Fundamental Forces Worksheet
Gravitational
Force
Weak
Nuclear
Force
Electromagnetic
Force
Strong
Nuclear
Force
This force between
objects only attracts, and
never repels
This force between
objects can either
repel or attract
This force between objects
can either repel or attract
This force between
objects can either
repel or attract
This force can act on
objects infinitely far away
This force only acts
on objects within
10-18m of each
other
This force can act on objects
infinitely far away
This force only acts
on objects within 1015
m of each other
This is the weakest force,
so you don’t really notice
it unless at least one of the
objects involved is very
large
This is the second
weakest
fundamental force
This is the second strongest
fundamental force
This is the strongest
fundamental force
This force holds our
planet to orbit around the
sun
This force is
responsible for
interactions
between elementary
particles
This force holds ionic
compounds like salt together
This force holds
neutrons and protons
together in the nucleus
of an atom
Maglev trains rely on this
force to propel them forward
This force overpowers
the repelling
electromagnetic force
to keep protons
together
This force holds our entire
Milky Way galaxy
together