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Force and Motion

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
3.
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.
4.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
5.
What is MOVEMENT?
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Work
d)
Motion
6.
What happens when one force PULLS an object toward another?
a)
Friction
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
7.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
8.
In the image, which of the person and their bikes will get down a hill faster? 
a)
The boy because he is younger
b)
The woman because she is stronger
c)
The boy because he has a greater mass which applies a greater force
d)
The woman because she has more mass and applies a greater force
9.
How is gravity affected by mass?
a)
the larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity
b)
small objects have no gravity
c)
gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small
10.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
11.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
12.
What are two examples of forces?
a)
Art and Music
b)
A push or pull
c)
A stand or ground
d)
The dark side and the light side
13.
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.
14.
the ability to do work or cause change
a)
energy
b)
electricity
c)
force
d)
motion
15.
to pull toward
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
vibrate
d)
force
16.
where an object or a person is
a)
position
b)
motion
c)
force
d)
roll
17.
When an object is at rest, how will it begin to move?
a)
friction
b)
a force such as push or pull
c)
asking it to move
18.
Which activity uses a pull?
a)
pressing a button on a phone
b)
picking a flower
c)
stapling a paper
19.
What is a power that makes things move called?
a)
strength
b)
force
c)
rest
20.
What are two types of force?
a)
rest and objects
b)
push and pull
c)
heat and light
21.
When a force moves an object forward it is called
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
strength
22.
When force moves an object toward you 
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
rest
23.
Which describes how fast something is moving?
a)
force
b)
speed
c)
position
d)
slide
24.
What is a force that slows down moving things called?
a)
motion
b)
friction
c)
position
25.
What type of force is being shown?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
friction
26.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
27.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
28.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
29.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
30.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
31.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
32.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
33.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
c)
I don't know
34.
Force is a push or pull
a)
true
b)
false
35.
What is a force?
a)
a push or a pull
b)
a force that slows or stops an object in motion
36.
What is friction?
a)
a force that slows or stops an object in motion
b)
stored energy that is ready to be used
37.
What is the position of the blue marble?
a)
The blue marble is in between the red and green marble. 
b)
The blue marble is next to the yellow marble.
c)
The blue marble is in front of the red marble. 
d)
The blue marble is bigger than the green marble. 
38.
Moby is building a birdhouse. What happens when he hammers a nail?
a)
He's pulling the nail into the wood. 
b)
He is pushing the nail into the wood. 
c)
He is spinning the hammer to move the nail. 
d)
He is making the nail lighter. 
39.
Which item do you need to use the most force to pick up?
a)
bowling ball 
b)
beach ball
c)
marble
d)
tennis ball 
40.
Which is a force that slows down moving things?
a)
motion 
b)
force
c)
friction
d)
position
41.
Which activity uses a pull?
a)
knocking over a glass of milk
b)
picking flowers in a garden
c)
pressing a button on a phone
d)
stapling papers together
42.
When you push SOFT the objects moved....
a)
Slow
b)
Fast
43.
When you push HARD the objects go...
a)
slow
b)
fast
44.
When the object is HEAVY the object moves...
a)
Slow
b)
Fast
45.
When the object is LIGHT it moves....
a)
Slow
b)
Fast
46.
When you push with a small ________________________ the object goes slow.
a)
Friction
b)
Speed
c)
Mass
d)
Force
47.
When you push with a large _______________________the object goes fast.
a)
Friction
b)
Speed
c)
Mass
d)
Force
48.
When you push hard the object moves at a faster _________________________.
a)
Friction
b)
Speed
c)
Mass
d)
Force
49.
When you push soft the object moves at a slower ___________________________.
a)
Friction
b)
Speed
c)
Mass
d)
Force
50.
When the object has a heavier ___________________ the object moves slower.
a)
Friction
b)
Speed
c)
Mass
d)
Force
51.
When the object has a lighter ________________ the object moves faster.
a)
Friction
b)
Speed
c)
Mass
d)
Force
52.
What is friction?
a)
The type of force that is caused when two surfaces are rubbing together.
b)
How fast something moves
c)
The weight of something
d)
The push or pull on an object
53.
Which of these surfaces has the LEAST amount of friction?
a)
Carpet
b)
Desk
c)
Couch
54.
Which of these surfaces has the MOST friction?
a)
Carpet
b)
Desk
c)
Couch
55.
Which of these items has more mass?
a)
Paperclip
b)
Book
c)
Block
56.
Which of these items have the least amount of mass?
a)
Paperclip
b)
Book
c)
Block
57.
What is a force that you CAN'T see?
a)
Riding a bike
b)
Pulling hair
c)
Gravity
d)
Opening the door