WorksheetsForce and Motion - VA
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
2.
A force that opposes motion
a)
Force
b)
Friction
c)
Gravity
d)
Magnetism
3.
Motion is the movement of an object or its change in
a)
Direction
b)
Speed
c)
Position
d)
Shape
4.
What is air resistance?
a)
friction in the air that slows things down
b)
when an airplane flies into a cloud
c)
when you feel the air hitting your face
5.
What kind of surface is a gravel and rocks?
a)
smooth
b)
rough
6.
What kind of surface is a bowling alley?
a)
smooth
b)
rough
7.
The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Weight
d)
Force
8.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
9.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
10.
Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy?
a)
A 4lb rat on a school desk
b)
A 45lb dog in an oak tree
c)
A 14 pound platypus on a swing
d)
A 45lb child on a bike
11.
What is energy?
a)
Something that takes up space.
b)
The ability to make something move or change.
c)
Anything that has mass.
12.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
The energy an object has due to its motion.
b)
The energy an object has due its chemical composition.
c)
The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.
13.
What is potential energy?
a)
The energy an object has due to its position or condition.
b)
The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.
c)
The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.
14.
Select all of the objects that have potential energy. (You may click more than one answer!)
a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
Select all of the objects that have kinetic energy. (You may click more than one object!)
a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
What type of force does the picture show?
a)
Push
b)
Pull
17.
As an objects mass increases, the gravity of the object________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
goes up and down
18.
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.
19.
What are two examples of forces?
a)
Art and Music
b)
A push or pull
c)
A stand or ground
d)
The dark side and the light side
20.
A _____________________ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
gravity
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