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Force and Motion Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

A student wanted to see how his toy car would roll on different types of flooring. He decided to roll the car on a tile floor, a wood floor, and a carpeted floor.


His experiment was designed to test the effects of which of the following forces?

a)

Gravity

b)

Gravity and Magnetism

c)

Magnetism and Friction

d)

Friction

2.

A teacher attaches pictures to the dry-erase board using tape during a sorting activity. The next day, one of the pictures was found on the ground.


Which force acted upon the picture causing it to fall?

a)

Friction

b)

Magnetism

c)

Gravity

d)

Evaporation

3.

Which force most likely causes the skateboarder to skate down the halfpipe ramp over and over again?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Pushing

4.

When riding a bicycle, which force mostly likely causes the bicycle to move forward?

a)

Gravity pulling the bike down to the ground

b)

Magnetism between the wheels and the pedals

c)

Pushing the pedals

d)

Pulling the pedals

5.

Which force most likely explains why skates roll differently on surfaces such as wood, cement, rubber, or carpet?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Pulling

d)

Friction

6.

A student wants to test the force of magnetism by placing objects on top of a piece of cardboard and then moving them with a magnet placed under the cardboard. Which items will help the students with this investigation?

a)

A paper clip, a thumbtack, and a toothpick

b)

A paper clip, a penny, and iron filings

c)

A piece of foil, iron filings, and an iron nail

d)

An iron nail, a paper clip, and a thumbtack

7.

In a science classroom, the students performed an investigation, which included the procedural steps listed.


Hold a small paper boat in one hand.

Pour a small amount of iron filings mixed with salt to the paper boat.


What type of force could be used to move the iron filings?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Push/Pull

8.

The picture shows a row of dominoes.


Which force would most likely cause the row of dominoes to fall?

a)

Pull

b)

Magnetic

c)

Friction

d)

Push

9.

Which investigation will best test the effects of gravity on moving objects?

a)

Pencils falling from the same height

b)

Balloons floating upward from the same height

c)

A bicycle speeding up on a flat surface

d)

A ball slowing down on a flat surface

10.

Students rolled a 22-gram car down three different ramps. The results from the investigation are shown in the table.


Which statement best explains why the car rolled down the wood ramp the fastest?

a)

There was more force applied to the car on the wood ramp

b)

There was less friction on the surface of the wood ramp

c)

The wood ramp was higher than the other ramps

d)

The car on the wood ramp has more mass

11.

What happens to the rock first when a large force pushes where the arrow is shown?

a)

The rock moves up

b)

The rock moves down

c)

The rock stays where it is

d)

The rock moves toward the middle

12.

Anna touched the toy truck with her finger and the truck started to roll. Which answer choice best describes why this happens?

a)

Anna pulled the car which made the forces balanced

b)

Anna increased friction on the car which made the forces unbalanced

c)

Anna pushed the car which made the forces unbalanced

d)

Anna applied gravity to the car which made the forces balanced

13.

Which drawing shows two magnets that will push away from one another?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Two toy cars are moving toward one another on a track. Car A has a magnet at the front, as shown in the drawing.


What should be at the front of Car B to make it so that the cars cannot bump together?

a)

A piece of steel

b)

A piece of wood

c)

A magnet with its north pole pointing toward Car A

d)

A magnet with its south pole pointing toward Car A