which it acts

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

TRUE OR FALSE:

The net force determines if and how an object will accelerate

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

TRUE OR FALSE:

The law of universal gravitation states that the force of gravity acts between most objects in the universe that have mass as long as they are very massive

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Weight is the same everywhere, whereas mass varies with the strength of gravitational force

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Acceleration increases when force increases

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

13.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Acceleration decreases when mass increases.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

NAME THAT FORCE:

Brayden tries to push Nick, but Nick does not budge.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

15.

NAME THAT FORCE:

Kylie pushes back her chair.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

16.

NAME THAT FORCE:

Javeon picks up his backpack off the floor.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

17.

NAME THAT FORCE:

Callie and Reagan tie Landen and Richie in a tug of war.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

18.

NAME THAT FORCE:

Ari tries to open the acid cabinet, but it’s locked.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

19.

NAME THAT LAW:

Kelsey stares at a soccer ball, which is not moving.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

20.

NAME THAT LAW:

Josh bunts a ball and it goes 3 feet. Olivia swings and hits a ball 200 feet

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

21.

NAME THAT LAW:

Landon throws a lacrosse ball against a wall, and it comes right back.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

22.

NAME THAT LAW:

Madelyn looks at the night sky and marvels at the moon’s orbit.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

23.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION:

Which of the following is NOT a type of friction?

a)

basic friction

b)

fluid friction

c)

rolling friction

d)

sliding friction