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Engineering Worksheet: Forces

Engineering lesson 9: Forces: push, pull and gravity · Set 151 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Add same way, subtract opposite): Push moves away, pull moves towards; force is measured in newtons (N). Same direction: add. Opposite directions: bigger − smaller, towards the bigger. Weight (N) ≈ mass (kg) × 10.

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  1. 1.💪 A box weighs 430 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  2. 2.True or false: pulling a cart is a push. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) squeezing a lemon (b) a compass needle turns (c) a river flows downhill (d) rain falls to the ground
  4. 4.💪 Which force is at work: squeezing a lemon? (a) gravity (b) muscular force (c) friction (d) magnetic force
  5. 5.💪 Is closing a drawer a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  6. 6.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 15 N and the other pulls right with 5 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  7. 7.💪 A box weighs 290 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  8. 8.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) shoes grip the floor (b) a magnet picks up pins (c) a fridge magnet sticks (d) rain falls to the ground
  9. 9.💪 Which force is at work: brakes stop a bicycle? (a) muscular force (b) magnetic force (c) gravity (d) friction
  10. 10.💪 Which force is at work: a rolling ball slows? (a) muscular force (b) magnetic force (c) gravity (d) friction
  11. 11.💪 A bag has a mass of 46 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
  12. 12.💪 Is a tug of war a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  13. 13.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 65 N and the other with 30 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  14. 14.💪 Is hitting a cricket ball a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  15. 15.💪 A box weighs 150 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  16. 16.💪 Which force is at work: rain falls to the ground? (a) gravity (b) muscular force (c) magnetic force (d) friction
  17. 17.💪 A box weighs 250 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  18. 18.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 75 N and the other pulls right with 45 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  19. 19.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls right with 65 N and the other pulls left with 15 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  20. 20.💪 Which force is at work: an apple falls down? (a) gravity (b) friction (c) magnetic force (d) muscular force
  21. 21.💪 In which unit do we measure force? (a) second (s) (b) newton (N) (c) litre (L) (d) metre (m)
  22. 22.Which of these is caused by magnetic force? (a) a compass needle turns (b) squeezing a lemon (c) a rolling ball slows (d) pedalling a cycle
  23. 23.💪 Is pushing a swing a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  24. 24.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 65 N and to the left with 65 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) to the left (b) to the right (c) no net force
  25. 25.💪 Two equal forces push on a box from opposite sides. They are … (a) unbalanced (b) gravity (c) balanced (d) doubled
  26. 26.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 55 N and the other with 10 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  27. 27.True or false: plucking a mango is a push. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💪 A box weighs 490 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  29. 29.True or false: pulling a cart is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) a magnet picks up pins (b) rain falls to the ground (c) lifting a school bag (d) rubbing hands warms them
  31. 31.💪 Is kicking a football a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  32. 32.💪 Is pulling a cart a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  33. 33.💪 A box weighs 140 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  34. 34.True or false: closing a drawer is a push. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 20 N and to the left with 10 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) no net force (b) to the right (c) to the left
  36. 36.💪 A bag has a mass of 60 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
  37. 37.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 90 N and the other pulls right with 5 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  38. 38.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) a magnet picks up pins (b) rain falls to the ground (c) rubbing hands warms them (d) lifting a school bag
  39. 39.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 100 N and the other with 65 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  40. 40.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls right with 40 N and the other pulls left with 20 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?

Answer key

  1. 43
  2. False
  3. squeezing a lemon
  4. muscular force
  5. a push
  6. 10
  7. 29
  8. shoes grip the floor
  9. friction
  10. friction
  11. 460
  12. a pull
  13. 95
  14. a push
  15. 15
  16. gravity
  17. 25
  18. 30
  19. 50
  20. gravity
  21. newton (N)
  22. a compass needle turns
  23. a push
  24. no net force
  25. balanced
  26. 65
  27. False
  28. 49
  29. True
  30. rain falls to the ground
  31. a push
  32. a pull
  33. 14
  34. True
  35. to the right
  36. 600
  37. 85
  38. lifting a school bag
  39. 165
  40. 20

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