Question Bank for Grade 12 Science

The image shows a 100 m freestyle swimming race. What is the classification of motor skills for a competitor in this race?

• Interactive

• Discrete

• Fine

• Coactive

Which feature of Welford’s model of information processing is directly linked to short-term memory?

• Sensation

• Perception

• Output

• Feedback

The diagram shows a baseball player. What type of sensor is used by a hitter to gain information regarding the flight of a baseball?

• Exteroceptors

• Interoceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Proprioceptors

Which is an example of reaction time at the start of a 100 m swimming race?

• The time it takes to sense the sound of the starter pistol.

• The time from the sounding of the starter pistol to the initiation of movement.

• The time taken to hear the starter pistol and complete the movement off the block.

• The time taken to hear the starter pistol and enter the water.

The diagram shows a gymnast performing a tuck somersault.

What type of transfer occurs when a gymnast learns that forming a tuck in a somersault will reduce the moment of inertia and allow them to spin faster?

• Skill to skill

• Practice to performance

• Stage to stage

• Principles to skills

The diagram shows a field hockey player. What is the correct classification of motor skills for dribbling in hockey?

• Gross - Serial - Open

• Fine - Serial - Closed

• Gross - Discrete - Open

• Fine - Discrete - Closed

Which phrase describes technique?

• Learned movements that are specific to a certain task

• The way in which a specific sports skill is performed

• The general capacity of an individual to perform well

• Characteristics that allow for effective learning

What is the relationship between ability, skill and technique?

• Skill = ability + technique

• Technique = ability + skill

• Skill = ability x technique

• Technique = ability - skill

What is response time?

• The amount of time between the stimulus and the initiation of the movement

• The amount of time between the stimulus and the completion of movement

• Response time = movement time - reaction time

• The amount of time from the initiation of a movement to the completion of a movement

The graphs represent how reaction time changes when additional possible outcomes are introduced into a situation. Which graph Represents Hick's Law?

• A

• B

• C

• D