Year 7 Forces Revision 2013 Name: _______________________________

1. What can a force do to a moving object? ( 5 things )

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2. What can a force do to a stationary object ( 2 things )

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3. Tell me whether it is a contact (C) or non-contact (NC) force.
Someone push you from friction when you move a
the back chair
A leaf float on the water magnetic force
surface
water resistance buoyancy

rubbed balloon can attract electrostatic forces

small pieces of paper
pulling the dog apple falling down from
tree due to gravity
4. Complete the table showing the differences between mass and weight

MASS WEIGHT
Unit: Kg Unit: __________
The amount of matter The matter acted on by _____________
The mass always _____________________ The weight changes on different
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5. Why the astronaut weighs less on the Moon and that on the Earth? Does his mass change?

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6. If you have a mass of 60Kg, the gravity factor on Earth is 10 and the Jupiter is 25. What is
your weight on Earth compared to that on Jupiter in Newtons.

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7. Name the equipment used to measure small forces in the Laboratory.

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8. Why are there different colours of the equipment mentioned above?

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9. What can be drawn to represent a force? What to draw if it is a bigger force?

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10. Label all the forces in the diagram below.
Pedal force,
Reaction force,
Weight of the person and the bike,
Air resistance (Drag force)

11. Tell me two things about air resistance?

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12. What is Friction?

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13. Give three examples (ways) that reduce friction in your daily life.

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14. Give an example on when friction becomes helpful and when friction becomes a problem.

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15. Briefly explain why water skater or paper clip can float on the water surface.

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16. Use these words: hammering, nickel, repel, stroking, north, poles, cobalt. south,
heating, electricity, magnetic, attract, iron
A magnet consists of ________________ and _______________poles. The magnetic effect is

strongest at the _______________. A __________________ field can be displaced by using iron filings.

17. Laws of Magnetism: Like poles _____________________ and Opposite poles _____________________.

18. Iron can be magnetized by _________________________ with a magnet or by passing

______________________ to form an electromagnet.

19. Magnetism can be destroyed by _______________________ or _______________________ .

20. Non-metals and most other metals are not magnetic (cant be attracted by a magnet). Only
3 metals are magnetic (can be made into magnets) : __________________ (or steel), _____________
and __________________.