Engineering Worksheet: Forces

Engineering lesson 9: Forces: push, pull and gravity · Set 845 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.💪 Which can a force NOT do? (a) start it moving (b) stop it moving (c) change its colour (d) change its shape
2. 2.True or false: pushing a swing is a pull. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) a magnet picks up pins (b) a thrown ball comes down (c) brakes stop a bicycle (d) pedalling a cycle
4. 4.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) a river flows downhill (b) a compass needle turns (c) rubbing hands warms them (d) squeezing a lemon
5. 5.💪 Which force is at work: a river flows downhill? (a) gravity (b) magnetic force (c) friction (d) muscular force
6. 6.💪 A bag has a mass of 22 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
7. 7.💪 Which force is at work: lifting a school bag? (a) magnetic force (b) friction (c) muscular force (d) gravity
8. 8.💪 Is kicking a football a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
9. 9.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) shoes grip the floor (b) lifting a school bag (c) rain falls to the ground (d) brakes stop a bicycle
10. 10.💪 Is pushing a trolley a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
11. 11.True or false: opening a drawer is a push. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Is pressing a doorbell a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
13. 13.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) a rolling ball slows (b) squeezing a lemon (c) an apple falls down (d) brakes stop a bicycle
14. 14.💪 A box weighs 40 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
15. 15.💪 A bag has a mass of 33 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: pulling up your socks is a pull. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 In which unit do we measure force? (a) litre (L) (b) metre (m) (c) newton (N) (d) second (s)
18. 18.True or false: pushing a swing is a push. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Is drawing up a well bucket a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
20. 20.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 55 N and the other pulls right with 45 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
21. 21.💪 Which force is at work: squeezing a lemon? (a) gravity (b) magnetic force (c) friction (d) muscular force
22. 22.💪 Which force is at work: an apple falls down? (a) magnetic force (b) gravity (c) muscular force (d) friction
23. 23.💪 Which force is at work: rubbing hands warms them? (a) magnetic force (b) muscular force (c) friction (d) gravity
24. 24.💪 Which force is at work: a thrown ball comes down? (a) friction (b) magnetic force (c) gravity (d) muscular force
25. 25.💪 A force is a … (a) unit of time (b) type of sound (c) push or a pull (d) kind of colour
26. 26.💪 Is hitting a cricket ball a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
27. 27.💪 Which force is at work: brakes stop a bicycle? (a) friction (b) gravity (c) magnetic force (d) muscular force
28. 28.💪 Is closing a drawer a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
29. 29.💪 A bag has a mass of 45 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: kicking a football is a pull. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) pedalling a cycle (b) a thrown ball comes down (c) brakes stop a bicycle (d) a compass needle turns
32. 32.True or false: closing a drawer is a push. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💪 Which force is at work: pedalling a cycle? (a) muscular force (b) gravity (c) magnetic force (d) friction
34. 34.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls right with 75 N and the other pulls left with 5 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
35. 35.💪 Two equal forces push on a box from opposite sides. They are … (a) doubled (b) gravity (c) balanced (d) unbalanced
36. 36.💪 Which force is at work: shoes grip the floor? (a) muscular force (b) magnetic force (c) gravity (d) friction
37. 37.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 100 N and the other with 40 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
38. 38.💪 Which force pulls everything towards the Earth? (a) magnetism (b) wind (c) gravity (d) friction
39. 39.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 100 N and the other with 80 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: pressing a doorbell is a pull. (a) True (b) False

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