3rd Grade Force and Motion Review

An objects motion can be changed by

• a push or a pull
• weight
• temperature
• size

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All of these are moving in the direction of the pull of gravity EXCEPT...

• a rollercoaster going down a hill
• a helium balloon rising into the sky
• rain falling from the sky

Throwing a ball and moving a chair are an example of 

• pushes
• pulls
• gravity
• weight

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When a force pushes an object, the object moves

• in the opposite direction of the force.
• in the same direction as the force.
• It would not move at all.

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It takes more force to pick up a bowling ball than a tennis ball because 

• the tennis ball is heavier.
• the bowling ball is lighter.
• the tennis ball has more mass.
• the bowling ball is heavier.

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What happens when you join the North pole of one magnet with the North pole of another magnet?

• They attract each other.
• They repel each other.

Work does NOT require movement.

• True.
• False.

An example of a push would be

• hammering a nail into a piece of wood.
• spinning a hammer on the floor.
• yanking a nail out of the wood.
• cutting a nail with sharp scissors.

Why does it require less force to throw a paper plane than a baseball?

• The paper plane is heavier than the baseball.
• The paper plane is lighter than the baseball.
• The paper plane is not round and the baseball is.
• The paper plane is bigger than the baseball.

Applying force on an object with your body is an example of...

• motion caused by gravity.
• motion caused by magnetism.
• motion caused by physical force.

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