Force and Pressure MCQs with Answers for High Schools
Force and Pressure MCQs with Answers for High Schools
This content has over 25 multiple-choice questions on force and pressure for high schools. This is ideal for both students at the junior and the senior high schools.
If you are preparing to sit for any exams, these questions will be ideal for you to lay hands on. It provides you with all the key areas questions are likely to be set from by your examination body or council.
Find below all the 30 multiple-choice questions with answers on both force and pressure. Note that, questions on force come first – which has 15 questions, follows by pressure which also has 15 questions.
Force and Pressure MCQs with Answers on force:
1. Which of the following is a measure of force?
a) Newton
b) Pascal
c) Joule
d) Watt
2. What is the SI unit of force?
a) Joule
b) Watt
c) Newton
d) Pascal
3. Which of the following is an example of a contact force?
a) Gravitational force
b) Magnetic force
c) Frictional force
d) Electrostatic force
4. Which of the following is an example of a non-contact force?
a) Tension force
b) Normal force
c) Gravitational force
d) Frictional force
5. What happens to the motion of an object when the net force acting on it is zero?
a) It speeds up
b) It slows down
c) It changes direction
d) It remains unchanged
6. According to Newton’s first law of motion, an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by:
a) An unbalanced force
b) A balanced force
c) Friction
d) Gravity
7. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its:
a) Velocity
b) Mass
c) Acceleration
d) Momentum
8. Which of the following is an example of a balanced force?
a) A car accelerating
b) A car decelerating
c) A book resting on a table
d) A book falling from a table
9. Which of the following is an example of a force pair?
a) Friction between a car and the road
b) Gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon
c) Tension force in a rope being pulled
d) Magnetic force between two magnets
10. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance between them is doubled?
a) It doubles
b) It halves
c) It quadruples
d) It remains unchanged
11. Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating force?
a) Force = mass × acceleration
b) Force = acceleration / mass
c) Force = mass / acceleration
d) Force = acceleration + mass
12. Which force opposes the motion of objects through a fluid like air or water?
a) Frictional force
b) Magnetic force
c) Tension force
d) Drag force
13. When a force is exerted on an object in the direction opposite to its motion, it is called:
a) Tension force
b) Gravitational force
c) Frictional force
d) Magnetic force
14. Which of the following statements is true according to Newton’s third law of motion?
a) For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
b) An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
c) Force is equal to mass times acceleration.
d) Acceleration is directly proportional to the net force.
15. Which of the following factors affects the amount of friction between two surfaces?
a) Mass of the object
b) Speed of the object
c) Texture of the surfaces
d) Temperature of the surroundings
15 multiple-choice questions on pressure
16. Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating pressure?
a) Pressure = force × distance
b) Pressure = force / area
c) Pressure = mass × acceleration
d) Pressure = density × volume
17. What is the SI unit of pressure?
a) Joule
b) Watt
c) Pascal
d) Newton
18. Which of the following factors does NOT affect the pressure exerted by a fluid?
a) Depth of the fluid
b) Density of the fluid
c) Temperature of the fluid
d) Mass of the object
19. Which of the following objects will exert the highest pressure on the ground?
a) A person standing on one foot
b) A person standing on both feet
c) A person lying down
d) A person sitting on a chair
20. When the area over which a force is applied decreases, the pressure:
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Depends on the type of force
21. Which of the following best describes the pressure in a closed container of gas when its volume is decreased?
a) Pressure decreases
b) Pressure increases
c) Pressure remains constant
d) Pressure becomes zero
22. Which of the following is an example of a fluid?
a) Solid metal bar
b) Wooden block
c) Gas-filled balloon
d) Glass marble
23. Which of the following best describes the pressure exerted by a gas in a container when its temperature increases?
a) Pressure decreases
b) Pressure increases
c) Pressure remains constant
d) Pressure becomes zero
24. Which of the following is NOT a unit commonly used to express pressure?
a) Pounds per square inch (psi)
b) Atmosphere (atm)
c) Kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³)
d) Torr (mmHg)
25. Which of the following statements is true about pressure in a fluid at rest?
a) Pressure is the same at all points
b) Pressure is highest at the bottom
c) Pressure is highest at the top
d) Pressure is highest in the middle
26. Which principle explains why a hydraulic lift can exert a large force with a small force applied?
a) Pascal’s principle
b) Archimedes’ principle
c) Bernoulli’s principle
d) Newton’s second law
27. Which of the following factors affects the buoyant force experienced by an object submerged in a fluid?
a) Mass of the object
b) Volume of the object
c) Density of the object
d) Density of the fluid
28. Which of the following statements is true regarding pressure and depth in a fluid?
a) Pressure increases with depth
b) Pressure decreases with depth
c) Pressure remains constant with depth
d) Pressure depends on the shape of the container
29. The pressure exerted by a gas is directly proportional to its:
a) Temperature
b) Volume
c) Mass
d) Density
30. Which of the following is an example of an application of Bernoulli’s principle?
a) A hot air balloon floating in the sky
b) A ship floating in water
c) A shower curtain being pulled inward by water flow
d) A submarine diving into the ocean
The answers for both sets of questions are as follows:
Force: 1. a, 2. c, 3. c, 4. c, 5. d, 6. a, 7. b, 8. c, 9. d, 10. b, 11. a, 12. d, 13. c, 14. a, 15. c
Pressure: 1. b, 2. c, 3. d, 4. a, 5. a, 6. b, 7. c, 8. b, 9. c, 10. a, 11. a, 12. b, 13. a, 14. a, 15. c
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