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Engineering Worksheet: Forces

Engineering lesson 9: Forces: push, pull and gravity · Set 233 · 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.True or false: pushing a swing is a push. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) a river flows downhill (b) a rolling ball slows (c) a thrown ball comes down (d) an apple falls down
  3. 3.💪 Which force is at work: an apple falls down? (a) gravity (b) friction (c) magnetic force (d) muscular force
  4. 4.💪 Is a tug of war a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  5. 5.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) lifting a school bag (b) rain falls to the ground (c) rubbing hands warms them (d) a river flows downhill
  6. 6.💪 Which force pulls everything towards the Earth? (a) gravity (b) wind (c) magnetism (d) friction
  7. 7.💪 Which force is at work: squeezing a lemon? (a) magnetic force (b) friction (c) muscular force (d) gravity
  8. 8.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) rubbing hands warms them (b) an apple falls down (c) pedalling a cycle (d) a fridge magnet sticks
  9. 9.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 70 N and to the left with 80 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) to the left (b) to the right (c) no net force
  10. 10.💪 Which force is at work: rain falls to the ground? (a) friction (b) gravity (c) muscular force (d) magnetic force
  11. 11.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 10 N and the other with 90 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  12. 12.💪 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?
  13. 13.💪 Is closing a drawer a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  14. 14.True or false: pushing a swing is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💪 Is opening a drawer a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  16. 16.💪 Two equal forces push on a box from opposite sides. They are … (a) balanced (b) unbalanced (c) gravity (d) doubled
  17. 17.💪 Is drawing up a well bucket a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  18. 18.💪 Is pulling up your socks a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  19. 19.True or false: drawing up a well bucket is a push. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💪 Which can a force NOT do? (a) stop it moving (b) start it moving (c) change its shape (d) change its colour
  21. 21.💪 Is pushing a swing a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  22. 22.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 80 N and the other with 20 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  23. 23.💪 A box weighs 560 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  24. 24.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) pedalling a cycle (b) a fridge magnet sticks (c) a thrown ball comes down (d) a rolling ball slows
  25. 25.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 15 N and the other with 100 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  26. 26.💪 Is hitting a cricket ball a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  27. 27.True or false: hitting a cricket ball is a push. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💪 In which unit do we measure force? (a) second (s) (b) newton (N) (c) metre (m) (d) litre (L)
  29. 29.💪 A force is a … (a) unit of time (b) type of sound (c) kind of colour (d) push or a pull
  30. 30.True or false: pressing a doorbell is a pull. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 35 N and the other pulls right with 20 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  32. 32.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 55 N and the other with 35 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  33. 33.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) a fridge magnet sticks (b) squeezing a lemon (c) shoes grip the floor (d) a river flows downhill
  34. 34.💪 A bag has a mass of 11 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
  35. 35.💪 A bag has a mass of 27 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
  36. 36.True or false: kicking a football is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls right with 15 N and the other pulls left with 10 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  38. 38.True or false: a tug of war is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💪 Which force is at work: a compass needle turns? (a) muscular force (b) friction (c) gravity (d) magnetic force
  40. 40.💪 Is pushing a trolley a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a rolling ball slows
  3. gravity
  4. a pull
  5. lifting a school bag
  6. gravity
  7. muscular force
  8. an apple falls down
  9. to the left
  10. gravity
  11. 100
  12. 10
  13. a push
  14. False
  15. a pull
  16. balanced
  17. a pull
  18. a pull
  19. False
  20. change its colour
  21. a push
  22. 100
  23. 56
  24. pedalling a cycle
  25. 115
  26. a push
  27. True
  28. newton (N)
  29. push or a pull
  30. False
  31. 15
  32. 90
  33. shoes grip the floor
  34. 110
  35. 270
  36. False
  37. 5
  38. True
  39. magnetic force
  40. a push

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