WorksheetsY5 Forces and Machines Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
A force can make an object...
Start moving
Stop moving
Change direction
Change speed
All of the above
Which of the following is a contact force.
friction
gravity
magnetism
Which of the following is a non-contact force?
friction
gravity
air resistance
Which of the following is a non-contact force?
friction
gravity
air resistance
A type of friction that acts between the air and the surface of an object.
water resistance
gravity
air resistance
A type of friction that acts between a liquid and the surface of an object.
water resistance
gravity
air resistance
What type of force moves an object further away?
(a)
What type of force brings an object closer?
(a)
What is the unit used to measure force?
Newton
mass
centimeter
How does gravity affect an object?
Pushes and object up in the air.
Pulls an object down.
Pulls an object towards the centre of the Earth.
Friction acts in the (a) direction to movement.
A measure of the space needed to cover the outside of an object.
mass
surface area
gravity
A measure of the amount of matter in an object.
mass
surface area
gravity
Something that can change the size or direction of a force and has few or no moving parts.
simple machine
computer
robot
What is the name of the simple machine in the picture?
lever
pulley
gear
What is the name of the simple machine in the picture?
lever
pulley
gear
The force needed to do a job.
effort
pivot
load
The object that you are lifting (for example with a lever or pulley).
effort
pivot
load
The fixed point where a lever turns.
effort
pivot
load
What is the amount of force shown on this Newton metre?
2.5N
3N
3.5N
3.9N
