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Forces Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

A type of chemical reaction

b)

A push or pull on an object causing it to change its motion or shape

c)

A form of matter such as solid, liquid, or gas

d)

A type of sound that occurs

2.

What is an internal force?

a)

A force from outside an object

b)

A force that exists inside an object

c)

A force that changes color

d)

A force that makes sound

3.

What type of force is tension?

a)

Internal

b)

External

c)

Magnetic

d)

Gravitational

4.

Which force involves squeezing?

a)

Tension

b)

Compression

c)

Shear

d)

Torsion

5.

Which force is associated with resistance to motion?

a)

Tension

b)

Compression

c)

Friction

d)

Torsion

6.

What type of force is elastic/spring?

a)

Internal

b)

External

c)

Magnetic

d)

Gravitational

7.

Which force is involved when a person pushes a shopping cart?

a)

Tension

b)

Applied Force

c)

Shear

d)

Torsion

8.

In a game of tug-of-war, what determines the winning team?

a)

The team that pulls the rope the fastest

b)

The team that exerts more force and creates more tension

c)

The team that has more players

d)

The team that pulls the rope the longest

9.

What is a compression force?

a)

A force that pulls objects apart

b)

A force that squeezes or presses an object together

c)

A force that rotates objects

d)

A force that lifts objects

10.

What happens when you sit on a couch?

a)

Your body weight applies a tension force to the chair

b)

Your body weight applies a compression force to the chair

c)

Your body weight applies a rotational force to the chair

d)

Your body weight applies a gravitational force to the chair

11.

Which of the following is an example of applying a compression force?

a)

Pulling a rope

b)

Squeezing a sponge

c)

Twisting a cap

d)

Lifting a box

12.

What force does a can opener apply to a can?

a)

Gravitational force

b)

Shear force

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Electrical force

13.

What is the main action involved in opening a jar?

a)

Twisting the lid

b)

Pushing the lid

c)

Pulling the lid

d)

Lifting the lid

14.

What type of force is gravity?

a)

Contact force

b)

Non-contact force

c)

Frictional force

d)

Elastic force

15.

What role does friction play in braking a vehicle?

a)

It speeds up the vehicle

b)

It helps the vehicle turn

c)

It slows down the vehicle

d)

It makes the vehicle fly

16.

What is the result of cooling steam?

a)

It turns into ice

b)

It turns into water

c)

It turns into ash

d)

It turns into oil

17.

What happens when a person jumps off a diving board according to Newton's Third Law?

a)

The board moves forward.

b)

The board exerts an equal and opposite force back on the person.

c)

The person floats in the air.

d)

The board does not move.

18.

A rubber band is stretched and then returns to its original shape. This is an example of...

a)

Plasticity

b)

Elasticity

19.

Oh no! You put your plastic container in the microwave too long. It is now melted. This is an example of...

a)

Plasticity

b)

Elasticity

20.

You decide to make yourself some scrambled eggs. Once the eggs are cooked, they have undergone...

a)

Temporary change

b)

Permanent change

21.

You take an ice cube out of the freezer and let it sit in a bowl. After 1 hour, you come back and see that the ice has melted into a pool of water. You pour the water from the bowl back into the ice cube tray and leave it overnight. The next morning, you see it has turned back into ice. This is an example of...

a)

Temporary change: changes in temperature of the water can occur and then can be restored back to its original state.

b)

Permanent change: the water cannot be reversed back to its original state once temperature change has occured.