© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 1 Year 7 multiple-choice pre-test: answers 7K Forces and their effects

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 2 Question 1 The word that best describes a force is... A)down B)muscle C)push D)up

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 3 Question 2 Objects fall down towards the Earth because... A)the air is thin B)the Earth attracts them C)the sunlight pushes them down D)they are heavy

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 4 Question 3 If the north poles of two magnets are brought near each other they... A)do not do anything B)give off electricity C)make a noise D)push each other apart

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 5 Question 4 Friction is... A)a type of force B)the unit of speed C)what makes objects float D)what makes objects fall

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 6 Question 5 The unit of force is the... A)centimetre B)gram C)metre D)newton

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 7 Question 6 Choose the statement that describes what happens when a spring is pulled at both ends. A)The spring gets shorter. B)The spring gets weaker. C)There is an opposing pull from the spring. D)There is a push from the spring.

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 8 Question 7 Choose the mixture that can be separated using a magnet. A)flour and sugar B)iron filings and steel pins C)salt and iron filings D)salt and sand

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 9 Question 8 The diagram shows the direction of four forces A–D acting on a golf ball. Choose the force A B C or D that shows the pull of gravity on the golf ball.

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 10 Question 9 The diagram shows a person pushing a buggy. When the person pushes the buggy harder... A)nothing else happens B)the buggy slows down C)the buggy speeds up D)the pull of gravity gets bigger

© Cambridge University Press 2003, 2006, K multiple-choice pre-test: answers 11 Question 10 The diagram shows a parachutist falling through the air. The parachutist falls slowly because... A)the parachute is made of light material B)the parachute catches the air and produces a lot of air resistance C)the pull of the Earth is downwards D)the wind does not blow the parachute from side to side