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forces

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

2.

Which image demonstrates a balanced force

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
4.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
5.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
6.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
7.

When Izzy and Zoe pull on the rope with the same amount of force, the forces are _____.

a)

increased

b)

unbalanced

c)

balanced

d)

decreased

8.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
9.
If these boys 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.
10.
What is force?
a)
A force is a push or a pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.
b)
something used in Star Wars 
c)
It is the amount of space between two points.
d)
It is Superman's power
11.
What are balanced forces?
a)
forces of the same size, in opposite directions
b)
the same size in the same direction
c)
forces in opposite directions
d)
forces at right angles to each other
12.
What is a force?
a)
the PUSH or PULL on an object 
b)
The MOTION an object creates
c)
The objects HITTING one another
d)
Going REALLY FAST
13.
The unit for force is a called a: 
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Aristotle
14.

When it's moving an object, it will keep at the same speed.

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced force

15.

It changes its speed and direction when it's moving an object

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced force

16.

A picture hanging on a wall

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced force

17.

A car slowing down

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced force

18.

Forces that are exerted on an object which are equal in size but opposite in direction

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced force

19.
Why does a book on a table not move?
a)
No forces are acting on the book
b)
Gravity is the only force acting on the book
c)
Forces of the table pushing up and gravity pulling down are balanced
20.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
21.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
22.
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.
23.

A car accelerating around a mountain curve.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

24.

A lamp sitting on a table.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

25.

An applied force causes an object to move

a)

in the same direction

b)

in the opposite direction as the force

c)

perpendicular to the direction of the force

d)

back and forth across the direction of the force

26.

What is an applied force?

a)

A force exerted by magnets only

b)

A force that opposes motion

c)

A force that is applied by one object unto another object

d)

An attraction between two objects

27.

Friction is a force that causes moving objects to ____________.

a)

change direction

b)

accelerate

c)

move at a steady pace

d)

slow down

28.

A _________ is applying a force that causes the object to move towards the object or person that is pulling.

a)

push

b)

pull

29.

A ___________ is applying a force that causes the object to move away from the object or person that is pushing.

a)

push

b)

pull

30.

An applied force can

a)

change the motion of an object

b)

slow an object down

c)

cause an object to move in the same direction as the force

d)

change the motion of an object

e)

all of the above

31.

A(n) ___________________ is a force applied by a person or object onto another object.

a)

normal force

b)

applied force

c)

electric force

d)

magnetic force

e)

static force

32.

Balanced forces

a)

Lực cân bằng

b)

Lực không cân bằng

33.

If two forces are balanced, can the object move?

a)

Yes

b)

No

34.

When Izzy and Zoe pull on the rope with the same amount of force, why is the rope not moving

a)

The forces are balanced

b)

The forces are unbalanced