Contact & Non-Contact Forces
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- Q1__________ is a force that resists motion between two surfaces that are in contact.ElectricityMagnetismFrictionGravity60s
- Q2Nathan holds two magnets near each other. He finds that the magnets stick to each other like this. Magnet I has the poles labelled in the picture. How would you label the poles on magnet II? Which of these correctly gives points 1 and 2 of magnet II?Both points 1 and 2 are the South poles.Both points 1 and 2 are the North poles.Point 1 is the North Pole and point 2 is the South Pole.Point 1 is the South Pole and point 2 is the North Pole.60s
- Q3What is a force that acts when two objects touch?Balanced ForceUnbalanced ForceNon-Contact ForceContact Force60s
- Q4This is a force that acts over a distance, cannot be seen, and causes like poles to repel and opposite poles to attract. What is this force?magnetismgravityfrictionair resistance60s
- Q5Which of the following is an example of a contact force?The moon orbiting EarthA tossed ball is falling to the groundWind blowing leaves across the yardA magnet picking up safety pins60s
- Q6Which of the following is an example of a non-contact forceA duck floating on waterYour book lying on a tableMoon orbiting EarthWind moving a sailboat60s
- Q7A force acting in the opposite direction of an object in motionNormalBuoyantFrictionGravity60s
- Q8Is water waves hitting the sandy beach a contact force?NoYes60s
- Q9True or False: Two objects not in physical contact with each other are able to exert a push or pull.FalseTrue60s
- Q10Opposite ends of a magnets attract or repel each other?attractrepel60s
- Q11What is defined as a push or pull?VectorMotionSpeedForce60s
- Q12Luis rubbed a balloon on his hair and held the balloon next to the wall. He observed the balloon stick to the wall. Which of the following is responsible for the balloon sticking to the wall?Electric ForceFrictionGravityMagnetic Force60s
- Q13Gordon is making a list of forces for his science class. Which of the following should Gordon NOT list as a force?FrictionGravityA push or pullMass60s
- Q14Meg designs an experiment to see which of three types of sneakers provides the most friction. She uses the equipment listed below. 1. Sneaker 1 2. Sneaker 2 3. Sneaker 3 4. Spring scale She uses the setup illustrated above and pulls the spring scale to the left. In what direction does the force of friction act?To the rightDownwardTo the leftUpward60s
- Q15The forces acting on a falling leaf areGravity and friction (air resistance).Inertia and friction.Mass and inertia.Gravity and inertia.60s
