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Force, Matter & Motion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

the distance that an object moves when it is pushed

b)

a push or pull that can set an object in motion

c)

the measurement of how fast an object moved

d)

what pulls objects toward each other

2.

Which of the following things did Isaac Newton NOT invent?

a)

a steam engine

b)

a windmill that could grind corn

c)

a sundial

d)

a water-powered clock

3.

Machines help people do work more easily by overcoming the forces of:

a)

wind and weather

b)

water and sunlight

c)

gravity and friction

d)

tools and motors

4.

The more mass an object has:

a)

the less effect a given force will have on it

b)

the greater effect a given force will have on it

c)

the less force is required to set it in motion

d)

the effect of a given force remains the same

5.

If a boy is kicking a dodge ball across the playground, which of the following is an example of Newton's First Law of Motion?

a)

when the boy raises his leg, the ball falls forward

b)

when the boy's foot strikes the ball, it moves forward

c)

when the boy's foot strikes the ball, the ball does not move

d)

when the boy raises his leg, the ball does not move

6.
a)

gravity

b)

move an object

c)

friction

d)

matter

7.

According to one of Newton's Laws, for every action, there is a(n) ____________________ and opposite reaction.

a)

equal

b)

greater

c)

smaller

d)

even

8.

Which of the following is not one of the six simple machines?

a)

pulley

b)

screw

c)

lever

d)

nail

9.

The force that pulls objects toward each other.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

force

10.

This simple machine helped to create drill bits.

a)

pulley

b)

wheel and axle

c)

screw

d)

inclined plane

11.

A scientist who believed that gravity made all objects fall at the same speed.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo

12.

The scientist who discovered three laws of force and motion.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Galileo

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Benjamin Franklin

13.

A force that slows things down.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

force

14.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

force

d)

velocity

15.

A push or pull that causes or changes motion.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

magnetism

16.

The simple machine that led to travel by car and train

a)

pulley

b)

screw

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel and axle