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10/19 - Quiz: What are Forces?
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A force is defined as a __________ or __________.
newton / watt
take / give
push / pull
shape / direction
Forces are vector quantities, which means that they have magnitude and ____________________.
newton
shape
direction
contact
Forces can cause an object to change in THREE ways. (Pick three)
change speed
change direction
change shape
change contact
Forces are measured using SI units called ____________, which has the symbol _________.
Watts / W
newtons / N
Watts / WT
newtons / NE
Forces are often measured using a device called a ____________________.
contact scale
mass scale
spring scale
force scale
__________ forces are a category of forces involve object touching one another, such as friction.
distance
contact
non-contact
close
__________ forces are a category of forces that can act at a distance, such as gravity.
contact
newton
non-contact
close
The force that pulls all objects towards the Earth.
Spring
Applied
Tension
Gravity
The force of a compressed/stretched coil as it tries return to resting state.
Tension
Applied
Spring
Gravity
The force in strings, cables, ropes or wires when they are being pulled.
Gravity
Spring
Applied
Tension
A force that is transferred from a person or object to another object.
Applied
Tension
Gravity
Spring
A book sitting on a high shelf. What arethe forces on the book?
air resistance / gravity
normal / friction
gravity / normal
tension / gravity
A car moving down a straight road. What are the forces on the car?
spring / applied
buoyant / normal
air resistance / friction
gravity / tension
A monkey hanging from a branch. What are the forces on the monkey?
gravity / electrical
gravity / tension
tension / buoyant
applied / spring