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Engineering Worksheet: Forces

Engineering lesson 9: Forces: push, pull and gravity · Set 73 · 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.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 45 N and the other with 45 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  2. 2.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 75 N and the other pulls right with 10 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  3. 3.💪 Is kicking a football a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  4. 4.💪 A bag has a mass of 58 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
  5. 5.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 20 N and to the left with 5 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) to the left (b) no net force (c) to the right
  6. 6.💪 A bag has a mass of 4 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight 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.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 5 N and the other with 40 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  9. 9.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) pedalling a cycle (b) brakes stop a bicycle (c) a magnet picks up pins (d) squeezing a lemon
  10. 10.💪 Which force pulls everything towards the Earth? (a) wind (b) friction (c) magnetism (d) gravity
  11. 11.💪 Is pressing a doorbell a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  12. 12.Which of these is caused by magnetic force? (a) a rolling ball slows (b) brakes stop a bicycle (c) pedalling a cycle (d) a fridge magnet sticks
  13. 13.💪 Which force is at work: a river flows downhill? (a) muscular force (b) gravity (c) magnetic force (d) friction
  14. 14.True or false: opening a drawer is a push. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💪 Is closing a drawer a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  16. 16.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 35 N and to the left with 25 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) to the right (b) no net force (c) to the left
  17. 17.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) a rolling ball slows (b) a compass needle turns (c) a fridge magnet sticks (d) a thrown ball comes down
  18. 18.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 35 N and the other pulls right with 25 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  19. 19.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 85 N and to the left with 95 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) to the right (b) no net force (c) to the left
  20. 20.💪 Which force is at work: squeezing a lemon? (a) friction (b) gravity (c) magnetic force (d) muscular force
  21. 21.💪 Which force is at work: a rolling ball slows? (a) magnetic force (b) friction (c) muscular force (d) gravity
  22. 22.True or false: hitting a cricket ball is a push. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💪 A force is a … (a) kind of colour (b) push or a pull (c) type of sound (d) unit of time
  24. 24.💪 Which force is at work: a thrown ball comes down? (a) friction (b) muscular force (c) magnetic force (d) gravity
  25. 25.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls right with 20 N and the other pulls left with 15 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
  26. 26.True or false: kicking a football is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💪 Is pushing a trolley a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  28. 28.💪 Which can a force NOT do? (a) stop it moving (b) start it moving (c) change its shape (d) change its colour
  29. 29.💪 Which force is at work: pedalling a cycle? (a) gravity (b) muscular force (c) friction (d) magnetic force
  30. 30.True or false: pressing a doorbell is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💪 Two equal forces push on a box from opposite sides. They are … (a) unbalanced (b) gravity (c) doubled (d) balanced
  32. 32.💪 A box weighs 140 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  33. 33.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) a rolling ball slows (b) a compass needle turns (c) brakes stop a bicycle (d) a river flows downhill
  34. 34.True or false: pushing a trolley is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 20 N and the other with 50 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  36. 36.True or false: pushing a swing is a push. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💪 Which force is at work: an apple falls down? (a) friction (b) magnetic force (c) gravity (d) muscular force
  38. 38.💪 Is drawing up a well bucket a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  39. 39.💪 Is plucking a mango a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  40. 40.True or false: plucking a mango is a pull. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 90
  2. 65
  3. a push
  4. 580
  5. to the right
  6. 40
  7. 29
  8. 45
  9. brakes stop a bicycle
  10. gravity
  11. a push
  12. a fridge magnet sticks
  13. gravity
  14. False
  15. a push
  16. to the right
  17. a rolling ball slows
  18. 10
  19. to the left
  20. muscular force
  21. friction
  22. True
  23. push or a pull
  24. gravity
  25. 5
  26. False
  27. a push
  28. change its colour
  29. muscular force
  30. False
  31. balanced
  32. 14
  33. a river flows downhill
  34. False
  35. 70
  36. True
  37. gravity
  38. a pull
  39. a pull
  40. True

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