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Year 9 Sports science - fitness components

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which health related component of fitness involves the range of motion in and around your joints.

a)

Cardio-respiratory endurance

b)

Body Composition

c)

Flexibility

d)

Muscular Strength

2.

The health related component of fitness that covers what the body is composed of. The amount of lean mass compared to fat mass.

a)

Body Composition

b)

Muscular Endurance

c)

Flexibility

d)

Cardio-Respiratory Endurance

3.
The ability of your muscles to exert force 
a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Flexibility
d)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
4.
The ability of your muscles to exert force for an extended period of time
a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
d)
Flexibility
5.

The ability of you heart to pump blood and lungs to receive oxygen so that you have the ability to sustain an activity for an extended period of time

a)

Muscular Strength

b)

Muscular Endurance

c)

Flexibility

d)

Cardio-Respiratory Endurance

6.
Which is a good example of an activity that would increase flexibility?
a)
Playing basketball
b)
Yoga
c)
Golf
d)
Tennis
7.
Jackson's ability to perform 45 pushups is an example of which component of fitness
a)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
b)
Muscular Endurance
c)
Muscular Strength
d)
Flexibility
8.

This skill related component is not needed in a 100m sprint

a)

Agility

b)

Power

c)

Speed

d)

Co-ordination

9.
What  component would be most important to a long distance runner?
a)
Reaction time 
b)
Cardio-Respiratory Endurance
c)
Agility
d)
Muscular Strength
10.

What is the ability of body parts to work together when you perform an activity?

a)

Flexibility

b)

Balance

c)

Coordination

d)

Reaction Time

11.

What is the ability to move quickly once a signal to start moving is received?

a)

Speed

b)

Reaction Time

c)

Power

d)

Body Composition

12.

What is the ability to keep the body in a steady position while standing or moving?

a)

Body Composition

b)

Coordination

c)

Muscular Strength

d)

Balance

13.

The amount of force your muscles can produce.

a)

Muscular Strength

b)

Muscular Endurance

c)

Power

d)

Speed

14.
The body's proportion of fat, muscle, and bone is:
a)
Muscular Strength
b)
Aerobic Fitness
c)
Muscular Endurance
d)
Body Composition
15.

What is balance?

a)

The ability to move two or more parts of the body at the same time efficiently and accurately.

b)

The time it takes to respond to a stimulus.

c)

The ability to combine strength and speed at the same time.

d)

The ability to keep the body stable, when still or moving.

16.

What is reaction time?

a)

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

b)

The ability to perform strength performances quickly.

c)

The ability to put body parts into motion quickly.

d)

The ability to use two or more body parts together.

17.

What is reaction time?

a)

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

b)

The ability to perform strength performances quickly.

c)

The ability to put body parts into motion quickly.

d)

The ability to use two or more body parts together.

18.

What is co-ordination?

a)

The ability to change direction quickly under control.

b)

The ability to perform strength performances quickly.

c)

The ability to put body parts in motion quickly.

d)

The ability to use two or more body parts together.

19.

What is agility?

a)

The ability to combine strength and speed.

b)

The ability to change direction at speed under control.

c)

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

d)

The ability to keep the body stable when still or moving, by keeping the centre of gravity over the base of support.

20.

What is muscular strength?

a)

The amount of force that can be generated by muscles.

b)

The ability of the muscles to repeatedly contract over time.

c)

The measure of fat and fat free mass.

d)

The range of motion around a joint.

21.

The ability to put body parts into motion quickly - match the answer!

a)

Agility.

b)

Speed.

c)

Power.

d)

Reaction time.

22.

Which of the following fitness components tend to occur in the first 10 seconds of activity..

a)

Power, speed, agility and muscular endurance

b)

Power, speed, flexibility and balance

c)

Power, speed, agility and muscular strength

d)

Power, body composition, agility and flexibility

23.

Anaerobic capacity occurs over which length of time?

a)

Over 3 minutes

b)

Over 1 hour

c)

Less than 2 mins

d)

Less than 10 mins

24.

Which of the following fitness components would be used by a long jumper?

a)

Speed, reaction time and aerobic capacity

b)

Strength, body composition and flexibility

c)

co-ordination, muscular strength and reaction time

d)

Speed, muscular power and co-ordination

25.

What would be the main fitness components used in a marathon?

a)

Speed and agility

b)

Aerobic capacity and muscular endurance

c)

Anaerobic capacity and agility

d)

Aerobic capacity and balance