Forces in Engineering

An object drops due to the force of _____________.

• friction

• gravity

• inertia

• momentum

"An effect that causes things to move in a particular way" is called ....

• force

• motion

• vector

• resultant

How would a magnet interact with these rubber bands?

• The rubber bands would stick to the magnets.

• the magnet would repel the rubber band

• the magnet would attract the rubber band

• nothing would happen

The illustration shows what happened when a balloon touched a girl’s hair.

Which type of force caused the girl’s hair to cling to the balloon?

• magnetic force

• electrical force

• frictional force

• gravitational force

Click ALL of the objects that would be attracted to a magnet.

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This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together.

• gravity

• tension

• friction

• buoyancy

Forces are measured in ..............................

• kilograms

• metres

• newtons

• milliliters

"The ability or tendency of something to float in water or other fluids"

• distance

• buoyancy

• gravity

• friction