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force/simple machines

Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A swinging baseball bat

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

2.

A golf ball sitting on the grass.

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

3.

A ball is rolling on the ground. A force pushes the ball in the same direction that it is moving. What happens to the ball?

a)

It stops moving

b)

It moves slower

c)

It moves faster in the same direction it was moving

d)

It keeps moving in the same direction and speed

4.

Which statement best describes the forces acting on the box?

a)

Group 1 pushes with a greater first and the box moves to the right

b)

Group 2 pushes with more force and the box moves to the left

c)

Group 1 and 2 push with the same amount of force and the box moves to the left.

d)

Group 1 and 2 push with same amount of force and the box does not move

5.

What FORCE is keeping Vanessa from sliding down this grassy hill?

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Gravity

6.

What will happen if one more child sits on the left side of the seesaw?

a)

The left side will go up

b)

The right side will go up

c)

The seesaw will stay in the same position

d)

The right side will go down

7.

Two people are either pushing or pulling on a box. They do this in 4 different ways. In which way is the box most likely to stay in place.

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

The ball on the string moved when the kitten pushed it. What would happen if the kitten pushed with more force?

a)

The ball would move faster

b)

The ball would move slower

c)

The ball would not move at all

d)

The ball would move in the opposite direction

9.

Which word best describes the image?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

10.

Which word best describes the image?

a)

Unbalanced

b)

balanced

11.

Which is another example of balanced forces?

a)

A student hits a baseball. Another student hits it harder

b)

Two students push the merry go round in the same direction

c)

A student rolls two cars down a slide and they reach the bottom at the same timer

d)

One student pulls a gate. Another student pushes the gate. The does not move

12.

The seesaw has no students on it. One side is up and the other side is resting on the ground. Which statements about the seesaw are correct?

a)

The forces are balanced

b)

The forces are unbalanced

c)

adding the same amount of force on both sides would cause the seesaw to move

d)

Force pushing down on the left would cause the right to go up

13.

What is a force?

a)

A force

b)

car

c)

A push or pull causing motion

d)

an educated guess

14.

What force is this an example of?

a)

Unbalanced force

b)

Balanced Force

15.

What force is this an example of?

a)

Unbalanced Force

b)

Balanced Force

16.

Friction can slow down an object in motion

a)

true

b)

false

17.

When I add a small force to an object it will move far

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A balanced force has two equal forces working in the opposite directions

a)

True

b)

False

19.

An unbalanced force is?

a)

An object sitting still

b)

A king of bird

c)

A way to collect data

d)

When one force is greater then the other causing the object to move or change directions.

20.

When is an object in motion?

a)

rolling

b)

going backwards

c)

bouncing

d)

All of these

21.

To make an object change directions I need to apply more force in the opposite direction

a)

True

b)

False

22.

When you play tug-a-war you use both balanced and unbalanced forces

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Pictures on the wall is hung by tape. The pictures was found on the ground. Which force acted upon the picture, causing it to fall?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

magnetism

d)

evaporation

24.

A push or pull that can change the position or motion of an object/material is --

a)

magnetism

b)

motion

c)

force

25.

If you roll a toy car on different types of material. What are you testing by rolling the car on foil, felt, or carpeted material?

a)

gravity

b)

gravity and magnetism

c)

magnetism and friction

d)

friction

26.

Friction is the _________

a)

force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move

b)

force that acts in an opposite directions to movement

c)

act of applying force in order to move something away

27.

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

a)

Motion

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Gravity

28.

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.

29.

Which of the following statements is true? 

a)

Balanced forces cause a change in motion. 

b)

Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion. 

c)

Forces do not effect the change in motion. 

30.

What are two examples of forces?

a)

Art and Music

b)

A push or pull

c)

A stand or ground

d)

The dark side and the light side

31.

What pulls a ball back to earth?

a)

Gas

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Molecules

32.

What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?

a)

Force

b)

Motion

c)

Gravity

d)

Friction

33.

If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

34.

When you type on the keys of your Chromebook you are using a

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

gravity

d)

friction

35.

A _____ moves an object closer to you.

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

friction

d)

cat

36.

How are a push and a pull alike?

a)

You can hear them both.

b)

They are both names of cats.

c)

You can do them both at the same time.

d)

They are both forces.

37.

What force moves an object away from you?

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

gravity

d)

Jedi force

38.

Another way that force can cause the change in an object's motion is to...

a)

change its color.

b)

change its pitch.

c)

change its direction.

d)

change its spots.

39.

Is gravity a push or a pull?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

neither

d)

both

40.

______________________ is a type of force that keeps objects in motion or slows them down.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

41.

A push or pull of an object is called __________________.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

42.

_____________________ is a force that tries to pull two objects together.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

gravity

d)

friction

43.

The ability to do work is called ___________________.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

44.

Which of these is an example of work?

a)

sitting in a chair

b)

kicking a soccer ball

c)

sleeping

d)

reading a paper

45.

Which of these would take the most force to lift?

a)

one book

b)

a cotton ball

c)

a pencil

d)

a box of bricks

46.

Which force is shown in this picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

47.

Which force is shown in the picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

48.

Which force is shown in the picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

49.

Which force is shown in the picture? (look at he brakes being used on the roller blades)

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

50.

A _____ is a pull or a push.

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

speed

51.

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.

52.
What are two examples of forces?
a)
Art and Music
b)
A push or pull
c)
A stand or ground
d)
The dark side and the light side
53.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
54.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
55.
One way that a force can cause the change in an object's motion is to...
a)
do nothing.
b)
eat ice cream.
c)
start the object moving.
d)
shine on the object.
56.
A _____ moves an object closer to you.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
friction
d)
cat
57.
What force moves an object away from you?
a)
pull
b)
push
c)
gravity
d)
Jedi force
58.
Is gravity a push or a pull?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
neither
d)
both
59.
How are a push and a pull alike?
a)
You can hear them both.
b)
They are both names of cats.
c)
You can do them both at the same time.
d)
They are both forces.
60.

This makes work easier and has one or no moving parts.

a)

simple machines

b)

complex machine

c)

desk

d)

anvil

61.

A flagpole is an example of what kind of simple machine?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

wheel and axle

62.

What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

incline plane

d)

pulley

63.

Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?

a)

a boy runs across a football field

b)

a banker counts money

c)

a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp

d)

a girl reads a book

64.

This is an object with a sharp edge. It helps spread or cut something.

a)

wedge

b)

wheel and axle

c)

lever

d)

screw

65.

A seesaw is an example of a __________________.

a)

wedge

b)

wheel and axle

c)

incline plane

d)

lever

66.

Which is NOT a type of simple machine?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

spring

67.

Which type of simple machine is found on the bottom of the wagon?

a)

a pulley

b)

an incline plane

c)

a wheel and axle

d)

a wedge

68.

A simple machine consisting of a rope or cable wrapped around a wheel is a/an ________________.

a)

wedge

b)

inclined plane

c)

pulley

d)

screw

69.

The bottom of the lightbulb is a/an __________.

a)

inclined plane

b)

screw

c)

wedge

d)

pulley

70.
Which of the following is true for the picture?
a)
elephant is the fulcrum, mouse is the effort, triangle is the load
b)
mouse is the fulcrum, triangle is the effort, elephant is the load
c)
triangle is the fulcrum, mouse is the effort, elephant is the load
71.
A simple machine usually used to raise a flag is a
a)
inclined plane
b)
pulley
c)
lever
d)
wheel and axle
72.
A push or pull is a 
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
work
73.
An object being lifted or moved is a
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
work
74.
________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance
a)
load
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
work
75.
A ramp is an example of a(n)
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
76.
A simple machine that splits an object apart is a
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
wedge
d)
lever
77.
An example of a lever is
a)
doorstop
b)
drill
c)
staircase
d)
hammer
78.
A lever turns back and forth on a
a)
effort
b)
load
c)
work
d)
fulcrum
79.
Which type simple machine would the base of a light bulb be?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
pulley
80.
A knife is an example of a (an)
a)
inclined plane
b)
wedge
c)
ramp
d)
pulley
81.
All of these are examples of a wheel and axle except:
a)
pizza cutter
b)
doorknob
c)
windmill
d)
lever
82.
A doorknob is an example of a
a)
wheel and axle
b)
inclined plane
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
83.
Gravity is...
a)
an object's speed
b)
an object's resistance to change in motion
c)
the force of attraction between any two objects
84.
Which surface causes the most friction: a tile floor, a grassy field, a paved road?
a)
grassy field
b)
paved road
c)
tile floor
85.
What is gravity?
a)
A mythical creature that only comes out at night.
b)
A force that pulls all objects off the Earth.
c)
A force that pulls all objects down to the earth.
d)
The energy needed to make an object move.
86.
____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force
d)
A Jedi using the force
87.
A machine with few or no moving parts is called a ______.
a)
machine
b)
compound machine
c)
simple machine
d)
work
88.
What is the fixed point where a lever turns or pivots?
a)
load
b)
work
c)
fulcrum
d)
screw
89.
What kind of work is made easier by the wheels of this object?
a)
pushing a heavy load
b)
lifting a heavy load
c)
dividing a heavy load
d)
holding a small load
90.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

91.

Stairs is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel and axle

92.

Lightbulb is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

screw

93.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
94.

This device is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

incline plane

d)

wheel and axle

95.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
96.

The fixed point on the lever is called

a)

load

b)

resistance

c)

bar

d)

fulcrum

97.

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

98.

Identify this simple machine

a)

Lever

b)

Wheel & Axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Screw

99.
What is an example of a lever?
a)
ramp
b)
car
c)
arm
d)
teeth
100.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
101.
What is an example of a wedge?
a)
door stop
b)
Your hair
c)
curtain
d)
wood screw
102.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
103.
What is a lever?
a)
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
b)
means attracted to a magnet
c)
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
d)
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
104.

What is an inclined plane?

a)

wheels that turn on a post

b)

made from two or more simple machines

c)

flat surface that is higher at one end

d)

uses a wheel and a rope to lift a load

105.
What is a wheel and axle?
a)
wheel that turns on a post
b)
flat surface that is higher at one end
c)
made from two or more simple machines
d)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
106.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
107.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
108.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
109.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Screw
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge

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