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Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The force that opposes motion between surfaces in contact is
a)
gravity
b)
balanced force
c)
friction
d)
static friction
2.
How is friction created?
a)
When 2 surfaces rub against eachother
b)
When you eat soup
c)
When you fall on your kitchen floor
3.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
4.
What makes a rolling ball stop moving?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
a balanced force
5.
Examples of forces that make something move are...
a)
pushes
b)
pulls
c)
both pushes and pulls
6.
More force is needed to move __________ objects than to move light objects.
a)
big
b)
heavy
c)
square
d)
round
7.
The pulling force that we cannot see that exists between any two objects is __________. It keeps us on the ground.
a)
gravity
b)
magnetism
c)
friction
d)
rough
8.
The force that occurs when one object rubs against another object is called ________.
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
magnetism
d)
rough
9.
There is very little friction between ____________ or slippery surfaces.
a)
smooth
b)
rough
c)
hard
d)
soft
10.
There is more friction between _________ surfaces.
a)
smooth
b)
slippery
c)
hard
d)
rough
11.
What type of force lights the match?
a)
Gravitational
b)
Friction
c)
Normal
d)
Magnetic
12.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
13.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
14.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
15.
What force brings the pencil down?
a)
Applied
b)
Magnetic
c)
Normal
d)
Gravitational
16.
___________ is the amount of matter in an object.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
force
17.
On which surface would friction be the greatest?
a)
carpet
b)
ice
c)
snow
d)
satin
18.
A cannonball is shot from a cannon. What will eventually happen to the cannonball's motion?
a)
External forces will cause the cannonball to come to rest.
b)
External forces will cause the cannonball to continue in its state of motion.
c)
External forces will cause the cannonball to orbit Earth.
d)
External forces will cause the cannonball to maintain constant velocity.
19.
How do plants grow?
a)
Testable
b)
Nontestable
20.
What amount of sunlight is best to grow daffodils?
a)
Testable
b)
Nontestable
21.
What makes something sink or float?
a)
testable
b)
nontestable
22.
What happens when something freezes?
a)
testable
b)
nontestable
23.
How does the surface on which a car moves affect how fast it goes?
a)
testable
b)
nontestable
24.
What do birds eat?
a)
testable
b)
nontestable
25.
How does changing the shape of a kite affect it's ability to fly?
a)
testable
b)
nontestable
26.
Why is eating junk food bad for your health?
a)
testable
b)
nontestable
27.
Are cats better than dogs?
a)
testable
b)
nontestable
28.
BooBoo believes that his plants grow so well because he is always playing music in his room. What is a question he might ask to test this?
a)
Does music have an affect on plant growth?
b)
Which music groups like plants?
c)
Does plant growth make music sound better?
d)
Why do dying plants hate music?
29.
Which of the following is considered a good, testable question?
a)
Why do some basketballs bounce higher than others?
b)
What is the coating on a basketball made of?
c)
Is basketball a more challenging sport than soccer?
d)
What is the effect of air pressure on a basketball's bounce height?
30.
Which of the following is a good, testable question?
a)
Why do some kites fly for a longer amount of time?
b)
If the tail is changes, will a kite have more air time?
c)
What is the effect of air time on the number of tails?
d)
How does the number of tails on a kite affect the air time?
31.
How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
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