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Forces and Friction

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the three laws of motion?

a)
Sir Isaac Newton
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Niels Bohr
2.

Who originally wrote Newton's First Law of Motion?

a)
Sir Isaac Newton
b)
Niels Bohr
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Albert Einstein
3.

What is the cause of motion?

a)
Inertia is the cause of motion.
b)
Friction is the cause of motion.
c)
Force is the cause of motion.
d)
Gravity is the cause of motion.
4.

What is the study of motion?

a)
Statistical Mechanics
b)
Kinematics
c)
Dynamics
d)
Thermodynamics
5.

What is a universal law?

a)
A principle or rule that is universally applicable.
b)
A rule that is often ignored by society.
c)
A guideline that varies by culture.
d)
A law that only applies in specific situations.
6.

What is a force?

a)
A force is a type of energy that cannot be measured.
b)
A force is a fixed quantity that does not change.
c)

A force is a push or pull on an object.

d)
A force is an object that moves on its own.
7.

What is net force?

a)
The net force is the total force acting on an object, taking into account all individual forces.
b)
Net force is the force that opposes motion only.
c)
Net force is the sum of all forces without direction.
d)
Net force is the force applied by a single object.
8.

What is an external force?

a)
A force that does not affect the motion of a system.
b)
An external force is a force acting on a system from outside that system.
c)
A force that is always equal to the internal forces.
d)
A force that only acts within a system.
9.

What is friction?

a)
Friction is the force that enhances the motion of two surfaces in contact.
b)
Friction is the energy lost when two surfaces are in motion.
c)
Friction is the force that opposes the relative motion of two surfaces in contact.
d)
Friction is the temperature increase caused by two surfaces rubbing together.
10.

How many types of friction are there?

a)
Five types of friction
b)
Four types of friction
c)
Three types of friction
d)
Two types of friction
11.

Which is NOT a type of friction?

a)
Magnetic friction
b)
Rolling friction
c)

Fluid friction

d)
Static friction
12.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
13.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
14.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
15.
Calculate the Net Force. 
a)
60N, Left 
b)
40N, Right 
c)
0N
d)
60N, Right
16.

If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply

17.

When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Multiply