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Ch. 1 Forces and Motion

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 3hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you throw a ball up, what will happen to it?
a)
It will fly away.
b)
It will fall to the ground. 
2.
What does gravity do?
a)
Helps you fly.
b)
Pulls you to the Earth
3.
If you hold a book over your head and let it go, what would happen to it?
a)
It would fall on your head.
b)
It would stay in the air.
4.
What is happening to the apple?
a)
It is floating in space.
b)
Gravity is pulling it to the ground. 
5.
Do you weigh more on Earth or on the moon?
a)
On Earth
b)
On the moon
6.
What kind of fruit fell on Newtons head?
a)
Pear
b)
Orange
c)
Apple
d)
Coconut
7.
A push or pull exerted on an object
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Mass
d)
Weight
8.
A measure of how much matter something has
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Mass
d)
Weight
9.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
10.
if you have balanced forces on a ball what happens
a)
It stays still
b)
Keeps going
c)
:(
d)
:)
11.
To use a force to cause something  to move away
a)
Pull
b)
Push
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
12.
Why is person B having a hard time moving down the hill?
a)
Person B has more friction than person A.
b)
Person B has the same friction as person A.
c)
Person B is out of shape.
d)
Person B has less friction has person A.
13.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
14.
To use force to cause something to move closer
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
15.
What is motion?
a)
It's like the ocean
b)
Any change in an animal or person's position.
c)
Motion is like acting
d)
Any change in an object or person's position.
16.
Friction and gravity are both examples of a force.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or false:
Forces can change the direction of motion
a)
true
b)
false
18.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
chemical
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
19.
___________ is the amount of matter in an object.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
force
20.
Gravity affects which of the following?
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Density
d)
Mass and Weight
21.
This is an example of which force?
a)
Gravity
b)
Push
c)
Pull
d)
Friction
22.
This is an example of what force?
a)
Gravity
b)
Air Resistance
c)
Pull
d)
Push
23.
Which force makes it hard to skateboard on grass? 
a)
motion
b)
friction 
c)
magnetism
d)
speed
24.
Which is NOT a way to describe an object's position?
a)
Numbers
b)
Position Words
c)
Motion 
d)
Maps
25.
What happens if you push a moving swing hard?
a)
It will get heavier.
b)
It will stop moving.
c)
It will move slower.
d)
It will move faster.
26.
Applying a greater force to a rolling object will make it
a)
roll faster.
b)
have a greater mass.
c)
roll more slowly.
d)
stay in the same position.
27.
Tyler and Thomas are pushing opposite sides of a box, and the box moves toward Tyler. Why?
a)
They are applying no force. 
b)
thomas is applying more force. 
c)
Tyler is applying more force.
d)
They are applying the same amount of force. 
28.
The pull of gravity affects an object's __________
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
friction
d)
position
29.
An object's location is called its __________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
friction
30.
Which of the following is a non contact force?
a)
magnetism
b)
push
c)
pull
d)
friction
31.
What do magnets stick to?
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
iron
d)
plastic
32.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
33.
The force of magnetism can go through many materials.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The force of magnetism can go through many materials.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The force of magnetism is stronger when magnets are ________________
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
36.
What is the force that pulls things down to Earth?
a)
fire
b)
gravity
c)
evaporation
d)
loudness
37.
What is the force that pulls things down to Earth?
a)
fire
b)
gravity
c)
evaporation
d)
loudness
38.
One of the forces we have been learning about in science is
a)
eating
b)
sleeping
c)
pushing
d)
writing
39.
The other force we have been learning about in science is
a)
hiking
b)
skiing
c)
running
d)
pulling
40.
Sometimes you need more force to push or pull something because the object is 
a)
smaller
b)
lighter
c)
tiny
d)
heavier
41.
Sometimes you need less force to push or pull something because the object is 
a)
very heavy
b)
very light
c)
huge
d)
stuck to the ground