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Force & Motion Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is force?

a)

a change in position

b)

a push or pull

c)

a change in velocity

d)

how fast or slow something is moving

2.

What is friction?

a)

the location of an object in relation to another object

b)

a change in position

c)

a force that acts against the direction of an object's motion and causes it to slow down or stop

d)

a force that acts to pull an object down to earth

3.

What is velocity?

a)

the speed of an object in a particular direction

b)

a change in velocity

c)

a push or pull

d)

the location of an object in relation to another object

4.

What is speed?

a)

how hot or cold something is

b)

how fast or slow something is moving

c)

a force that acts to pull an object down to earth

d)

how short or tall something is

5.

What is gravity?

a)

the name of a John Mayer song

b)

a change in position

c)

a force that acts to pull an object down to earth

d)

a force that acts against the direction of an object's motion and causes it to slow down or stop

6.

What is acceleration?

a)

a change in velocity

b)

putting the pedal to the metal

c)

a change in speed

d)

a change in position

7.

What is motion?

a)

emotion-e

b)

a change in position

c)

a change in velocity

d)

speed of an object in a particular direction

8.

An object's _________ is the location of an object in relation to another object or place

a)

motion

b)

speed

c)

position

d)

shadow

9.

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching is called ____________.

a)

gravity

b)

motion

c)

stop sign

d)

friction

10.

Which surface would cause the most friction if you were to slide a box across it?

a)

glass

b)

waxed floor

c)

carpet

d)

wood floor

11.

Which surface would cause the least friction if you were to slide a box across it?

a)

brick

b)

wood

c)

carpet

d)

glass

12.

The speed of which of the following objects is affected by gravity?

a)

Superman flying through the air

b)

a ball dropping from a window

c)

a duck swimming through the water

d)

a toy truck rolling along the ground

13.

If a person sets up an investigation to test the force of gravity on a domino sliding down a ramp covered in sand paper and then cardboard, what force would slow down the domino?

a)

gravity

b)

heat

c)

acceleration

d)

friction

14.

Which force is less on the moon than on the earth, allowing astronauts to jump high into the atmosphere on the moon?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

acceleration

d)

trampoline effect

15.

Force is defined as ___________.

a)

a grunt or groan

b)

energy

c)

a push or pull

d)

velocity

16.

Gravity and friction are two types of

a)

motion

b)

velocities

c)

forces

d)

speed

17.

An object may move when _______ is applied to it.

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

force

d)

speed

18.

If a bee flies by your ear, then slows down to sit on a flower, and then flies off again to its beehive, which property is changing?

a)

acceleration

b)

position only

c)

speed only

d)

direction only