Forces Revision Test

What is different for a person on the moon compared to on Earth?

• Mass

• Weight

• Both of the above

• Neither of the above

Explain the difference between mass and weight.

Answer explanation

Mass is the amount of matter in an object. Weight is the name given to the pulling force of gravity on an object.

State which word from the list correctly completes each statement, "All around us, things move or are in ____________.

• push

• motion

• Newton

• Force

• spring

State which word from the list correctly completes each statement, "Whenever there is a change in motion, a ____________ has acted."

• push

• motion

• Newton

• force

• spring

State which word from the list correctly completes the statement, "A force can be a ____________, pull or a twist."

• push

• motion

• Newton

• force

• spring

State which word from the list correctly completes the statement, "A force can be measured using a ____________ balance."

• push

• motion

• newton

• force

• spring

State which word from the list correctly completes the statement, "The unit used to measure a force is called the ____________."

• push

• motion

• Newton

• force

• spring

If the forces acting on an object are balanced, then it is not moving or travelling at a constant speed.

• True

• False

You apply a force when you squeeze a tube of toothpaste.

• True

• False

Inertia describes the tendency of an object to change its motion.

• True

• False