Force and Motion Review

During field day, all the students ran the 100-meter dash. Their finish times are recorded in the table below. Who ran the 100-meter dash the slowest? (3.P.1.2)

• Sandra

• Janice

• Lupita

• Tess

When you throw a ball in the air, which force brings it back towards the ground?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

• Wind

Mr. Garret is pulling his son Ike in a wagon. As Mr. Garret walks to the left, a force pulls on Ike's wagon. How might this force change the direction of Ike’s wagon? (3.P.1.1)

• The wagon will move to the left.

• The wagon will move to the right.

• The wagon will stop moving.

• The direction of the wagon will not change.

Which of the following actions can produce heat energy? (3.P.3.1)

• placing a magnet near a metal spoon

• putting a book on the top shelf of a bookcase

• rubbing your hands together

• refrigerating leftover food

How can Team Y cause Team Z to fall in the mud? (3.P.1.1)

• Team Z must pull harder than Team Y.

• Team Y must pull harder than Team Z.

• Team Y must pull with a force equal to Team Z.

• Team Z must pull with a force equal to Team Y.

When the tires of a car rub against a road as the car slows down to stop, heat is produced. What causes this?

• static

• coolness

• electricity

• friction

How might the batter change the motion of the baseball when he hits it? (3.P.1.1)

• Only the direction of the baseball will change.

• Only the speed of the baseball will change.

• Both the direction and the speed of the baseball will change.

• There will be no change to the motion of the baseball.

Charlie ran a mile in 8 minutes. His sister, Christina, ran the same mile in 10 minutes. Which of the following is true? (3.P.1.2)

• It cannot be determined who ran faster.

• Christina ran faster than Charlie.

• Charlie ran faster than Christina.

• Charlie and Christina ran the same speed.

Katie, Matt, Sarah, and Steve were having a bicycle race. Five minutes after they started, everyone stopped because it began to rain. The picture below shows where each bike was located when they stopped: Who was moving the fastest? (3.P.1.2)

• Katie

• Sarah

• Steve

• Matt

The children listed in the chart below ran a race: Which child ran the race the fastest? (3.P.1.2)

• Ron

• Beth

• Joe

• Annie