Force and Motion Quiz

Which of the following best describes force?

• a force is a pull

• a force is a push

• a force is something that brings two objects together

• a force is a push or a pull

When a ball is thrown into the air, what causes it to fall back down?

• friction

• thrust

• drag

• gravity

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When a ball is rolled across a surface, what force causes it to eventually stop rolling?

• friction

• gravity

• magnetism

• electricity

___________ is an example of a contact force.

• gravity

• air resistance

• magnetism

• electrical force

________ is an example of a non contact force.

• gravity

• air resistance

• friction

• water resistance

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What would adding oil to a car's engine do?

• increase the mass of the engine

• decrease the mass of the engine

• increase friction

• decrease friction

A dog can run up to 45 mph. 45 mph is describing the dog's ____________.

• position

• speed

• direction

• acceleration

Any change in an objects speed OR direction is called velocity.

• True

• False

In tug of war, when the rope movies it is because the forces pulling it are ________.

• balanced

• unbalanced

• accelerated

• lubricated

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Inertia depends on the amount of ________ an object has.

• friction

• weight

• mass

• speed

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