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Force / Types of Forces Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

A push or pull

b)

A kind of matter

c)

A unit of measurement

2.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

The Sun pulling on the planets (gravity)

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact

3.

How are forces measured?

a)

Newtons (N)

b)

Joules (J)

c)

Watts (W)

4.

Which of the following is NOT a contact force?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Tension

5.

When an object is resting on a surface, what type of force is it?

a)

Normal Force

b)

Frictional Force

c)

Tension Force

6.

What is buoyancy?

a)

A fluid pushes upward on an immersed object

b)

A push or pull

c)

A force acting in the opposite direction of another force

7.

Explain how friction affects the motion of a moving object.

a)

It works in the opposite direction of a moving object.

b)

It increases the speed of a moving object.

c)

It helps objects move faster on smooth surfaces.

8.

What is a non-contact force?

a)

two objects physically touching each other

b)

two objects not physically touching each other

9.

If you pull a spring, what type of force are you creating?

a)

Spring force

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Magnetic force

10.

If you are playing tug of war with your dog, what force are you creating?

a)

Tension

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

11.

When you use a magnet to hang your artwork on the fridge, what force are you creating?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Gravitational

c)

Frictional

12.

When you rub a balloon on your hair and it makes your hair stand up, what force are you creating?

a)

Electric

b)

Magnetic

c)

Frictional

13.

When you try to push a heavy box across the floor, it's hard to move because of what force?

a)

Friction

b)

Magnetism

c)

Buoyancy

14.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

Friction slowing down a rolling ball

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact

15.

When you drop a ball and it falls to the ground, what force is created?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

16.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

Pushing a desk across the floor

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact

17.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

A magnet pulling a paperclip

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact

18.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

Kicking a soccer ball

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact

19.

What is a contact force?

a)

two objects physically touching each other

b)

two objects not physically touching each other

20.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

The Earth pulling objects toward it (gravity)

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact

21.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

Pushing a book off a table

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact

22.

Contact or Non-Contact Force?

Static electricity making your hair stand up

a)

Contact

b)

Non-Contact