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Force and Motion Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tyler wants to see how his toy truck rolls on various surfaces. He rolled his toy truck on the carpet, the gravel, and the concrete outside.

He was trying to test the effects of which of the following forces?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism and Friction

d)

Magnetism

2.

Melissa wants to see how the size of a bowling ball is affected by gravity. Which of the following would need to stay the same for her investigation to be correct?

a)

Volume and Mass

b)

The shape of the ball and material used

c)

Mass and shape of the ball

d)

Volume and material used

3.

Ms. Hahn attached cards to the board using adhesive tape. The next day two of the cards had fallen. Which force acted upon the pictures, causing it to fall?

a)

Gravity

b)

Push and Pull

c)

Magnetism

d)

Precipitation

4.

Ms. Germann was building a crib for her granddaughter. She dropped a box of nails and screws on the floor of the baby's room. How could a magnet be helpful to Ms. Germann?

a)

Gravity will cause the magnet to pick up the nails and screws.

b)

Friction will cause the magnet to pull all the nails and screws.

c)

The magnet will pull the nails and screws towards it.

d)

The magnet will push the nails and screws away from it.

5.

Owen is in the lake kayaking with friends. How does Owen paddling affect the motion of the boat?

a)

Pulling the paddle causes the boat to move in the opposite direction of the pull.

b)

Gravity causes the boat to move.

c)

The friction between the paddle and water cause the boat to move.

d)

Pulling the paddle causes the boat to move in the same direction of the pull.

6.

Seth is skateboarding down a ramp what causes him to skate over the half pipe ramp over and over again?

a)

Pushing

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Pulling

7.

Khloie was riding her bicycle. Which force causes her bicycle to move forward?

a)

Gravity pulls the pedal

b)

Pushing the pedals

c)

Pulling the pedals

d)

Friction against the pedals

8.

Which force helps Zyleer score points during a basketball game?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Push

9.

What keeps the letters, words, and pictures from falling off of Enrique's refrigerator?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magic

d)

Magnetism

10.

If we were to repeat our investigation of moving items on top of a cardboard box with a magnet, which of the following items would move?

a)

A paper clip, thumbtack, and wooden pencil

b)

A paper clip, a penny, and a soda tab

c)

A paper clip, thumbtack, and toothpick

d)

A paper clip, thumbtack, and a nail.

11.

In PE you have been rollerblading, which explains why the roller blades roll differently on surfaces such as a wood floor, rubber, carpet, gravel, or rubber?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Pushing and Pulling

c)

Friction

d)

Gravity

12.
Why do we need friction?
a)
It helps objects go faster. 
b)
It helps objects go up higher.
c)
It helps make objects go slower or stop.
13.
What kind of surface is a gravel and rocks?
a)
smooth
b)
rough
14.
What kind of surface is a bowling alley? 
a)
smooth
b)
rough
15.
Friction happens in solids, liquids, and gases.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is Friction?
a)
How much something weighs
b)
When 2 objects slide against each other
c)
How fast something is going
17.
The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Weight
d)
Force
18.
If an object does not move at all, what does that mean about the forces acting on the object? 
a)
The forces are balanced. 
b)
The forces are unbalanced. 
19.
Ted was rolling a pencil on his desk and the pencil fell down to the ground. What force made this occur?
a)
Magnetism
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction