Starter quiz

  • Forces (pushes and pulls) cannot be seen. So how do we represent forces in diagrams?
    • We do not draw anything to represent forces.
    • Forces are represented using circles.
    • Forces are represented using arrows.  ✓
    • Forces are represented using crosses.
  • ______ arrows are used to represent forces in diagrams.
    • 'force' ✓
  • What is needed to draw straight lines of a set length?
    • pencil and ruler  ✓
    • protractor and ruler
    • pencil and protractor
    • ink pen and ruler
    • pencil
  • If a 5 N force was drawn 5 cm long, how would you draw a 10 N force?
    • 1 cm long
    • 5 cm long
    • 10 cm long  ✓
    • 15 cm long
    • 10 m long
  • What direction do you think arrows used to represent forces should be drawn?
    • pointing up
    • pointing down
    • pointing in the direction the force acts  ✓
    • pointing in the opposite direction to the direction the force acts
    • pointing to the object the force acts on
  • What direction do gravitational forces act?
    • vertically upwards in a diagram
    • vertically downwards in a diagram
    • towards the centre of Earth  ✓
    • towards the surface of Earth
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