Force and Motion Quiz

Which type of force resists motion?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Pull

• Push

If two toy trucks are pushed with the same force, Which one will move the longest distance?

• The one with more mass

• The one with less mass

• The mass will make no difference

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What happens in a game of tug-a-war when both teams pull the rope with equal force and in opposite directions?

• The rope does not move

• Both teams move to the right

• Both teams move to the left

• Both teams fall down

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A student is pushing a book with a force of 10 Newtons to the left. Another student is pushing the book to the right. How many Newtons of force is the second student pushing with if the book is not moving?

• 10 Newtons

• 5 Newtons

• 0 Newtons

• 1 Newton

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To drag a sofa over carpet, movers sometimes use slippery pads. Which force is reduced with the use of the pads?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Push

• Magnetism

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A baseball pitcher throws a baseball. It does not reach the catcher. What should the pitcher do to make a ball reach the catcher?

• Increase the force used when throwing the ball

• Decrease the force used when throwing the ball

• Reduce the gravity exerted on the ball

• Increase the gravity exerted on the ball

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What should you do to make a toy car roll faster down a ramp?

• Push it with more force

• Push it with less force

• Remove the force of gravity

• Use magnetism to push it down

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Match the following types of forces to the correct description:

• Balanced Forces

• • UNEQUAL forces acting on a object that have a net force greater than zero

  • Causes the object TO ACCELERATE in the direction of the greater force

• The rope has 'unbalanced forces'

• • EQUAL and OPPOSITE forces acting on an object that cancel to ZERO

  • Does NOT CHANGE motion

• Unbalanced Forces

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• The rope has 'balanced forces'

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What can pushing or pulling forces be used to change in an object?

• The color of the object

• The motion of the object

• The shape of the object

• The temperature of the object

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According to the text, if two objects with different masses are pushed with the same amount of force, which one will move faster?

• The object with more mass

• The object with less color

• The object with less mass

• Both objects will move at the same speed

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