WorksheetsMatter and Forces
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
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.
3.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
4.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
5.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
6.
_______ 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
7.
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.
8.
What is the meaning of acceleration?
a)
any change in the speed or direction of an object
b)
where an object is located
c)
the pull of gravity on an object
9.
If I kick a soccer ball across the field, what vocabulary word tells me why the ball would slow down in the grass?
a)
acceleration
b)
friction
c)
gravity
10.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
11.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
12.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
13.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
14.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
15.
The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-
a)
absorbed
b)
reflected
c)
refracted
d)
stopped
16.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
17.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
18.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
19.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
20.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
21.
Light is a KIND of ENERGY.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
All light has a SOURCE, or something it comes from.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Which of these are examples of NATURAL sources of light?
a)
Sun
b)
Stars
c)
Lightning
d)
ALL of them
24.
Which of these is our MAIN (most important) source of light?
a)
Lightbulbs
b)
The Sun
c)
Fire
d)
All of them
25.
How does light travel/move?
a)
In ONE direction, VERY fast
b)
In ALL directions, VERY fast
26.
Which way best describes how light moves?
a)
in circles
b)
slowly
c)
straight line
d)
faster through opaque objects
27.
Which material is transparent?
a)
Clear glass
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Shoe
d)
Wax paper
28.
Why does a straw look broken when you put it in a cup of water?
a)
It is being reflected.
b)
It is being refracted.
c)
It is broken.
d)
The colors are being separated.
29.
Which one is an example of light being reflected?
a)
Seeing yourself in a mirror
b)
Lighting a candle
30.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
31.
Which three items are needed to make a closed circuit?
a)
Light bulb, plastic, and rubber
b)
Light bulb, wire, and plastic
c)
Light bulb, battery, and wire
d)
Light bulb, battery, and ceramic
32.
The battery is the ________ of energy.
a)
Wire
b)
Source
c)
Insulator
d)
Negative
33.
The part of the magnet with the strongest attraction and is labeled N and S is called magnetic __________.
a)
poles
b)
attractor
c)
repel
d)
compass
34.
When two magnets are pushed away from one another they ______.
a)
Attract
b)
Pole
c)
Repel
d)
Compass
35.
A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
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