PHYSICS REVISION - OCTOBER

Answer all the questions.

Underline the most suitable answer.

1. You use a force to _______ a tap.

(a) stretch (b) turn (c) pull (d) push

2. Which of the following needs the biggest force?

(a) Pulling a toy car. (b) Pushing a train.
(c) Lifting a plastic chair. (d) Throwing a paper ball.

3. What is the unit of force?

(a) Metre. (b) Kilogram. (c) Newton. (d) Joule.

4. We can use a ----------------------- to measure force.

(a) newtonmeter (b) ruler (c) scale (d) beaker

5. The weight of an object is the

(a) push of the Earth's gravity on the object.
(b) pull of the Earth's gravity on the object.
(c) pull of the object on the moon.
(d) push of the moon's gravity on the object.

6. Which of the following statements about friction is correct?

(a) Friction is not a force. (b) Friction is measured in newton.
(c)Friction is not opposing motion. (d) Friction supports motion.

7. Matter is pulled to the ground by

a. Space b. gravity c. air d. soil

8. Gravity and forces are two kind of;

a. Inertia
b. Forces
c. Masses
d. Gravity
 9. The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is
called;
a. Mass
b. Friction
c. Gravity

10. The weight of an object always acts towards the

(a) Centre of the object. (b) Centre of the Earth.
(c) Centre of the sky. (d) Centre of a sphere.

11. What is the correct statement about force?

(a) Forces can be seen. (b) Forces cannot be seen.
(c) Forces cannot be felt. (d) Forces can be observed

12. If the two forces acting on the parachutist are equal in size and opposite in direction, the
parachutist falls at a ---------------- speed.
(a) high
(b) very high
(c) safe
(d) dangerous

13. A parachute would be useless if you were to go to the moon because on the moon,
(a) there is no air. (b) there is a thin atmosphere.
(c) there is an atmosphere. (d) there is only oxygen.

14. Which property of a body is measured in kilograms?

(a) Mass b) Temperature c) Volume d) Weight

15. A mass of 500g on Earth is equal to

(a) 5 kg. (b) 0.5 N. (c) 0.5 Nkg-1 (d) 5N

16. Which property of a solid object cannot be changed by the application of a force?
a) Length b) Mass c) Speed d) Shape
 17. If the forces are balanced then the object is
a) at rest. (b) slowing down.
(c) moving with increasing speed. (d) moving with decreasing speed.

18. A person in a factory has to lift a box on to a shelf.

Which action involves the person doing the least amount of work?

(a) Lifting the box quickly to the high shelf.

(b) Lifting the box slowly to the high shelf.
(c) Lifting the box to the low shelf first and then, lifting it to the high shelf.
(d) Lifting the box to the low shelf instead of to the high shelf.

19. An object is stationary (not moving). Which statement is correct?

(i) All forces acting on the object are in the same direction. (ii)
(ii) The object has no weight.
(iii) The two forces acting on the object are equal and opposite in direction.
(iv) The forces acting on the object have no direction

20. An aircraft is flying at a constant speed. The two forces are,

i lift and thrust. (b) thrust and drag. (c) weight and drag. (d)
lift and weight.

21. The floor pushes upwards on us with a force. This is called

i weight. (b) contact force. (c) friction. (d) mass.
22. The downward force on a stool where a book is kept is 3N. What is the total downward force
on the stool if there are 4 identical books on it?
(a) 7N (b) 12N (c) 4N (d) 13

23. Mark 'true' (T) or 'false' (F).

(i) You use a force to stretch a rubber band. [--------]

(ii) Forces can be seen. [--------]

(iii) A force arrow gives the direction of the force. [--------]

(iv) We can feel forces. [--------]

(v) Mass is the amount of matter in an object. [--------]

(vi) Weight is measured in kilograms. [--------]

(vii) The upward push on us from the floor is called the contact force. [--------]

(viii) On the moon, a feather falls at the same rate as a hammer. [--------]
24. Draw and label the forces on each diagram.
(i) This horse carriage is moving forward. Draw an arrow to show air resistance.

(ii) This girl is pushing a cart. Draw an arrow to show the girl's push on the trolley.

(iii) This boy is lifting some heavy books. Draw an arrow to show the boy's push on the

books.

(iv) The picture shows a man standing on the Earth. Draw an arrow to show his weight on

the Earth.
(v) The picture shows an apple on a book. Draw an arrow to show the contact force from
the book on the apple.
 25. Match
A B
a. Hitting a tennis ball with a (i) Move an object at rest
racket
b. Pushing the brake in a car (ii) Changing the direction of an
object.
c. Stretching a rubber band (iii) Changing the shape of an object
d. Kicking a football on the (iv) Stop a moving object
ground

26. (i) Complete the following equation.

Weight = ------------- × -------------
(ii) Using the above equation, complete the following table.
Object Mass (kg) Weight (N)

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Table 50

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 27. Radha and Nami are investigating about friction. These are the pieces of equipment that they
will be using.

materials.
a. What measurement should they take?
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b. What variable should they change?
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c. The materials they use have different surfaces.
(i) Some of the materials are smoother. Give an example.
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(ii) Some of the materials are rougher. Give an example.
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(iii) Predict what will happen when the rougher materials are used.

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d. To make this a fair investigation, what variables should they keep constant?
(Give two answers.)