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FORCE UNIT TEST

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force that is equal in size and opposite in direction is...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

2.

Forces that cause a change in an object's motion are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

3.

A force that pulls two objects towards each other is called...

(a)  

4.

Which of the following is an example of LOW friction?

a)

Striking a match

b)

Coasting on a bicycle

c)

Hiking uphill

d)

Using bicycle brakes

5.

Which of the following is an example of HIGH friction?

a)

Sledding downhill

b)

Standing still

c)

Sliding on ice

d)

Striking a match

6.

It takes an enormous _______ force to move a rocket away from earth?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

7.

Which of the following is an example of a BALANCED force?

a)

A parked car

b)

A rocket taking off

c)

A bird flying to its nest

d)

A ball bit by a bat

8.

Provide an example of an UNBALANCED force

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9.

True or False: Magnets with similar poles attract

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How many poles does a magnet have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which of the following will ATTRACT?

a)

N to N pole

b)

S to S pole

c)

N to S pole

12.

Which of the following is an example of a PUSH?

a)

Picking up a book

b)

Reeling in a kite

c)

Climbing a rope

d)

Kicking a ball

13.

Provide an example of a PULL

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14.

Emily's ice cream cone tips over. Her ice cream falls to the floor. Which force caused it to fall?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Static

15.

Which of the following require MORE FORCE?

a)

Pushing a box uphill

b)

Pushing a box downhill

16.

Which of the following is an example of a PULL?

a)

Tug of war

b)

Pushing a shopping cart

c)

Giving a high-five

d)

Doing a push-up

17.

What is an example of static electricity?

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18.

Magnetic force gets ______ with distance

a)

Stronger

b)

Weaker

c)

Distance does not affect magnetic force

19.

Magnets can attract

a)

All types of metal

b)

Paper

c)

Fabric

d)

Iron

20.

Opposites...

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

21.

Write a sentence about two magnetic poles that REPEL one another.

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22.

Electricity travels long distances through

a)

Electrical meters

b)

Generators

c)

High-voltage lines

d)

Miss Daddio's classroom

23.

Some ring magnets attract each other because their ________ are facing each other

a)

Opposite poles

b)

Like poles

c)

Similar poles

d)

Static charges

24.

There are two types of magnetic poles:

a)

North and south

b)

East and west

c)

Strong and weak

d)

Close and far

25.

(a)   sometimes jump between a charged object and other object

26.

(a)   is a form of energy produced by a flow of electric charges

27.

(a)   is a push or pull that changes an object's motion

28.

A (a)   is an object that attracts iron and a few other (but not all) metals

29.

(a)   is the buildup of electric charges on an object

30.

(a)   is the combination of all the forces acting on an object

31.

List FIVE things a magnet can attract

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