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Forces and Fields Revision

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)
A type of energy
b)
A push or pull on an object
c)
A type of matter
d)
A type of light
2.

Normal force is the force that pulls you down towards the ground

a)

True

b)

False

3.
What will happen if two bar magnets are put together like this?
a)
do nothing
b)
break
c)
repel
d)
attract
4.

The slowly churning liquid iron core of the Earth helps to explain why the Earth...

a)

Has an electrical field

b)

Has gravity

c)

Has a magnetic field

d)

Rotates on its axis

5.

A balanced force is when

(a)  

6.

Imagine you have a bar magnet. Where would you find the strength of the magnetic field to be the strongest?

a)

In the middle of the magnet

b)

At the poles of the magnet

7.
Look closely at the magnetic field lines. Will these magnets attract or repel?
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
8.

Which of these objects would a magnet attract?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

If forces on an abject are balanced what could happen to the motion of the object?

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

not move

d)

continue moving at a constant velocity

10.
What is the net force?
a)
5000 N right
b)
4000 N right
c)
40 N left
d)
4000 N left
11.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
12.

The object will

a)

Not Accelerate

b)

Accelerate

13.

If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________

a)

unbalanced

b)

weak

c)

balanced

d)

Hulk Smash!

14.

An unbalanced force is

a)

Two forces equal in size acting on an object

b)

Two forces unequal in size acting on different objects

c)

Two forces unequal in size acting on an object

d)

Two forces equal in size acting on different objects

15.
Forces that have a net force of zero 
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
16.
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 in both directions. 
17.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
18.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
19.

When there is friction, the energy of an object's motion is converted into _______ energy

a)

heat

b)

electric

c)

solar

d)

geothermal

20.
Sally experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
21.

This car is turning, but there’s a puddle of water in the road. Which diagram best shows how the puddle will affect the path of the car after it hits the puddle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

What type of friction occurs when an object is not moving?

a)

static

b)

sliding

c)

fluid

d)

rolling

23.

Which of the following are lubricants?

a)

oil and butter

b)

sand and sawdust

24.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
25.
Forces that have a net force of zero and the object's movement is not effected.
a)
Balanced Forces 
b)
Unbalanced Forces 
26.

Imagine you are an astronaut and you've just landed on Jupiter. You notice that you weigh more than you did on Earth. This is because...

a)

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

b)

Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity

c)

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity

d)

Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity

27.
To calculate net force, when forces are acting in the same direction, the forces are ...
a)
added 
b)
subtracted 
c)
mutiplied 
d)
divided 
28.
Both of these are measured in Netwons
a)
Force and acceleration
b)
Force and weight
c)
Mass and weight
d)
Mass and acceleration
29.

Draw the all the forces acting on this object

30.

Select all that describe insulators.

a)

allow charges to flow easily

b)

do not allow charges to flow easily

c)

plastic

d)

metal

e)

surround a wire

31.

_______ is when there is a buildup of charges (more of one type of charge) on an object.

a)

static electric discharge

b)

static electricity

c)

current electricity

32.

All of the following are examples of static electric discharge EXCEPT:

a)

lightning

b)

getting shocked by a doorknob

c)

the crackle sound as you pull clothes from the dryer apart

d)

when your hair stands on end as you jump on the trampoline

33.

Imagine you're at a birthday party and you see a kid rubbing a balloon against their hair. How does this action create static electricity?

a)

By using conduction, the kid adds protons to the balloon

b)

The kid is stealing electricity from the air between their hair and the balloon

c)

The action creates friction which transfers electrons from the kid's hair to the balloon

d)

It creates induction between the kid's hair and the balloon