WorksheetsExercise Science
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 44mins
Sports science involves applying scientific principles to improve
revenue.
physical health.
mental well-being.
sports performance.
Bodily movements that are planned, structured, repetitive and deliberate is defined as
health.
exercise.
physical fitness.
physical activity.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of the health benefits of physical fitness?
Maintenance of mental health
Increase in overall body weight.
Improvement of overall flexibility.
Increase in cardiovascular capacity.
Which one of the following activities BEST describes the concept of ‘physical exercise’?
Bieber occasionally helps his mother with the household chores.
Sheldon walks to the bus stop every weekday morning to go to work.
Ross takes care of his younger brother at the outdoor playground every Saturday evening.
Ariana attends the Zumba dance programme for one hour at her gym studio every Sunday morning.
How many phosphate(s) are there in adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
1
2
3
4
Which one of the following statements about energy is FALSE?
Energy starts as light from the sun.
Plants convert sunlight into chemical energy.
In food, energy is stored as carbohydrates only.
Humans obtain energy from eating plants or the animals that have eaten the plants.
The primary energy system source for a long-distance endurance runner is the
creatine system.
ATP-PC system.
oxidative system.
glycolytic system.
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of the ATP-PC system?
Immediate production of energy.
Used in short bursts of movement.
Oxygen is required to activate the short burst of energy.
Primary energy system for powerful movements lasting up to 10 seconds.
Micronutrients can be found in the following EXCEPT
fats.
vitamins.
minerals.
trace elements.
Muscle glycogen is
not affected by exercise intensity.
broken down quickly at low intensity.
broken down slowly at high intensity.
highly dependent on exercise intensity.
Darren is training for the 100 metres track & field sprint event. Which one of the following training recommendations is NOT ideal?
Rest periods of 20-30 seconds during interval training
Work-to-rest ratio of 1:10-12 during sprint training sessions.
Interval training involving sprints of 10-15 seconds of maximum intensity.
Sufficient rest days between training sessions during the week to ensure maximal recovery from intense training sessions.
For powerful movements that last for less than 10 seconds, the primary energy system is the
ATP-PC system.
oxidative system.
glycolytic system.
anaerobic lactic system.
Which one of the following statements on the purpose of training the glycolytic energy system is FALSE?
Increase rate of lactate removal.
Improve the body’s tolerance to the by-product lactate.
Increase rate of ATP production via the glycolytic system.
Improve the body’s ability to transport oxygen more efficiently.
The body prefers carbohydrates as the primary source of fuel during high intensity exercise as
body has an unlimited supply of carbohydrates.
breakdown of carbohydrates is slow and steady.
process of carbohydrate breakdown is fast and efficient.
using carbohydrates as energy fuel helps to burn body fat.
Germaine realised that she was breathing harder and faster whenever she started increasing the intensity of exercise. Which one of the following BEST describes the reason for this?
Getting rid of excess carbon dioxide.
Helping to regulate body temperature
Increasing amount of hydrogen ions in the body.
More oxygen needed for breakdown of amino acids.
Hidayat completed a high intensity deadlift training session 2 days ago and is experiencing Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). Which one of the following describes the main reason for DOMS?
Insufficient pre-workout nutrition.
Poor hydration before, during and after training.
No mobility or warm up drills before the training session.
Excessive mechanical force exerted by the muscles during exercise.
Which one of the following recommendations should a rugby coach consider to manage players’ delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) after an intense training session?
Conduct a 2 hours stretching routine.
Provide athletes with sufficient isotonic drinks to rehydrate.
Instruct players with tired and sore muscles to apply sports tapes
Allow players to immerse bodies in hot and cold water at intervals.
The study of biomechanics in sports science is applied in these cases EXCEPT
improvement of sporting techniques.
designing of modern sports equipment.
prevention of injuries in sports participation.
fair business exchanges among major sporting brands.
The tendency of all objects to resist changes in its motion is
inertia.
mass.
momentum.
weight.
During soccer training, goalkeeper Pravin realised that the larger the force he applied when doing a goal kick, the larger the speed of travel. Which one of the following Newton’s Laws of Motion does this episode demonstrate?
First
Fourth.
Second.
Third.
During a calf raise exercise, which one of the following class of levers is applied in this exercise?
First.
Fourth.
Second.
Third.
Rachel attends ballet training at a ballet studio. Ballet training consists of movements on the toes and a lot of hopping and jumping. The wooden floor of at the ballet studio is worn out and very hard. Recently, she feels pressure and sometimes soreness in her feet. Which of Newton’s Law BEST explains this?
Law of Inertia.
Law of Gravity.
Law of Acceleration.
Law of Action & Reaction.
A translation where all body parts move the same distance is known as
acceleration.
deceleration.
linear motion.
angular motion.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of an external force?
Weight.
Gravity.
Friction.
Muscle contraction.
Acceleration is defined as the
rate of change of velocity.
overall change in position.
rate of change of displacement.
rate at which an object changes position.
Describe what happens in the yellow zone.
In the gait cycle, a complete stride is divided into 2 phases. What are the two phases?
(a)
Coach James spends a lot of time observing and analysing his hockey players during their training sessions. Which one of the following BEST describes his rationale for observational analysis?
To justify his high-paying job as a coach.
Opportunity to critique player’s training performance.
Improve rapport between him and player and to be a popular coach.
Identify possible areas of improvement to enhance player performance.
Coach Pirlo made his athletes follow this training program.
10 x 100 m maximal sprint efforts with 120s rest periods in between. Which energy system is he trying to develop?
ATP-PC system.
oxidative system.
glycolytic system.
anaerobic lactic system.
Crystal was made to run 12 x 400 m intervals with a Work-to-rest ratio of 1: 3. What energy system was her coach trying to train?
creatine system.
ATP-PC system.
oxidative system.
glycolytic system.
