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Forces Revision

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
2.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
3.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
4.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
5.
Forces that have a net force of zero 
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
6.
The sum of all forces acting on an object.
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
7.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
8.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
9.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
10.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
11.
When forces are _________ the object DOES NOT move.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
heavy
d)
light
12.
When forces are ___________ the object will move.
a)
unbalanced
b)
balanced
c)
light
d)
gravity
13.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
14.
You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?
a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 n right
d)
50 N left
15.
Why is person B having a hard time moving down the hill?
a)
Person B has more friction than person A.
b)
Person B has the same friction as person A.
c)
Person B is out of shape.
d)
Person B has less friction has person A.
16.
What is motion?
a)
It's like the ocean
b)
Any change in an animal or person's position.
c)
Motion is like acting
d)
Any change in an object or person's position.
17.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
18.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
19.
Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?
a)
A plate sitting on a dining table
b)
A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving
c)
Earth orbiting the Sun 
d)
A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.
20.
What is the net force?
a)
400 N Up
b)
400 N Down
c)
- 400 N Down
d)
800 N Down
21.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced 
a)
12 N Right  No
b)
4 N Left  No
c)
12 N Right  Yes
d)
4 N Left  Yes
22.
Which is moving at a constant speed or not at all?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
23.

Based on the picture, which of the following MUST be true if a car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

c)

The car is accelerating

d)

The car is decelerating

24.

What MUST be true when a marble speeds up rolling down a ramp?

a)

Balanced forces acting on the marble

b)

Unbalanced forces are acting on the marble

c)

The marble is decelerating

d)

The marble is traveling at a constant velocity

25.

Match the following forces to their definitions.

a)

Push

1.

Force moving away from the body

b)

Pull

2.

Force moving towards the body

c)

Friction

3.

Opposing force between two surfaces that are touching

d)

Gravity

4.

Force that pulls things down towards the ground

26.

True or False:

The greater the weight of the object, the more friction it experiences.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which is not a way to reduce friction?

a)

Add a lubricant or oil

b)

Make the surface rougher

c)

Use a trolley or wheels

d)

Use a streamlined design

28.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below:

Gravity is a ________ force.

a)

Contact

b)

Non-contact

29.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below:

Gravity _______ objects towards the Earth.

a)

Pulls

b)

Pushes

30.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below:

All objects naturally ________ each other.

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

31.

True or False:

Mass is the gravitational pull on an object.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False:

Gravitational attraction keeps things like moons and satellites in orbit around planets.

a)

True

b)

False

33.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
34.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?
a)
Brakes used on a bike
b)
Tires from a car on the road
c)
Tread on the bottom of your shoes
d)
All are examples that are helpful
35.
Which of the following is an example of friction that is harmful?
a)
Pencil marking on paper
b)
Engine parts wearing out
c)
sand placed on ice in the winter
d)
Using an eraser to erase marks
36.

In which of these examples is friction helpful:

a)

soil erosion

b)

engine parts wearing out

c)

breaks stopping a car

d)

holes developing in your socks

37.

Haley is standing outside in the cold weather waiting for her bus. How can she create heat with her hands?

a)

Wave her hands in the air

b)

Rub her hands together

c)

Cover her hands in a towel

d)

Wash her hands with water

38.

Micah is riding his bike. He stops quickly and notices the tires feel very hot. Why are the tires hot?

a)

They are filled with ai

b)

They moved in a circle.

c)

They are very smooth.

d)

They rubbed against the road.

39.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
40.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
41.
What is mass?
a)
How much MATTER makes up an object.
b)
How much GRAVITY is pulling an object.
42.
A child has a mass of 30 Kg on Earth. If the gravity on Moon is one sixth that of the Earth what is the mass of the child on Moon? 
a)
30 Kg
b)
180 Kg
c)
5 Kg
d)
0 Kg
43.
The scientific unit of weight is
a)
Kg
b)
N
c)
pounds
d)
Kgm/s
44.
The force of gravity is also known as
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Acceleration
45.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
46.
Where would you have to travel to reduce your weight but not lose any mass?
a)
The moon
b)
The Sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
47.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth 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
48.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
49.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
50.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass

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