SCIENCE 5 FORCE & MOTION -POST TEST

1. A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called ____________.

• a. position

• b. frame of reference

• c. acceleration

• d. velocity

2. Which illustration does not shows object in motion ?

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3. You want to measure how far is the distance of your school to the Brgy hall, what unit of measure is appropriate to us?

• a. cm

• b. km

• c. ft

• d. mm

4. What is the type of motion shown by the picture on the left side?

• a. Rectilinear motion

• b. Circular motion

• c. Periodic motion

• d. Rolling motion

5. The hula-hoop moves around your body in a circular motion. What force pulls the object away from the circle?

• a. gravity

• b. acceleration

• c. centrifugal force

• d. centripetal force

6. Speed equals distance divided by _____________.

• a. time

• b. velocity

• c. size

• d. motion

7. A bicycle has an average speed of 2m/s. This means _________.

• a. it can travel 4 meters in 2 seconds.

• b. in 1 second, it travels 1 meter

• c. it takes 2 seconds to travel 1 meter

• d. it can travel 2 kilometers in one hour

8. You are racing a cart down the hallway. If you go 10 meters in 5 seconds, what is your speed? (Remember speed equals distance divided by time.)

• a. 2 meters per second

• b. 50 meters per second

• c. 2 miles per hour

• d. 5 meters per second

9 . Which of the following statement is TRUE.

• a. The lighter the object, the greater force you apply.

• b. The heavier the object, the lesser force you apply.

• c. The heavier the object, the greater force you apply.

• d. All of the above is TRUE

10. Why does a car going uphill travel more slowly than one going downhill?

• a. It is helped by its gravity.

• b. It is moving against the gravity.

• c. The cold wind pulls it down.

• d. There is more friction in going up.