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STAAR Review---Force/Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
2.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
3.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
4.

Students drop 4 different sized blocks into sand from different heights to see which height makes a larger dent in the sand. How can they improve this experiment?

a)

Use more blocks

b)

Use the same sized blocks

c)

Use sugar instead of sand

d)

Use different colored blocks to see better

5.
What kind of energy does the skateboarder represent? 
a)
potential
b)
chemical
c)
nuclear
d)
kinetic
6.
What kind of energy does the big rock hold?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
potential
d)
nuclear
7.
The tendency of an object to stay in motion or at rest is called 
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
speed
d)
inertia
8.
What is force?
a)
A force is a push or a pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.
b)
The rate at which an object changes its velocity. 
c)
It is the amount of space between two points.
d)
It is Superman's power
9.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
10.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
11.

What tries to change the motion of an object?

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

ramp

12.

If an object is travelling in a straight line at a constant speed

a)

it will continue as long as a balanced force is not acting on it

b)

a force must be acting

c)

it will continue as long as a unbalanced force is not acting on it

d)

it is accelerating

13.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
14.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
15.
What type of force causes these balloons to move toward or away from each other?
a)
Gravitational
b)
Applied
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electrical
16.
When the dog peddles the bike it is using what type of energy?
a)
sound
b)
electrical
c)
mechanical
d)
light
17.

A moving truck ramp is an example of

a)

a way to reduce force to load the truck

b)

a machine to increase the distance traveled to reduce the force needed

c)

an inclined plane

d)

all of the above

18.
The force on object exerts on another when they rub against each other is called
a)
gravitational
b)
magnetic
c)
friction
d)
uncool
19.
What is MOVEMENT?
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Work
d)
Motion
20.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand