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FORCES AND MACHINES 4º

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Force is ....

a)

a pull that acts in an object

b)

a push that acts in an object

c)

a push or a pull in a particular direction in an object or a person

d)

a push or a pull in a particular direction only in an object

2.

Choose the CONTACT FORCES

a)

Gravity

b)

Buoyancy

c)

Friction

d)

Electrostatic

3.

Choose the NON-CONTACT FORCES

a)

Gravity

b)

Buoyancy

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetism

4.

What force is represented in the picture?

(a man falling to the ground)

a)

Applied force

b)

Buoyant force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Frictional force

5.

What force is represented in the picture?

a)

Applied force

b)

Buoyant force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Frictional force

6.

What force is represented in the picture?

a)

Buoyant force

b)

Frictional force

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Gravitational

7.

The magnetic force can...

a)

only attract objects

b)

only repel objects

c)

attract or repel objects

d)

the magnetic force doesn't exist

8.

What is going to happen?

a)

They will repel

b)

They will attract

c)

NOTHING

9.

Which are the poles of a magnet?

a)

West-South

b)

Only North

c)

North-South

d)

South-East

10.

SIMPLE MACHINES are made of ___________

a)

devices with few or no moving parts

b)

many devices made of more than TWO machines

c)

magnets

d)

many different forces

11.

This slide is an example of a(n) ....

a)

... inclined plane

b)

... lever

c)

... pulley

d)

...a wedge

12.

There are...types of simple machines

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

13.

This corkscrew is an example of a(n)...

a)

Inclined plane and wedge

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Lever and screw

d)

Pulley and lever

14.

This simple machine is a(n)...

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Lever

d)

Inclined plane

15.

What's the name of the fixed point on a lever?

(red triangle in the picture)

a)

Force

b)

Load

c)

Fulcrum

d)

Effort

16.

Which of these objects is not a wedge?

a)

Scissors

b)

Knife

c)

Ax

d)

Skateboard ramp

17.

What is it?

a)

Complex machine

b)

Simple machine

c)

Big machine

d)

Small machine

18.

What is it?

a)

Simple machine

b)

Complex machine

19.

A bycicle is a...

a)

Complex machine

b)

Simple machine

20.

In this lever, what do these arrows mean?

a)

The force you are doing

b)

The fulcrum

c)

The load

d)

They are just decorative