Quiz about Contact vs Noncontact Forces

Question 1

Are forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.

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Contact forces

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Normal forces

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action-at-a-distance forces

Question 2

When a body moves another.

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Pushing or pulling

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Normal force

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Friction

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Elastic

Question 3

Force with which objects tend to return to its original state after being stretched or compressed by an external force.

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Elasticity

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Push or pull

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Tension

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Friction

Question 4

Generated between two bodies in contact with each other by resistance to rubbing between them.

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Friction

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Push or pull

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Tension

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Elasticity

Question 5

Earth behave like a huge magnet.

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True

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False

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I don't know

Question 6

What type of force?

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Magnetic

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Gravitational

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Applied

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Normal

Question 7

What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?

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Electrostatic force

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Applied

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Gravitational

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Magnetic

Question 8

Leanna decided to rearrange her bedroom by moving her dresser to the opposite wall. She tried pushing it, but found that the dresser would not move. What force was Leanne NOT able to overcome?

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frictional force

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electrical force

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magnetic force

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tension force

Question 9

What force does a parachute use to slow things down before hitting the ground?

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Air resistance

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Friction

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Water resistance

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Wind

Question 10

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

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force

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friction

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magnet

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gravity

Question 11

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?

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They will not move at all.

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The boy in blue will win.

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The boy in red will win.

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Both will fall down.

Question 12

10. A ball rolls down from the top of a grassy hill, reaches the bottom of the hill, continues to roll, and then starts to slow down and comes to a stop. What forces caused this ball's motion?

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Gravity caused the ball to roll down the hill, but frictional force caused the ball to slow down and stop.

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Frictional force caused the ball to roll down the hill, but air resistance caused the ball to slow down and stop.

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Magnetic force caused the ball to roll down the hill, but gravity caused the ball to slow down and stop.

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The force of the hill caused the ball to roll down it, but gravity caused the ball to slow down and stop.

Question 13

Are high tides in the ocean a

Accepted Answer

Non-Contact force

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Contact Force

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Neither

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Resistance Force

Question 14

A pencil falling to the floor

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Non-Contact force

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Contact force

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Neither

Question 15

A compass directing you North is a

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Non-Contact force

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Contact force

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Neither

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Both

Question 16

Your hair being pulled towards a balloon is a

Accepted Answer

Non-Contact force

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Contact force

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Neither

Question 17

A boat floating on a lake is an example of

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Bouyancy which is a Contact Force

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Push/Pull force

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Bouyancy which is a Non- Contact Force

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Gravity

Question 18

When a bike slows down after you stop pedaling it is an example of

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A contact force - friction

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A non-contact force - slowing force

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Both types

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Laziness

Question 19

The moon orbiting around the Earth is an example of a

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Non-contact force

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contact force

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Electrostatic attraction

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