Wonders Unit 1 Week 4 Comprehension Quiz

Who is the main character of this story?

• Tony Stark

• Bill Nye

• Max Axiom

• Harry Styles

1. What gave Max newfound energy and the desire to learn as much about science as possible?

• He learned to juggle bowling balls.

• He rode a roller coaster for the first time.

• He learned about the mysteries of the sea from his mother.

• He was struck by a megacharged lightning bolt while on a wilderness hike.

2. how does the setting of the story change?

• In the beginning Max is at an amusement park, and at the end he is at a skate park.

• In the beginning Max is at an amusement park, and at the end his is in space.

• In the beginning Max is at school, and at the end he is at a skate park.

• In the beginning Max is in space, and at the end he is at a skate park.

3. What causes an object to move?

• force

• gravity

• inertia

• mass

Frank kicks a soccer ball and it rolls on the grass before coming to a complete stop.  What made the soccer ball slow down?

• Sir Isaac Newton
• Friction
• Garfield

You toss a football into the air as high as you can.  What makes it come back down to earth?

• Friction
• Gravity
• Motion

An object at rest ___.

• never moves again

• will roll down a hill and keep on going forever

• tends to stay at rest

• tends to move around a little bit anyway

When Max feels like he's being pushed back into his seat on the roller coaster, that is an example of ___.

• capabilities

• acceleration

• identity

• inertia

On Page 70, why did the stone stop bouncing?

• acceleration

• identity

• friction

• Max kicked it again

Why did the skaters finally slow down?

• thrilling

• advantage

• friction

• glue