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Chapter 6 - Quiz Force retake "EASY"

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is not a contact force?
a)
None of these are correct
b)
Applied
c)
Air resistance
d)
Friction
e)
Tension
2.
A truck and a small car both experience the same amount of force. Which statement best describes how they will accelerate?
a)
The truck will accelerate more because it has more mass.
b)
The car will accelerate more because it has less mass.
c)
They will accelerate at the same rate.
d)
The acceleration does not depend on mass.
e)
None of these are correct answers
3.
What does friction do?
a)
Pushes objects away
b)
Causes objects to float
c)
Resists the motion of objects
d)
Attracts objects to the ground
e)
None of these are correct
4.
A box slides across the floor and eventually comes to a stop. A student claims that this proves Newton’s First Law is incorrect because the box does not move forever. How would you respond?
a)
The student is correct; objects naturally stop.
b)
The student is incorrect; friction is an unbalanced force acting on the box.
c)
The student is incorrect; objects stop when gravity takes over.
d)
The student is correct; Newton’s laws only apply in space.
e)
None of these are correct answers
5.
What is the force that acts perpendicular (straight upwards) to the surface of an object, holding objects on top of flat surfaces...
a)
Normal Force
b)
Frictional Force
c)
Tension Force
d)
Applied force
e)
None of these are correct
6.

What types of electrical charges attract?

a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Neutral and Neutral
e)
None of these are correct
7.

On which object would your weight be the greatest?

a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Sun
d)
Your mass doesn't change on different space objects
e)
None of these are correct
8.

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their volume decreases?

a)
It decreases
b)
It increases
c)
It disappears
d)
None of these are correct
9.
A car is moving at a constant speed on a straight road. The driver suddenly applies the brakes, causing the car to stop. Which of Newton’s laws best explains why the passengers lurch forward?
a)
Newton’s First Law
b)
Newton’s Second Law
c)
Newton’s Third Law
d)
The Law of Universal Gravitation
10.
If an object is moving at a constant velocity, which statement must be true?
a)
No forces are acting on it.
b)
The forces acting on it are balanced.
c)
An unbalanced force is keeping it moving.
d)
Only gravity is affecting the object.
11.
Which statement best identifies the similarities between the force of gravity and electrical force?
a)
Both forces act at a distance.
b)
Both forces are attractive in nature.
c)
Both depend upon the mass of an object.
d)
Both forces must be in contact with an object.
e)
None of these answers are correct
12.
Two identical objects are dropped on earth at the same time, but one falls through air while the other falls in a vacuum. What is the difference in how they fall?
a)
Both objects fall at the same rate.
b)
The object in air falls slower due to air resistance.
c)
The object in air falls faster.
d)
The object in the vacuum stops falling.
e)
None of these are correct
13.

A student conducted an investigation to test how different surfaces affect the distance a toy car will travel. Below are the results of their investigation. According to the graph, which of the following two surfaces have the LEAST friction?

a)
glass and tile
b)
tile and wood
c)
sandpaper and wood
d)
carpet and sandpaper
e)
None of these are correct
14.
Two magnets are brought near each other just like the picture below Which of the following describes the force between them and explains why?
a)
There is no force since the magnets are not in contact with one another.
b)

There is a repelling force

c)
There is an attractive force since the magnetic poles attract each other.
d)
There is an strong force since decreasing the distance between magnets decreases the amount of force between them
e)
None of these are correct
15.
Which scenario best represents Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
a)
A rocket accelerates due to a larger force.
b)
A ball rolling on the ground slows down.
c)
A person jumps off a boat, and the boat moves backward.
d)
A book stays at rest on a table.
e)
None of these are correct
16.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
measure of the force of gravity on your body
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
e)
None of these are correct
17.
What do scientists use to measure a unit of force?
a)

Applied Force

b)
Pounds
c)
Kilograms
d)
Gravity
e)

None of these

18.
What will happen to the box? Look at the arrows, not the people
a)

Move to the left at 5N

b)

Move to the right at 5N

c)

Move to the left at 15N

d)

None of these

e)

Move to the right at 15N

19.

What is the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces?

4 lines
20.

What factors make gravity stronger or weaker?

4 lines
21.

Which are contact forces?

Categorize the following

Applied Force

Frictional Force
Tension Force
Normal Force
Air Resistance Force
Gravitational Force
Electrostatic Force
Magnetic Force
Contact Forces
Non-Contact Forces
22.

Put the correct terms in the correct catergory

Categorize the following

Cats

Cars

People

Space

Trees
Buildings
Mountains
Rocks
Oceans

Stars

Comets

Asteroids

Galaxies

Planets

Moons

Everything

Has gravity
Does not have gravity
23.

According to Newton's first law, what is the only way to stop an object that is moving?

4 lines
24.

Brophy and Alex are playing with a toy car. Brophy gives the car a push, causing it to move across the floor. What is the term for the push or pull that causes an object to stop, move, or change direction?

a)

equal

b)

exert

c)

force

d)

friction

25.

Stowers and Aiden are pushing a box. Stowers pushes with a force of 30N to the right, and Aiden pushes with a force of 50N to the right. Meanwhile, a wind is pushing the box with a force of 20N to the left. Calculate the Net Force. 

a)

60N, Left 

b)

40N, Right 

c)

0N

d)

60N, Right

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