California Science Test Physics Review

Science Test Review

• Force is a push or a pull that can start motion, stop motion, or change the direction of motion.

Multiple Choice

Is this a push or a pull?

• Push

• Pull

Multiple Choice

Is dragging a push or a pull?

• Push

• Pull

Multiple Choice

Picking up toys, is this a push or a pull?

• push

• pull

All forces have strength and direction.

Multiple Choice

________ is a push or a pull that can start motion, stop motion, or change the direction of motion.

• Force

• Air Resistance

• motion

Balanced Force

make an object STAY STILL because the strength of the forces acting on the object are equal.

Unbalanced Force

make an object MOVE because the strength of the forces acting on the object are unequal.

Multiple Choice

Does this show balance force or unbalanced forces?

• balance

• unbalanced

Multiple Choice

Does this show balance force or unbalanced forces?

• balance

• unbalanced

Multiple Choice

Which object do you need the MOST force to pick up?

• bowling ball

• tennis ball

• volleyball

Multiple Choice

_______is a change in an object's position.

• Force

• Motion

• Air resistance

Multiple Choice

_______slows an object's motion as it falls through the air.

• Motion

• force

• Air resistance

Multiple Choice

________ is the force that pulls objects down to the earth

• force

• gravity

• air resistance

Multiple Choice

What is the force that slows the motion of a moving objects? It pushes the opposite direction.

• motion

• friction

• force

Multiple Choice

What causes objects to fall?

• balanced forces

• gravity

• air resistance

Multiple Choice

What is the position of the GREEN ball?

• The green ball is right of the gold ball.

• The green ball is right of the white ball.

Multiple Choice

A parachute causes what force to happen?

• gravity

• air resistance

• motion

Multiple Choice

The rate of an object motion is called?

• speed

• friction

• motion

Multiple Choice

What force causes motion?

• balanced

• unbalanced

Multiple Choice

When you rub your hand together you are causing ___ to happen ?

• friction

• gravity

• air resistance