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Force and Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
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.
Which of the following statements is true? 
a)
Balanced forces cause a change in motion. 
b)
Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion. 
c)
Forces do not effect the change in motion. 
5.
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
6.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
7.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
8.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
9.
_______ is a force that acts between two objects which are touching. This force slows any movement between the two objects.
a)
pressure
b)
magnetism
c)
friction
10.
A _____ is a pull or a push.
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
speed
11.
One way that a force can cause the change in an object's motion is to...
a)
do nothing.
b)
eat ice cream.
c)
start the object moving.
d)
shine on the object.
12.
When you type on the keys of your Chromebook you are using a
a)
pull
b)
push
c)
gravity
d)
friction
13.
A _____ moves an object closer to you.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
friction
d)
cat
14.
How are a push and a pull alike?
a)
You can hear them both.
b)
They are both names of cats.
c)
You can do them both at the same time.
d)
They are both forces.
15.
What force moves an object away from you?
a)
pull
b)
push
c)
gravity
d)
Jedi force
16.
Another way that force can cause the change in an object's motion is to...
a)
change its color.
b)
change its pitch.
c)
change its direction.
d)
change its spots.
17.
_____ is the force that slows and stops motion between touching objects.
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Pull
d)
Push
18.
Is gravity a push or a pull?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
neither
d)
both
19.

What is the name of an weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely back and forth?

a)

Rope

b)

Electromagnet

c)

Pendulum

d)

Bridge

20.

When conducting an experiment, the best way to tell how changing something (a variable) affects the thing being changed is

a)

To change your clothes

b)

To change only ONE variable at a time

c)

To change as many variables as you can

d)

To change your name