Types of force and their effects Quiz
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1. Which instrument measures a force?
- A. balance
- B. ammeter
- C. stopwatch
- D. newton meter
2. Which pair are both contact forces?
- A. weight and magnetic force
- B. friction and tension
- C. weight and friction
- D. electrostatic force and upthrust
3. A footballer kicks a ball moving left so that it moves right. What effect did the force have?
- A. It changed the direction of motion
- B. It changed the mass of the ball
- C. It had no effect
- D. It changed only the shape
4. In a free-body diagram, what does the length of an arrow show?
- A. the mass of the object
- B. the speed of the object
- C. the size of the force
- D. the time the force acts
5. A book rests on a table. Which forces act on the book?
- A. weight upwards and friction downwards
- B. tension and weight both downwards
- C. upthrust downwards only
- D. weight downwards and normal reaction upwards