Module Test: Forces and Motion

Which of the following are ways to measure movement? Select all that apply.

• A) distance

• B) prediction

• C) speed

• D) time

A force that happens when an object rubs another object is called _________________.

• friction

• gravity

• magnetism

• tension

Cooper designs and builds a toy car and is about to test the speed of the car by pushing it down a ramp. What tools should he use to measure the speed of the toy car?

• a ruler and a scale

• a scale and a stopwatch

• a stopwatch and a ruler

• a measuring cup and a scale

Balanced forces cancel each other out when acting on an object.

• True

• False

Hitting a nail with a hammer is a .

• pull

• strike

• crash

• push

____________________ forces act on an unmoving object. (Blank 1)

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

A force is ____.

• A) pushing

• B) a pull between two objects

• C) the amount of gravity between two objects

• D) a push or pull

Select the answer that will complete the sentence. is necessary to push a car compared to a bicycle on a flat road.

• More force
• Less force

• The same force

• No force

Objects can only move in a straight line. True or False?

• True

• False

Motion is the process of change in an object's _________________.

• position

• color

• temperature

• mass