Forces
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Q1. What do you call a
force to move something
away from you?
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A1. Push
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Q2. What do you call a
force to bring something
towards you?
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A2. Pull
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Q3. What gives
everything its weight on
Earth, or anywhere
else?
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A3. Gravity
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Q4. What force opposes
the motion of sliding
objects?
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A4. Friction
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Q5. What special
property do Iron, Cobalt
and Nickel have?
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A5. They are
magnetic
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Q6. What allows a ship
to float on the ocean?
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A6. Buoyancy
Upthrust
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Q7. What do you call a
fluid that reduces friction
between surfaces?
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A7. Lubricant
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Q8. What do you call
something that returns to
its original shape when
deformed?
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A8. Elastic
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Q9. What do you call
something that retains
its shape when
deformed?
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A9. Plastic
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Q10. When a wire is
pulled it is said
to be in ...
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A10. Tension
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Q11. When you stand on
a brick it is said
to be in ...
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A11. Compression
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Q12. What is the
scientific term for
“heaviness", something's
mass divided by its
volume?
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A12. Density
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Q13. What slows
something down as it
flies through the
atmosphere?
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A13. Air resistance
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Q14. Fast cars and
aeroplanes are
streamlined to reduce
what?
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A14. Drag
Air resistance
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Q15. What do we call
the force on a mass due
to gravity?
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A15. Weight
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Well Done!
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