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Engineering Worksheet: Forces

Engineering lesson 9: Forces: push, pull and gravity · Set 865 · 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.💪 Is kicking a football a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  2. 2.True or false: a tug of war is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: pulling a cart is a push. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💪 Is a tug of war a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  5. 5.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 90 N and the other with 45 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  6. 6.True or false: drawing up a well bucket is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💪 A bag has a mass of 1 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
  8. 8.True or false: pushing a swing is a pull. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a tug of war is a push. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) a fridge magnet sticks (b) a rolling ball slows (c) rain falls to the ground (d) lifting a school bag
  11. 11.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 5 N and the other with 15 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
  12. 12.💪 Is opening a drawer a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  13. 13.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) rain falls to the ground (b) a compass needle turns (c) a magnet picks up pins (d) a rolling ball slows
  14. 14.💪 Is pulling up your socks a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  15. 15.💪 Which force pulls everything towards the Earth? (a) friction (b) magnetism (c) wind (d) gravity
  16. 16.True or false: kicking a football is a pull. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💪 A box weighs 390 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  18. 18.💪 Which force is at work: lifting a school bag? (a) muscular force (b) gravity (c) magnetic force (d) friction
  19. 19.💪 Which force is at work: a fridge magnet sticks? (a) magnetic force (b) muscular force (c) friction (d) gravity
  20. 20.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) a fridge magnet sticks (b) a river flows downhill (c) brakes stop a bicycle (d) a thrown ball comes down
  21. 21.💪 A box weighs 310 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  22. 22.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) a magnet picks up pins (b) squeezing a lemon (c) an apple falls down (d) a fridge magnet sticks
  23. 23.💪 In which unit do we measure force? (a) second (s) (b) metre (m) (c) litre (L) (d) newton (N)
  24. 24.Which of these is caused by magnetic force? (a) shoes grip the floor (b) a fridge magnet sticks (c) pedalling a cycle (d) a thrown ball comes down
  25. 25.💪 Is hitting a cricket ball a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  26. 26.💪 Is pulling a cart a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
  27. 27.💪 Which force is at work: pedalling a cycle? (a) friction (b) gravity (c) magnetic force (d) muscular force
  28. 28.💪 Which force is at work: a thrown ball comes down? (a) friction (b) gravity (c) muscular force (d) magnetic force
  29. 29.💪 A box weighs 50 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  30. 30.💪 Which can a force NOT do? (a) change its colour (b) stop it moving (c) start it moving (d) change its shape
  31. 31.💪 Is pressing a doorbell a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  32. 32.True or false: pushing a swing is a push. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: pulling up your socks is a push. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) an apple falls down (b) a magnet picks up pins (c) a river flows downhill (d) lifting a school bag
  35. 35.💪 Is drawing up a well bucket a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
  36. 36.True or false: pulling a cart is a pull. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💪 Which force is at work: brakes stop a bicycle? (a) muscular force (b) magnetic force (c) friction (d) gravity
  38. 38.💪 A box weighs 300 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
  39. 39.💪 Which force is at work: a rolling ball slows? (a) gravity (b) muscular force (c) friction (d) magnetic force
  40. 40.💪 Which force is at work: rain falls to the ground? (a) magnetic force (b) gravity (c) friction (d) muscular force

Answer key

  1. a push
  2. True
  3. False
  4. a pull
  5. 135
  6. True
  7. 10
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a rolling ball slows
  11. 20
  12. a pull
  13. rain falls to the ground
  14. a pull
  15. gravity
  16. False
  17. 39
  18. muscular force
  19. magnetic force
  20. brakes stop a bicycle
  21. 31
  22. an apple falls down
  23. newton (N)
  24. a fridge magnet sticks
  25. a push
  26. a pull
  27. muscular force
  28. gravity
  29. 5
  30. change its colour
  31. a push
  32. True
  33. False
  34. lifting a school bag
  35. a pull
  36. True
  37. friction
  38. 30
  39. friction
  40. gravity

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