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Y5 Forces and Machines Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force can make an object...

a)

Start moving

b)

Stop moving

c)

Change direction

d)

Change speed

e)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following is a contact force.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

3.

Which of the following is a non-contact force?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

4.

Which of the following is a non-contact force?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

5.

A type of friction that acts between the air and the surface of an object.

a)

water resistance

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

6.

A type of friction that acts between a liquid and the surface of an object.

a)

water resistance

b)

gravity

c)

air resistance

7.

What type of force moves an object further away?

(a)  

8.

What type of force brings an object closer?

(a)  

9.

What is the unit used to measure force?

a)

Newton

b)

mass

c)

centimeter

10.

How does gravity affect an object?

a)

Pushes and object up in the air.

b)

Pulls an object down.

c)

Pulls an object towards the centre of the Earth.

11.

Friction acts in the (a)   direction to movement.

12.

A measure of the space needed to cover the outside of an object.

a)

mass

b)

surface area

c)

gravity

13.

A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

a)

mass

b)

surface area

c)

gravity

14.

Something that can change the size or direction of a force and has few or no moving parts.

a)

simple machine

b)

computer

c)

robot

15.

What is the name of the simple machine in the picture?

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

gear

16.

What is the name of the simple machine in the picture?

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

gear

17.

The force needed to do a job.

a)

effort

b)

pivot

c)

load

18.

The object that you are lifting (for example with a lever or pulley).

a)

effort

b)

pivot

c)

load

19.

The fixed point where a lever turns.

a)

effort

b)

pivot

c)

load

20.

What is the amount of force shown on this Newton metre?

a)

2.5N

b)

3N

c)

3.5N

d)

3.9N