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Force and Motion 4th Grade

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Force is defined as a 
a)
push or pull
b)
motion 
c)
energy
d)
velocity 
2.
The location of an object in relation to another object or place is described as 
a)
friction 
b)
gravity 
c)
velocity 
d)
position 
3.
Cars, bicycles, and people are all objects that can be in motion. What is true about motion? 
a)
an object in motion is accelerating 
b)
motion is the change in position of an object. 
c)
an object in motion has no speed but it does have velocity
d)
gravity and friction are responsible for all motion 
4.
Sally is throwing a ball high into the air and then catching it. What force is responsible for the ball coming back to the ground?
a)
speed 
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
acceleration 
5.
a measure of an objects change in position during a certain amount of time is _________? 
a)
motion 
b)
force 
c)
friction 
d)
speed 
6.
A boy is pulling a box across the floor.  How is friction acting on the box? 
a)
friction holds the box down 
b)
the force of friction slows the box down and acts against the direction the boy is pulling it
c)
frictions speeds up the motion of the box
d)
Friction increases the speed of the boat
7.
 You know something is in motion when it 
a)
changes position
b)
speeds up
8.
In this photo which vehicle do you think requires the most amount of force to accelerate? 
a)
the yellow car
b)
the brown van
c)
the  semi truck 
9.
True or false:  it takes more force to move a heavier object than it takes to move a smaller object 
a)
true
b)
false
10.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
11.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
12.
The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another is...
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
work
d)
energy
13.

______ describes how fast an object is moving

a)

speed

b)

energy

c)

motion

d)

position

14.

Any push or pull that causes an object to move ,stop, or change speed or direction is called -

a)

inertia

b)

position

c)

motion

d)

force

15.

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

16.

Movement of an object is called

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

force

d)

motion

17.

A force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

gravity

18.

The force between two objects that are touching

a)

mass

b)

fiction

c)

gravity

d)

motion

19.

Objects with greater__________________ have greater gravity.

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

mass

d)

friction

20.

The force that slows things down is _______________

a)

mass

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

friction

21.

For _______________ to occur, a force must act on an object

a)

motion

b)

mass

c)

force

d)

friction

22.

Forces that combine to cancel each other out are called ____________

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

motion

d)

friction

23.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
24.
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.
25.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
26.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
27.
What Newtons law does this picture represent
a)
Newtons 2nd law 
b)
Law of gravity 
c)
Newtons 1st law
d)
Newtons 5th law