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Year 7 Revision - Forces and Magnets

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Named after the famous scientist, I am the unit for measuring Force

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Tesla
Newton
Neutron
Sheldon
2.

Which of the following is a contact force?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Magnetic
Friction
Electrical
Gravitational
3.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
4.
What is the unit for FORCE?  (a)  
Choose from the below words
N (Newtons)
lbs (pounds)
g (grams)
m/s (meters per second)
5.

When a skydiver is falling through the air, what is the name of the force acting upwards

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Gravity
Air resistance
upward force
the moon
6.

Which of these is not a contact force.

a)

Friction

b)

Air resistance

c)

Magnetism

d)

Reaction Force

7.

These forces are (a)  

Choose from the below words
Balanced
Unbalanced
8.

These forces are (a)  

Choose from the below words
Balanced
Unbalanced
9.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen? (a)  
Choose from the below words
The boy in blue will win.
They will not move at all.
The boy in red will win.
Both will fall down.
10.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
11.

All magnets have two poles North and South poles

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

If pole are different (one is a south pole one is a north pole),then they will pull together or attract each other.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

A magnetic force is a attraction between substances made of certain material such as iron, nickel, cobalt, and steel.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Magnets attract all objects

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Objects that a magnet will NOT attract.

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Rubber

16.

What are the two poles on a magnet?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

17.

The magnetic poles on a magnet are the places where the force is the _________.

a)

Weakest

b)

Strongest

c)

No change in force

18.

If you break a magnet, each piece will have a north and south pole.

a)

False

b)

True

19.

What happens when like poles of two magnets are brought near each other?

a)

Repel or push away from each other

b)

Attract

20.

What happens when opposite poles of two magnets are brought near each other?

a)

Repel or push away from each other

b)

Attract

21.

What name is given to a force that acts on an object without touching it?

a)

Both B and C

b)

Contact force

c)

Non-contact force

22.

The entire region surrounding a magnet is known as the:

a)

Magnetic Domain

b)

Lodestone

c)

A Compass

d)

Magnetic Field

23.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
24.

As you moved the magnet closer to the compass...

a)

the compass needle did not move

b)

the compass needle moved

c)

the compass needle started spinning

25.

A force is a

a)

person

b)

push or a pull

c)

rock

d)

plant

26.

A force that slows or stops motion when objects are touching.

a)
Friction
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Magnetism
27.
Which one is balanced?
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
both
28.
Forces can change the ________ of a moving object.
a)
direction
b)
push
c)
pull
d)
friction
29.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
30.

Lightning occurs because ___.

a)

the negative charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the positive charges on the ground.

b)

the positive charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the negative charges on the ground.

c)

the positive and negative charges inside clouds are attracted to each other

d)

All of these reasons are correct.

31.
Static electricity is:
a)
electricity flowing in a wire
b)
the buildup of electric charges on an object
c)
when protons move between objects
32.

Iron, Nickel and cobalt are all​ (a)   ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ materials​ ​

Choose from the below words
magnetic
Shiny
poles
cold
33.
Which object would a magnet attract?
(a)  
Choose from the below words
a metal paper clip
a glass bottle
a piece of paper
a rubber eraser
34.

An electromagnet can only work if it has _____________

a)

magnetic poles

b)

a switch

c)

electric current

d)

a bar magnet

35.

How is an electromagnet different from a bar magnet?

a)

An electromagnet has only one pole

b)

An electromagnet does not attract iron

c)

an electromagnet can be turned on and off

d)

an electromagnet does not have a magnetic field