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Identifying Forces

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Force of attraction (pulling) between two objects. (Every object experiences this on earth)

a)

gravitational

b)

normal

c)

applied

d)

friction

2.

Support force exerted up into an object.

a)

gravitational

b)

normal

c)

applied

d)

friction

3.

Force that resists motion between two surfaces.

a)

gravitational

b)

normal

c)

applied

d)

friction

4.

Is the force usually exerted by a surface that an object is on

a)

Friction

b)

Normal force

c)

Elasticity

d)

Tension

5.

what is a force?

a)

a push or a pull

b)

change in displacement

c)

change in direction

6.

A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.

a)

surface area

b)

air resistance

c)

velocity

d)

gravity 

7.

What is a force that acts at a distance?

a)

A force that requires contact

b)

can be applied without contact between objects

8.

What force is your chair acting upon you right now so you don't fall to the floor?

a)

applied

b)

normal

c)

gravity

d)

friction

9.

Magnetic force is

a)

a contact force

b)

what holds us to the Earth's surface

c)

a form of friction

d)

a noncontact force

10.

Contact force

a)

A force that can only be applied with touch

b)

A force that can act at a distance

11.

An example of friction is

a)

a softball player sliding across the clay field to third base

b)

ice melting

c)

roller skating on a smooth surface

d)

balloons sticking to a cat's fur

12.

Gravity is

a)

a contact force that pulls objects down

b)

a force that resists sliding motion

c)

a noncontact attractive force

d)

humans walking on Earth

13.

The amount of gravitational force between objects depends on the _______ between them and the ______ of each.

a)

gravity,mass

b)

distance,mass

c)

weight,gravity

d)

distance,gravity

14.

Which of the following forces is responsible for keeping planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Magnetic force

c)

Frictional force

d)

Normal force

15.

When a book is resting on a table, which force is acting upwards to balance the weight of the book?

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Normal force

c)

Tension force

d)

Frictional force