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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following is NOT a force?
Pulling
Lifting
Thinking
Stretching
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of force occurs when a human, animal or machine pushes, pulls or twists an object?
Tension
Applied force
Magnetism
Gravity
- 3. Multiple Choice
Forces can do all except one of the following things. Which of the following can’t a force do?
Change the shape of an object
Change the speed of an object
Change the direction of a moving object
Change the mass of an object
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following forces would act at a distance (or non-contact) from an object?
Friction
Magnetism
Air pressure
Elastic force
- 5. Multiple Choice
Force is usually measured in:
Tonnes
Joules
Litres
Newtons
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is gravity?
An inward pulling force that occurs when a solid object is stretched
A force of attraction between materials that contain iron, cobalt or nickel
A force of attraction between all objects that have mass
A push, pull or twist on an object
- 7. Multiple Choice
What force gets the ball moving?
Gravity
Applied force
Elastic force
Air resistance
- 8. Multiple Choice
Identify a force acting on the ball as it moves through the air.
Elastic
Tension
Air restistance
Friction
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of force tends to slow you down as you are swimming?
Gravity
Water resistance
Applied force
Elastic force
- 10. Multiple Choice
Forces are not things we can see. But we can often tell when a force is acting.
We know a force must be acting if we observe a:
change in the shape of an object.
change in the colour of an object.
change in the temperature of an object.
new substance being formed.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The weight of an object is the:
amount of matter it contains.
space it takes up.
force created by gravity pulling it towards the Earth.
resistance of the object to being moved.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which type of force is demonstrated by the picture?
Electric
Gravitational
Magnetic
Applied
- 13. Multiple Choice
The diagram on the right shows a stone being weighed on a spring
balance. The weight of the stone is:
130 kg
20 Newtons
103 Newtons
130 Newtons
- 14. Multiple Choice
The force that always acts opposite to the direction of the motion of an object is called
Inertia
Reaction
Lift
Friction
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following objects could be picked up using a magnetic screwdriver?
A small stone
A piece of nylon fishing line
A plastic shirt button
A small steel screw
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