WorksheetsForce, Motion and Magnetism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the statements below is an example of friction?
Erasing a mistake on a test
Pushing on the brakes to slow down a car
Rubbing two sticks together to start a fire
All of the above
Why do we sometimes want to prevent friction?
To make it easier to move an object
To keep an object from moving
To increase the temperature in the air
To decrease the temperature in the air
Which of the objects listed below would be attracted to a magnet?
Nails
Paperclips
A nickel
All of the above
The _________________ the force, the more movement it can produce.
greater
slower
smaller
none of the above
The most powerful parts of a magnet are at the ends called the ___________________________?
East pole and South pole
East pole and West pole
North pole and South pole
South pole and West pole
Rubbing your hands together to warm them is an example of?
Friction
Magnetism
Gravity
Acceleration
Gravity is a force that helps us to?
Stay in constant motion
Float in space
Lose weight
Keep our feet on the ground
True or False
A force is a push or pull that can make an object move.
True
False
True or False
Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects.
Ture
False
Magnetism is a force that can push together or pull apart certain metals.
True
False
A push or pull changes an object's ....
Size
Motion
Weight
Temperature
A ball moves from X to Y on the floor. Which best explains the change in the ball? The ball ....
was observed
is made of rubber
was pushed
is very heavy
A pull can be used to all of the following EXCEPT....
open a door
move a wagon
lift some rocks
boil some water
All of the actions below would probably move a book EXCEPT...
standing on top of the book
pushing the book off the table
pulling a rug that the book is on
kicking the book across the floor
Moving an object from place to place is called?
Motion
Friction
Force
Gravity
Force is defined as a _________ and a __________?
push and pull
push and kick
pull and kick
push and throw
Kicking a soccer ball is using which force?
push
pull
both
Playing with a yo-yo uses which force?
push
pull
both
Vacuuming your house uses which force?
push
pull
both
