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TYPES OF FORCES_Physics@LBHS_Singh

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force that resists motion between 2 surfaces that are pressed together.

a)

Tension Force

b)

Friction Force

c)

Magnetic Force

2.

The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.

a)

Buoyancy Force

b)

Air Resistance

c)

Tension Force

3.

The force related to an object's or substance's ability to stretch or deform.

a)

Elastic Force

b)

Air Resistance

c)

Spring Force

4.

A type of fictional force that acts upon objects as they travel through the air.

a)

Normal Force

b)

Applied Force

c)

Wind Resistance

5.

An upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the mass of an immersed object.

a)

Tension Force

b)

Buoyancy Force

c)

Normal Force

6.

A force that is applied to an object by a person or another object.

a)

Spring Force

b)

Normal Force

c)

Applied Force

7.

The support force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object.

a)

Gravity

b)

Electrical Force

c)

Normal Force

8.

A force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.

a)

Spring Force

b)

Tension Force

c)

Elastic Force

9.

The force of attraction between two masses.

a)

Gravity Force

b)

Magnetic Force

c)

Normal Force

10.

What statement is true based on the image?

a)

Scenario A has the weakest gravitational pull

b)

the smaller object has more mass, so it has a stronger gravitational pull on the larger object

c)

Although the objects are equal in mass in Scenario C, it has the weakest gravitational pull

d)

Gravity isn't illustrated in any scenario

11.

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

12.

What is the unit for Mass?

a)

m/s

b)

kg

c)

Newton

d)

pounds

13.

What is the unit for Force?

a)

m/s

b)

kg

c)

Newton

d)

m/s/s

14.

What force slows down objects until they eventually stop? (Think about PHET Simulation)

a)

Applied Force

b)

Force of Gravity

c)

Friction Force

d)

Normal Force

15.

Which force is an at a distance force?

a)

Force of Gravity

b)

Friction Force

c)

Applied Force

d)

Normal Force

16.

Which forces would be considered a contact force? (2 answers)

a)

Force of Gravity

b)

Friction Force

c)

Applied Force

d)

At a distance force

17.

What is an at a distance force?

a)

a force that can push an object large distances

b)

a force that requires two objects to physically touch

c)

a force that does not require physical contact

d)

a force that requires two or more objects to touch

18.

What type of force is this?

a)

pull

b)

friction

c)

magnet

19.

What type of force is this?

a)

magnet

b)

gravity

c)

friction

20.

This force is ___________________.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

21.

These forces are _____________________.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

22.

These forces are ________________.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

23.

What is the magnitude and direction of the force in the free body diagram shown?

a)

5 N down

b)

0 N, no change in movement

c)

15 N up

d)

15 N down

24.

What is the magnitude and direction of the force in the free body diagram shown?

a)

35 N right

b)

17 N right

c)

11 N right

d)

5 N right

25.

What is the magnitude and direction of the force in the free body diagram shown?

a)

20 N, no change in motion

b)

20 N right

c)

20 N left

d)

0 N , no change in motion

26.
Name the missing force...
a)
frictional force
b)
weight force
c)
thrust
d)
buoyant force
27.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
28.
Name the missing force...
a)
tension force
b)
gravitational force
c)
normal force
d)
applied force
29.
Gravity affects which of the following?
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Density
d)
Mass and Weight
30.

The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight.

a)

Spring Force

b)

Tension Force

c)

Elastic Force

31.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
32.

What picture shows a normal force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

What picture shows the force of gravity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

What picture is an example of friction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What force is shown by the black arrow in the picture?

a)

magnetic

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

applied

36.

as the mass of an object increases, the pull of gravity...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

37.

If a feather and a hammer are dropped at the same time on the moon, where there is no atmosphere, which one will hit the ground first?

a)

Neither, there is no gravity on the moon.

b)

hammer because it has more mass

c)

feather because it has less mass

d)

both will hit at the same time, there is no wind resistance

38.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
39.
Which of these best describes why your weight (on Earth) would change on another planet?
a)
Dehydration effects on different planets change weight.
b)
In general, the smaller the planet, the greater weight
c)
Different planets have different gravitational pulls
d)
Weight does not change, no matter where you are.
40.

Earth's gravity, 9.8 m/s2, is considered a/an...

a)

force

b)

weight

c)

acceleration

d)

mass

41.
Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.
a)
more
b)
same
c)
dosen't matter
d)
less
42.

The gravitational force exerted by an object depends on its

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

43.
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Gravitational Pull
d)
Weight
44.
Which will cause a moving object to change direction?
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Inertia
d)
Speed
45.

An object with more mass will exert greater gravitational force than an object with lesser mass.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

As a space ship of constant mass moves farther away from Earth, the strength of the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the space craft

a)

stays the same.

b)

increases.

c)

there is not enough information to answer.

d)

decreases

47.

On which celestial object (outer space) would your mass be the greatest?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Sun

d)

Your mass doesn't change on different celestial objects

48.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
49.

Which BEST describes the direction that gravity pulls objects?

a)

away from the sun

b)

away from Earth

c)

towards the center of the Earth

d)

to the floor

50.

When NASA scientists send a man into outer space in a rocket, what force must the rocket overcome as it leaves the Earth's surface?

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

gravity

d)

density

51.

Mass varies depending on where the object is located.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

A planet is discovered that has twice the mass of Earth but the same gravitational acceleration. If you weigh 700 N on Earth, on the new planet you would weigh:

a)

350 N

b)

700 N

c)

1,400 N

d)

2,800 N

53.

An object’s weight is ____ its mass.

a)

Equal to

b)

Less than

c)

Proportional to

d)

Not related to

54.
Luke Skywalker has a mass of 13 kg and weight of 127.4 N on earth. Find his weight on the Endor moon. Acceleration due to gravity of 2 m/s/s.
a)
254.8 N
b)
13 kg
c)
26 N
d)
127.4 kg
55.
If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?
a)
4x bigger
b)
4x smaller
c)
2x bigger
d)
2x smaller
56.
What happens to Gravitational force if I double both of the masses but don't change their distance?
a)
doubles
b)
half as big
c)
4x bigger
d)
4x smaller
57.
Gravitational force between two massive spheres 
a)
is always an attraction
b)
depends on how massive they are
c)
depends inversely on the square of the distances between them
d)
all of the above
58.
If the mass on Mars is 6.4 kg x 1023 kg and the mass on Earth is 6.0 kg x 1024 kg, which one would you weigh more on?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
59.
If I triple the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?
a)
3x bigger
b)
3x smaller
c)
9x bigger
d)
9x smaller
60.
Find the force due to gravity if the mass of the object is 2300 kg and the mass of the other object is 4000 kg. The distance between the two objects is 0.150 m.
a)
0.00409 N
b)
244 N
c)
0.027 N
d)
6.14x10-4 N
61.

Which of the following data would support the claim that the gravitational force between objects depends on mass?

a)

An objects weight can change depending where it is on Earth.

b)

The further a planet is away from the sun, the smaller the gravitational force.

c)

Gravitational force is stronger on more massive planets.

d)

A rocket can escape Earths gravity by travelling at high speed.

62.
A wrench is used to tighten a nut. A 15N perpendicular force is applied 50cm away from the axis of rotation, and moves a distance of 10 cm as it turns. What is the torque applied to the wrench?
a)
7.5 Nm
b)
1.5 Nm
c)
750 Nm
d)
150 Nm
63.
Does a bridge anchored resting on two pillars have any torque?
a)
No, it isn't moving
b)
Yes, but it is at equilibrium
c)
Yes, but it will soon break because of the torque
d)
No, Bridges can't have torque
64.
Which represents the acceleration of the ball?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
65.
In the diagram above, two masses, one with mass m, the other with mass M = 2m are resting on a uniform plank of length L that pivots at its midpoint. If the mass m is at the far end of the plank, how far away from the pivot should the mass M be to balance the plank in a horizontal position shown?
a)
L/2
b)
L/3
c)
L/4
d)
L/6
66.

Calculate the torque produced by 75- N perpendicular force at the end of a 0.20 m long wrench.

a)

15 Nm

b)

1.5 Nm

c)

15.0 Nm

d)

16 Nm

67.

This picture includes an alternate symbol for torque. Which of the following symbols represents torque?

a)

b)

c)

d)

68.

The SI unit of torque is ---

a)

N m

b)

m/s

c)

N

d)

J

69.

Torque has both ____ and ____.

a)

magnitude and direction

b)

velocity and acceleration

c)

north and south poles

70.

The diagram shows which type of equilibrium?

a)

static

b)

dynamic