GHANA CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – DODOWA

ADEI CARDWEL MIDDLE SCHOOL

INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TOPIC – FORCES
NAME:………………………………………………….. DATE:……………

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES

1. What is a force? a) A push or pull on an object

b) The speed of an object c) The color of an object

2. Which of the following is NOT a contact force?

a) Friction b) Gravity c) Magnetism

3. What is the SI unit of force? a)

Joule b)Watt c)Newton

4. When two forces act in opposite directions and have equal magnitudes, what is the net
force? a) The sum of the two forces b) Zero
c) The difference between the two forces

5. If you push an object with a force of 20 Newtons to the right, and your friend pushes it with a
force of 15 Newtons to the left, what is the net force on the object? a) 5 N to
the right b) 35 N to the right c) 5N to the left

6. What is the unit of measurement for distance?

a) Kilograms c) Seconds
b) Meters d) Liters

7. What happens when an object is in equilibrium?

a) It is at rest b) It is accelerating
c) It is changing shape d) It is experiencing a net force

8. What is the formula to calculate speed?

a) Speed = Distance × Time c) Speed = Force × Mass
b) b) Speed = Time × Acceleration d) Speed = Energy ÷ Time

9. Which of the following best describes the concept of gravity?

a) The force that causes objects to fall
b) The force that pushes objects away from each other
c) The force that causes objects to spin
d) The force that pulls objects towards the sun

10. What is the unit of measurement for force?

 a) Kilogram c) Volt
b) Watt d) Newton
11. What is the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration according to Newton's second
law of motion?
a) Force = Mass × Acceleration c) Force = Mass + Acceleration
b) Force = Mass ÷ Acceleration d) Force = Mass - Acceleration

12. Which of the following best describes the concept of friction?

a) The force that pushes objects away from each other
b) The force that pulls objects towards each other
c) The force that opposes motion
d) The force that causes objects to spin

13. What is the formula to calculate density?

a) Density = Mass × Volume
b) Density = Volume ÷ Mass
c) Density = Force ÷ Area
d) Density = Acceleration × Time

14. Without air resistance, objects drop ….

a) Depends on the object
b) At the same time
c) Faster depending on mass
d) Depends on the gravity

15. What can a force change?

a) Speed, shape and colour of an object
b) Speed, shape and direction of an object
c) Speed, shape and elements of an object
d) Speed, shape and mass of an object

16. Which of Newton’s Law of motion is this: “for

every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction”.
a) 1st law c) 3rd law
b) 2 law
nd
d) 4th law

17. Which scientist first explained how gravity works?

a) Albert Einstein c) Galileo Galilei
b) Isaac Newton d) Robert Hooke

SECTION B – DISCUSSION / SHORT ANSWERS

 1. Polar bears are extremely good swimmers. If a polar bear is swimming with an average of 2.6 m/s,
how far will it have traveled after 120 seconds?

2. What is the speed of a car that traveled 200m in 12 seconds?

3. If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?

4. A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest. Find the
acceleration

5. Speed of an object in a particular direction is described as

6. When riding a bicycle past a building, you are not moving relative to the

7. If the speed of an object does not change, the object is traveling at

8. When an object’s distance from another object is changing it means

9. The formula for calculating speed is

10. A runner crossed the 1 mile marker of a race running at a speed of 9 miles per hour. She
crossed the finish line running at a speed of 9.8 miles per hour. This is an
example of

11. An object that appears to stay in place and that helps you detect motion in another object is known as

12. This graph represents

13. A negative acceleration means that your object is Whilst a

positive acceleration means that your object is

14. If it takes Heather 3 seconds to run from the batter's box to first base at an average
speed of 6.5 meters per second, what is the distance she covers in that time?

15. The SI unit for force is

16. What causes on object so slow down while sliding on a surface?

17. . What is happening at A?

18. Complete the sentence about tidal forces on Earth.

 Tidal forces on Earth are due to the ……………………………………. force of attraction between the
Earth, ……………………………………. and …………………………………….

SECTION C – FULL CAMBRIDGE

1. Ahmed has time and distance measurements for a bicycle journey.

time in seconds distance in metres

0 0

20 60
 40 240
60 420

80 600
100 760

(a) Write down the equipment he uses to make these measurements.

time to measure 20 s ……………………………………………………………………………..

distance to measure 60 m ……………………………………………………………………. [2]

(b) Complete the graph by:

• plotting the other four points
• drawing a line to connect the points.

in seconds
[2]
(c) Calculate the speed when a distance of 60 m is travelled in 20 s.
Use the equation shown.

distance
speed = time

speed = ……………………….m / s [1]

2 Mike and Oliver are on a see-saw.

 Oliver
Mike

pivot

3m 2m
400 N

The see-saw is balanced.

a. Mike has a weight of 400 N.

Calculate Oliver’s weight. Use the principle of moments.

Oliver’s weight = ……………………………………[2]

b. Pierre and Rajiv stand upright.

Pierre Rajiv
Look at the table. It shows some information about Pierre and Rajiv.
name weight in N area of shoes in m2
Pierre 440 0.04
Rajiv 500 0.05
Pierre exerts a
greater pressure on the ground than Rajiv.

Use calculations to explain why Pierre exerts a greater pressure on the ground than Rajiv.

3 Blessy draws five different distance / time graphs on the same axes.
 A
B
C
distance
from
Blessy E

time
The distance axis shows how far an object is away from Blessy.

(a) Which graph shows a stationary object?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D E [1]

(b) Which graph shows an object moving towards Blessy?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D E [1]

(c) Which graph shows an object getting faster?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D E [1]

4 The diagram shows two different forces F1 and F2 acting on a ruler. The ruler is balanced.

d1 d2
ruler

pivot
F2
F1

Explain why the ruler is balanced.

Use ideas about the principle of moments.

 [2]

5 The diagram shows a helicopter in the air.

The arrows show the directions of the four forces which can act on it.
A

D B

(a) Two of the forces must be equal for the helicopter to stay at the same height.

Which two forces? ................... and ................... [1]

The next diagram shows the sizes of the four forces at a different stage in its flight.
1500N

2000N 1500N

2000N

(b) Draw an arrow on this diagram to show which direction the helicopter will move. [1]

(c) The helicopter is now on the ground and the engine is turned off.
It is on level ground and there is no wind blowing.
The next diagram shows the direction of one force, C, acting on the helicopter.

ground

(i) Write down the name given to force C. ……….. ...................................................[1]

 (ii) One other force is acting on the helicopter when it is on the ground.
Draw an arrow on the diagram to show the direction of this other force.

6 Ashley wants to calculate the average speed of a toy car travelling down a slope.
He releases the car from the starting point.

He does not push the car.

starting point

angle of slope in degrees

NOT TO SCALE

a. Ashley takes measurements of distance and time.

Write down the names of the pieces of equipment Ashley uses to measure distance and time.

Distance ………………………………………………………………..

Time ……………………………………………………………….. [2]

b. Describe how Ashley uses the distance and the time to calculate the average speed of the toy car.

…………………………………………………………… [1]

c. Ashley repeats the investigation using different angles of the slope.

Look at his results.

angle of slope distance time in average

in degrees in metres seconds speed
in m / s
10 1.0 1.6 0.63
20 1.0 2.0 0.50
30 1.0 1.1 0.91
Ashley makes a prediction,

‘The greater the angle of the slope, the greater the speed of the car.’

Give one reason why Ashley’s results support his prediction and
one reason why Ashley’s results do not support his prediction.

support his prediction

do not support his prediction

 7 Look at the diagram of a sealed bottle containing particles of gas

particle of gas

(a) The gas exerts a pressure on the sides of the bottle.

Explain how the gas exerts a pressure.

Use ideas about particles.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

(b) The sealed bottle is moved into a colder room.

Explain why the pressure inside the bottle gets less.

Use ideas about particles.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]
(c) A perfume is sprayed in a room.

perfume

The smell of the perfume eventually fills the room.

Circle the name of this process.

condensation convection diffusion heating [1]

8Enkay investigates turning forces. He balances a ruler using different forces and distances.
 ruler distance A distance B

pivot

force C force D

(a) The turning force is called a moment.

Describe how to calculate a moment.

[1]
(b) Enkay makes the ruler balance three times.

He writes down the different measurements each time.

distance= 6cm, distance= 12 cm, force= 4 N, force D = 2 N

A B C
distance= 5 cm, distance= 2 cm, = 4 N, force D = 10 N
A B force C

distance= 4 cm, distance= 8 cm, = 2 N, D =1N

A B C
force force

(i) Complete the table using these results.

Distance A Force C Distance B

in cm in N in cm

[3]

(ii) Enkay says,

‘I think my results are reliable.’

Tick (✓) to show if Enkay is correct. Yes . No

Explain your answer.

9 Esinam investigates water pressure.

(a) Water is inside a container with holes in one side.

A hole

B
water
C

(a) Where is the water pressure the greatest?

Circle the correct answer.

A B C D E
[1]
(b) Water is inside a different shaped container.

F G H
water

Compare the water pressure at F, G and H.

[1]

10 Angela measures the temperature of three samples of water.

The diagrams show her results.

 0 40
10

–10 30
0

–10 –20 20

thermometer A thermometer B
thermometer C

Record the temperature of each thermometer in the table.

thermometer temperature
in °C

11 Lily investigates forces.

Lily:

• drops a stone and a feather at the same time in a tube of air

• drops the same stone and feather at the same time in a vacuum.

feather

stone
 air vacuum

Write down what Lily observes.

Explain her observations.

Use ideas about forces.

[3]

12 Aiko calculates the density of some objects.

(a) A block of iron has a mass of 19.68 g. The volume of the block is 2.50 cm3.

(i) Write down the equation Aiko uses to calculate density.

density = [1]

(ii) Calculate the density of Aiko's block of iron.

density = g / cm3 [1]

(b) Aiko calculates the density of four objects.

Look at her results.

object density
in g / cm3
A 2.7
B 8.4
C 0.002
D 13.6
 Which object is a gas? Circle the correct answer.

A B C D
Explain your answer.

[1]

13. Anna – Nelissa does an experiment to find the maximum friction force between a wooden block and
different surfaces

Here are her results

DIFFERENT Friction force in N
SURFACES
TEST 1 TEST 2 TEST 3
Carpet 24. 5 32.6 26.4

Glass 9.3 9.6 10.2

Wood 15.0 18.1 16.4

(a) Name the apparatus Anna – Nelissa uses to measure the Friction force.

............................................................................................ [1]

(b) Anna – Nelissa repeated the measurements for each surface three times. Explain why?

..............................................................................................................

......................................................................................................... [1]

(c) How do you understand the term Friction.

..............................................................................................................

........................................................................................................... [1]

14. A truck is moving forward.

Forces act on the truck.
 Circle the correct answer.

Does not move Moves backwards Turns left Speeds up Slow down

b) The force labelled 100N is the driving force.

Write down the name of the force labelled 60N

……………………………………………………………………………………………

c) i) Draw one arrow on the truck to show the weight

ii) The weight of the truck is increased.

What does gravity do to the truck? Circle the correct answer.

Moves it backwards Moves it downwards Moves it forwards

Moves it upwards Speeds it up

15. Aiko uses a tray and some marbles to model gas pressure in a container.
 Explain how Aiko uses the equipment to model gas pressure in a container.

[2]

16. Yuri runs a 100 m race.

He takes 13 seconds to run 100 m.

(a) Calculate Yuri’s average speed.

Include the units in your answer.

Yuri’s average speed = [2]

(b) Yuri does a run.

Look at the distance / time graph for Yuri’s run.

 Yuri stops for a rest.

Between which points does Yuri stop for a rest?

Tick ( ) the box next to the correct answer.

A and B

B and C

C and D

D and E
[1]

17. Safia investigates how changing the temperature affects the volume of a gas.

She places a sealed balloon in water at two different temperatures.

 She uses water at 10 °C and at 50 °C.

She measures the diameter of the balloon at both temperatures.

Predict what happens to the diameter of the balloon as the temperature of the water increases.

Prediction

Explain your answer. Use ideas about particles.

[3]

18 Complete the sentences about diffusion.

Diffusion occurs in gases and .

When perfume is sprayed in a room, the perfume particles and air particles move and .

Diffusion occurs more quickly if a gas is hotter because the gas particles move .

[2]

19 Yuri investigates the water content of potatoes.

Yuri:

step 1 - cuts a piece of potato with a sharp knife into a cube of mass 10.0 g

step 2 - heats the cube of potato in a microwave for 1 minute

 step 3 - uses a balance to find the mass of the cube of potato

step 4 - repeats steps 2 and 3 until the cube of potato has been heated for a total of 10 minutes.

a. Here are his results.

time in mass of cube of potato in

minutes g

0 10.0
1 9.4
2 8.5
3 7.3
4 5.9
5 4.6
6 3.5
7 2.7
8 2.1
9 2.1
10 2.1

Look at the graph of his results.

The last eight masses from the table have been plotted on the graph.

Complete the graph by:

• labelling the axes

• plotting the first three masses from the table on the graph

• drawing a curve of best fit.

...............................

...............................
 ....................................

.................................... [4]
(b) Yuri says,

‘I have read that vegetables are 90% water.

I predict 90% of this potato will be water.’

Tick ( ) to show if the results support Yuri’s prediction.

yes

Explain your answer.

[1]

20. Lily and Blessy play on a seesaw.

(a) Lily sits at a distance of 1.5 m from the pivot.

1.5 m

Lily

pivot

Lily weighs 500 N.

Calculate the moment of Lily’s weight about the pivot.

Include the unit in your answer.

moment of Lily’s weight = unit [3]

(b) Blessy sits on the seesaw with Lily.

Blessy weighs 600 N.

The seesaw is balanced.

Calculate the distance Blessy sits from the pivot.

Use ideas about the principle of moments.

distance from pivot m [2]

21 A teacher investigates pressure.

The teacher:

• fills a balloon with water

• places a burning piece of paper in a jar
• puts the balloon on top of the jar.

(a) Describe how the teacher makes this investigation safe.

[1]

(b) When the piece of paper stops burning, the temperature in the jar decreases.

The air pressure in the jar decreases.

Use the particle theory to explain why.

[2]
22. Angelique jumps up and down on a trampoline.

(a) (i) Write down the name of the force that pulls Angelique towards the trampoline.

Angelique

trampoline

..............................................................................................................................[1]

(ii) Draw a line with an arrow ( ) to show the direction of this force.

Start the line on the large dot on Angelique. [1]

(b) Angelique lands on the trampoline.

She bends her knees and pushes hard against the trampoline.

Complete the sentence.

Choose the best word from the list.

force friction mass weight

Angelique exerts more .............................................................. so she jumps higher

23. Blessy investigates floating objects.

She uses a small plastic box in a bowl of water.

 She puts weights into the box.
She measures the depth of the box below the water.

(a) Blessy needs to measure the weights in the box.

What piece of equipment should she use?

Tick ( ) the correct box.

[1]

(b) Blessy needs to measure the depth of the box below the water.

What piece of equipment should she use?

Tick ( ) the correct box.

[1]

24. Simran has been measuring the time taken for different objects to slide down a ramp.

The picture shows the ramp with one of the objects, a pencil case, on it.

ramp
 pencil case
books to
support
the ramp

(a) On the picture, draw an arrow to show the direction of the force of friction on the pencil case.
[1]

(b) When timing the different objects, the test should be made fair.

One factor to keep constant is the distance that the object slides.

State two other factors which need to be kept the same for each test.

1 .......................................................................................................................................

2 ...................................................................................................................................[2]

Simran repeats the test with the pencil case and records the results in this table.
object first time in s second time third time in s
in s

pencil case 1.2 2.5 1.3

She thinks there may be something wrong with her second time.

(c) Why might she think this?

..........................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................[1]

(d) How could she check if the second time was wrong?

..........................................................................................................................................

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25. Liz and Rena investigate how high a ball bounces.

They use a metre ruler and a tennis ball.

Liz drops the ball from different heights.

Rena watches and records the height of the first bounce.

They measure the height from the bottom of the ball.

metre ruler tennis ball to be dropped

hard surface

(a) Write down one reason why Rena will find it difficult to record the height of the bounce accurately.

..........................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................[1]

Liz and Rena repeat each test three times and work out the average for each.

They measure in centimetres (cm).

They record their results in the table below.

drop height in cm average bounce height
in cm

20 14
40 27
60 45
80 56
100 69
They have plotted three of their results on a graph.

(b) Complete the graph by:

• plotting the last two points

• drawing a best fit straight line.
 80

70

60

50
bounce height
in cm 40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
drop height in cm
[2]

(c) One advantage of plotting a graph is that the trend can be seen more clearly than in the table.

Write down one other advantage of displaying results in a graph.

..........................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................[1]

(d) Another group in the class does the test.

They plotted their results on a similar graph.

Their points were all far from their line.

What does this suggest about their results?

..........................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................[1]
 26. Andy and James are pulling on a rope.

The size and direction of their pulling forces are shown.

(a) The rope does not move toward Andy or James.

Explain why the rope does not move.

..........................................................................................................................................

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......................................................................................................................................[2]

(b) Andy keeps pulling with the same force of 100 N.

The rope now starts to move towards him.

What must have happened to the pulling force from James?

..........................................................................................................................................

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 27. The diagram shows four large objects, A to D, at different places on the Earth’s surface.

D Earth B

(a) Draw arrows from the objects to show the force of gravity on them.

The first one has been done for you. [2]

(b) The Moon has a smaller force of gravity than the Earth.

Use this information to complete the sentences.

Use the words from the list below.

greater the same less

The mass of object A will be ..................................... when placed on the Moon.

The weight of object A will be ...................................... when placed on the Moon.

[2]

28. Friction is a type of force.

(a) Here are some sentences about friction.

Friction acts in the opposite direction to motion.

Friction can be reduced by using oil.

Friction can be useful.

Friction is a force that slows down moving objects.

 How many of these sentences are true?

Circle the correct answer.

0 1 2 3 4
[1]

(b) Ice skates have thin blades.

thin blade

There is a layer of water between the thin blade and the ice.

Explain how this layer of water helps the skater.

..........................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................[2]

29. Pierre and Priya investigate air resistance.

They have a ball and a feather.

feather

ball

Pierre drops the ball and the feather from the same height.
Priya times how long it takes for the ball and the feather to reach the ground.
They repeat their experiment three times.
 Here are their results.

time taken to reach the ground

in seconds
average time taken
object to reach the ground
experiment experiment experiment in seconds
1 2 3
ball 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5

feather 25 23 24 24

(a) Explain their results.

Use ideas about air resistance.

[2]

(b) Pierre makes this prediction,

‘If we repeat the investigation in a vacuum the ball and the feather will both take
the same time to reach the ground.’

Tick ( ) to show if Pierre is correct.

Yes No

Explain your answer.

[1]

30. Gravity is a force.

(a) Mike wants to find out if the total mass of two objects affects the force between the objects.

Mike collects information from the internet about the:

 • mass of two objects, A and B • distance between these two
objects
• force between these two objects.

He puts the information in a table.

mass of mass of distance between force between object

object A object B object A and object B A and object B
in kg in kg in m in N

1 1 1 1

2 1 1 2

2 2 1 3

2 3 1 6

3 3 1 9

(i) Mike says,

'This is a fair test.'

Explain why this is a fair test.

Use information from the table.

[1]

(ii) Mike notices a mistake with one of the values for the force between objects in N.

This measurement should be 4 N.

Identify the incorrect value.

Explain your answer.

incorrect force between objects in N ………………………………………….N

explanation

[2]
 (b) Complete the sentence to describe gravity.

Choose from the list.

attraction mass repulsion weight

Gravity is the force of ……………………………………….. between two objects.

31. Angelique investigates how objects fall.

Angelique:

• uses a magnet to attach an iron ball and a feather to the bottom of a lid

N magnet

lid S

feather

iron ball

• puts the lid on top of a tube to seal the tube

• removes the magnet so the ball and feather fall at the same time
• repeats this with different contents inside the sealed tube.

Angelique takes a photograph of each tube 0.5 s after the magnet is removed.

The position of the ball and feather in the photographs are shown in the diagrams.

A B C D
(a) One tube is a vacuum, the other tubes contain either air or thick oil or water.

Complete the sentences.

Choose from the list.

air thick oil water

One has been done for you.

Tube A contains ……………………………………….. .

Tube B is a vacuum.

Tube C contains ………………………………… .

Tube D contains …………………………………. . [1]

(b) Explain the results for diagram B (the vacuum).

[2]

PROVIDED ANSWERS FOR FULL CAMBRIDGE

2. (a) 400 x 3 = Oliver’s weight x 2 → 600N

(b) Pressure = force / area
Pierre’s pressure = 400 / 0.04 = 11000 N/m2
 Rajiv’s pressure = 500 / 0.05 = 10000 N/m2

16. (a) Speed = 7.69 / 7.7m/s

(b) B and C

17. prediction – diameter of balloon increases

because at higher temperatures particles move faster or have more energy
particles spread out / greater distance between particles / balloon walls pushed out