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Forces and Motion Unit Test Study Guide

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To move something AWAY from you is called a

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

target

d)

track

2.

To move or haul something TOWARDS yourself it is called

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

friction

d)

target

3.

A push or pull is an example of a

a)

force

b)

track

c)

target

d)

position

4.

A game of tug-of-war is an example of

a)

balanced and unbalanced forces

b)

track and target

c)

rolling force

5.

When a person pulls down on the rope, how will the box move.

a)

The box will move down.

b)

The box will not move at all.

c)

The box will move up.

6.

The main reason a baseball comes down when a boy tosses it up into the air is —

a)

magnetism is pulling the ball down

b)

the boy cannot see to catch it

c)

gravity is pulling down on the ball

d)

gravity pushes the ball in the air

7.

A force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

8.

Which force produces a change in motion?

a)

unbalanced force

b)

balanced force

c)

gravitational force

d)

frictional force

9.
What causes 2 magnets to attract?
a)
Both poles are north
b)
They are opposite poles
c)
Both poles are south
d)
There are no poles
10.
Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?
a)
Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
b)
Objects with LESS mass, like mice
11.
Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
12.

Which best describes gravity?

a)

Molecules that make up everything.

b)

An object that conducts electricity.

c)

A magnet.

d)

A force that pulls objects to the ground.

13.

A magnet will pick up an object that is made of...

a)

plastic

b)

iron or steel

c)

glass

d)

copper

14.

Which of this object would NOT be attracted to a magnet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Rougher surfaces have ...

a)

greater friction

b)

less friction

c)

the same level of friction

16.

Magnets have a north and south ___ .

a)

pole

b)

iron

c)

soft spot

d)

action

17.

Which two poles would repel against each other?

a)

South and South

b)

North and South

c)

South and East

18.

What is the name for when 2 magnets push apart?

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

gravity

d)

friction

19.

The force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth.

a)

magnetism

b)

motion

c)

pull

d)

gravity

20.

When negative charges on a cloud cause positive charges to build up on the ground, what may happen?

a)
b)
21.
If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral or no charge
d)
opposite
22.
The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have
a)
opposite charges
b)
like charges
23.

Two balloons are hanging from a stick.

One balloon has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.

How would you expect the balloons to move?

a)

there would be no movement

b)

towards each other

c)

away from each other

24.

How many types of simple machines are there?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1,000,000

25.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
26.

A change in position

a)

pull

b)

emotion

c)

motion

d)

force

27.

What is the name for when 2 magnets pull together?

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

gravity

d)

friction

28.

What two factors determine the strength of an object's gravity?

a)

its mass and how close things are

b)

its cost and length

c)

its texture and style

d)

its friction and smoothness

29.
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.
30.

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

31.

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.

d)

It makes cats happy.

32.
What is Friction?
a)
How much something weighs
b)
When 2 objects slide against each other
c)
How fast something is going
33.

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.

34.

The magnetic force is stronger when a magnet is ___________ to an object

a)

closer together

b)

farther apart

c)

round

d)

hot

35.

A magnet that can be turned on and off with electricity is called an ___ .

a)

electromagnet

b)

electricity

c)

elephant

d)

ecosystem

36.

Electromagnets can be used for ___ .

a)

picking up steel or iron from a pile of metal

b)

making hand sanitizer

c)

picking up cotton clothes

d)

making a wooden table