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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
__________________ is the force that makes an object slow down.
a)
speed
b)
gravity
c)
friction
d)
pulley
2.
A force that pulls the apple to the ground is called __________________.
a)
speed
b)
gravity
c)
friction
d)
pulley
3.
What is a force that makes an object slow down when it rubs against another object?
a)
energy
b)
friction
c)
direction
d)
pulley
4.
What is the ability to cause change?
a)
energy
b)
friction
c)
direction
d)
pulley
5.
Which force are you doing to throw a ball?
a)
push
b)
pull
6.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
7.
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.
8.
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
9.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
10.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
11.
When you type on the keys of your Chromebook you are using a
a)
pull
b)
push
c)
gravity
d)
friction
12.
A _____ moves an object closer to you.
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
friction
d)
cat
13.
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.
14.
What force moves an object away from you?
a)
pull
b)
push
c)
gravity
d)
Jedi force
15.
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.
16.
_____ is the force that slows and stops motion between touching objects.
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Pull
d)
Push
17.
Is gravity a push or a pull?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
neither
d)
both
18.
What is an example of an inclined plane - ramp?
a)
crane
b)
slide
c)
bike
d)
see-saw
19.
What is an example of a wheel and axle?
a)
ax
b)
light bulb
c)
skateboard ramp
d)
bus tire
20.
What is an example of a pulley?
a)
slide
b)
flag pole
c)
ax
d)
chapstick
21.
What does magnetic mean?
a)
means attracted to a magnet
b)
a machine with few or no moving parts
c)
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
d)
an inclined plane that is wrapped around an axle
22.
What is a machine?
a)
Miss Tenorio
b)
Coach Salazar
c)
Mrs. Zamora
d)
a tool that makes work easier
23.
What is an inclined plane - ramp?
a)
wheels that turn on a post
b)
made from two or more simple machines
c)
flat surface that is higher at one end
d)
uses a wheel and a rope to lift a load
24.
What is a wheel and axle?
a)
wheel that turns on a post
b)
flat surface that is higher at one end
c)
made from two or more simple machines
d)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
25.
What is a pulley?
a)
wheel that turns on a post
b)
uses a wheel and rope to lift a load
c)
made of two or more simple machines
d)
flat surface that is higher at one end
26.
What is gravity?
a)
A mythical creature that only comes out at night.
b)
A force that pulls all objects off the Earth.
c)
A force that pulls all objects down to the earth.
d)
The energy needed to make an object move.
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