Engineering Worksheet: Forces

Engineering lesson 9: Forces: push, pull and gravity · Set 946 · 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.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls right with 30 N and the other pulls left with 15 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
2. 2.💪 Which force is at work: a river flows downhill? (a) friction (b) gravity (c) muscular force (d) magnetic force
3. 3.💪 Is pulling a cart a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
4. 4.Which of these is caused by magnetic force? (a) a rolling ball slows (b) pedalling a cycle (c) lifting a school bag (d) a compass needle turns
5. 5.💪 Is drawing up a well bucket a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
6. 6.True or false: closing a drawer is a pull. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: pulling a cart is a pull. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 A bag has a mass of 31 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
9. 9.💪 A bag has a mass of 50 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
10. 10.💪 Which force is at work: pedalling a cycle? (a) gravity (b) muscular force (c) friction (d) magnetic force
11. 11.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 45 N and to the left with 55 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) no net force (b) to the right (c) to the left
12. 12.💪 Which force is at work: a thrown ball comes down? (a) friction (b) magnetic force (c) muscular force (d) gravity
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war is a pull. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 Which force is at work: shoes grip the floor? (a) magnetic force (b) gravity (c) friction (d) muscular force
15. 15.💪 In which unit do we measure force? (a) litre (L) (b) second (s) (c) metre (m) (d) newton (N)
16. 16.💪 Is pulling up your socks a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
17. 17.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 90 N and the other pulls right with 30 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
18. 18.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 30 N and the other with 65 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is caused by magnetic force? (a) a rolling ball slows (b) a fridge magnet sticks (c) a river flows downhill (d) squeezing a lemon
20. 20.💪 Which force is at work: lifting a school bag? (a) muscular force (b) magnetic force (c) friction (d) gravity
21. 21.Which of these is caused by magnetic force? (a) a magnet picks up pins (b) rain falls to the ground (c) squeezing a lemon (d) lifting a school bag
22. 22.💪 Which force is at work: a magnet picks up pins? (a) muscular force (b) friction (c) magnetic force (d) gravity
23. 23.Which of these is caused by muscular force? (a) squeezing a lemon (b) rain falls to the ground (c) a magnet picks up pins (d) shoes grip the floor
24. 24.💪 Which force is at work: brakes stop a bicycle? (a) gravity (b) magnetic force (c) friction (d) muscular force
25. 25.💪 A box weighs 240 N. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its mass in kilograms?
26. 26.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 40 N and to the left with 25 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) to the right (b) to the left (c) no net force
27. 27.True or false: kicking a football is a pull. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 In a tug of war, one team pulls left with 95 N and the other pulls right with 75 N. What is the size of the net force, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: hitting a cricket ball is a pull. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: hitting a cricket ball is a push. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: pushing a swing is a pull. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 A cart is pulled to the right with 90 N and to the left with 100 N. Which way does the net force act? (a) to the left (b) no net force (c) to the right
33. 33.Which of these is caused by friction? (a) a thrown ball comes down (b) rain falls to the ground (c) a magnet picks up pins (d) a rolling ball slows
34. 34.💪 A bag has a mass of 33 kg. Taking 1 kg to weigh about 10 N, what is its weight in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is caused by gravity? (a) a compass needle turns (b) a fridge magnet sticks (c) a river flows downhill (d) lifting a school bag
36. 36.💪 Two equal forces push on a box from opposite sides. They are … (a) balanced (b) gravity (c) doubled (d) unbalanced
37. 37.💪 Is a tug of war a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push
38. 38.💪 Two children push a box to the right, one with 65 N and the other with 95 N. What is the net (total) force on the box, in newtons?
39. 39.💪 Is pushing a trolley a push or a pull? (a) a push (b) a pull
40. 40.💪 Is pushing a swing a push or a pull? (a) a pull (b) a push

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