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Forces & Motion Review Test (6th Grade)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best answer for each question. A magnet pulls a paperclip from 10 cm away. What type of force is acting on the paperclip?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravitational

c)

Magnetic

d)

Tension

2.

Choose the best answer for each question. A student pushes a cart with 20 N of force. Friction opposes it with 5 N. What is the net force?

a)

5 N

b)

15 N

c)

20 N

d)

25 N

3.

Choose the best answer for each question. A balloon rubbed on a sweater attracts small pieces of paper. Which explains this?

a)

Gravity

b)

Static electricity

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetic force

4.

Choose the best answer for each question. Gravity pulls a rock down a hill. Which type of force is this?

a)

Contact

b)

Non-contact

c)

Friction

d)

Applied

5.

Choose the best answer for each question. A person opens a heavy door by pushing. This is an example of:

a)

Contact force

b)

Non-contact force

c)

Magnetic force

d)

Gravitational force

6.

Choose the best answer for each question. A metal spoon is attracted to a fridge magnet. The force is:

a)

Gravitational

b)

Tension

c)

Magnetic

d)

Friction

7.

Choose the best answer for each question. Two weights are dropped from the same height. Which force causes both to fall?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Tension

d)

Friction

8.

Choose the best answer for each question. In tug-of-war, two equal teams pull with the same force. The forces are:

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Balanced

c)

Non-contact

d)

Magnetic

9.

Choose the best answer for each question. A leaf is lifted by the wind. Which force acts on it?

a)

Tension

b)

Friction

c)

Applied

d)

Air resistance

10.

Choose the best answer for each question. Rubbing a balloon and sticking it to the wall produces what charge on the balloon?

a)

Neutral

b)

Positive or negative (depending on friction)

c)

Only positive

d)

Only negative

11.

Choose the best answer for each question. A car moves 100 m in 10 s. Its speed is:

a)

10 m/s

b)

90 m/s

c)

110 m/s

d)

1 m/s

12.

Choose the best answer for each question. A skateboard slows on a rough surface. Which force is responsible?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetic

d)

Tension

13.

Choose the best answer for each question. A sled slides faster on ice than on grass because:

a)

Ice has less friction

b)

Grass has less friction

c)

Ice has more gravity

d)

Grass has more gravity

14.

Choose the best answer for each question. A box moves 3 m east then 4 m east. Total distance traveled is:

a)

1 m

b)

4 m

c)

7 m

d)

12 m

15.

Choose the best answer for each question. A toy car rolls down a ramp and stops. Which force stops it?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetic

d)

Tension

16.

Choose the best answer for each question. A ball thrown upward experiences:

a)

Gravity only

b)

Air resistance only

c)

Gravity and air resistance

d)

Tension only

17.

Choose the best answer for each question. Two blocks slide: A on wood, B on ice. Which has less friction?

a)

Block A

b)

Block B

c)

Both same

d)

Cannot tell

18.

Choose the best answer for each question. A cyclist brakes quickly to avoid a dog. Which force allows the bike to stop?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Tension

d)

Magnetic

19.

A 5 kg box is pulled with 20 N; friction = 4 N. Net acceleration is:

a)

2.8 m/s^2

b)

3.2 m/s^2

c)

4 m/s^2

d)

5 m/s^2

20.

A student's bridge collapses under 2 kg. Which improvement reduces failure?

a)

Use fewer sticks

b)

Add trusses for tension/compression support

c)

Remove glue

d)

Make bridge longer but thinner

21.

A 1 kg book falls. Force of gravity (g = 9.8m/s29.8 m/s^2 ) is:

a)

0.1 N

b)

1 N

c)

9.8 N

d)

98 N

22.

A student jumps off a skateboard. According to Newton's 3rd law:

a)

The skateboard does not move

b)

The skateboard moves backward

c)

The student floats

d)

Gravity stops the skateboard

23.

A balloon lifts a small paper “person” via static electricity. What keeps it in the air?

a)

Gravity only

b)

Magnetic force

c)

Electrostatic attraction/repulsion

d)

Friction

24.

A bridge must hold 1 kg. Uneven weight could cause failure due to:

a)

Tension and compression

b)

Friction only

c)

Gravity only

d)

Magnetism

25.

Using trusses in a bridge helps because:

a)

Reduces material cost

b)

Distributes forces evenly and prevents collapse

c)

Makes bridge heavier

d)

Adds friction