Forces
Balanced and Unbalanced
Contact and Non-Conact
Mass and Weight
Skills
100

What is a force?

A push or pull or twist


100

What is meant by balanced forces?

where the effect of one force is cancelled out by another.  

100

What are contact forces? Give two examples.

Friction, air resistance, water resistance, tension

100

What is mass?

The amount of matter in an object.

100

What is the first thing in a scientific report?

Title :)

200

What does force do to an object?

Change its shape, speed, or direction

200

A car moves at constant speed on a straight road. Are the forces balanced or unbalanced?

Balanced

200

What are non-contact forces? Give two examples.

Gravity, magnetism, electrostatic

200

What is weight?

The force of gravity on an object.

200

Name 6 parts of a scientific report

too easy.

300

What unit is used to measure force?

N

300

A car is slowing down to stop at a light. Are the force balanced or unbalanced?

Unbalanced

300

Is friction a contact or non-contact force?

Contact
300

What units are used to measure mass and weight?

mass - kg; weight; N

300

Name 3 things to remember when drawing a graph

Pencil, labelled axis, title, scale, straight line.

400

What do we use to draw forces?

Straight arrows
400

Why does a sliding book eventually stop?

Friction

400

How is gravity different from friction?

Gravity is a non-contact force; friction is a contact force.

400

Which one changes with location: mass or weight?

Weight

400

Give an example of a hypothesis

If you increase X than Y will increase/decrease.

500

Name the two main types of forces.

Contact and non-contact.

500

A toy car is pushed with 10 N right, and friction is 4 N left. What is the net force and direction?

6 N

500

A balloon sticks to a wall after being rubbed on hair. Is this a contact or non-contact force?

Non-contact: electrostatic

500

Earth has a gravitational pull of 10N/kg. What is the weight of an object that has a mass of 4kg? 

40 N

500

Why do we write scientific reports?

They help to clearly communicate our findings.