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3rd Gr. Patterns of Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jason puts a block of wood at the top of a ramp. How will the block move when he lets go of it?

a)

The block will slide down the ramp.

b)

The block will bounce on the ramp

c)

The block will roll down the ramp.

d)

The block will spin on the ramp.

2.

An arrow is pulled back different lengths and shot from a bow, as shown in the image. In the first shot, the arrow is pulled back 10 centimeters from the bow, and it travels along path B. In the second shot, the arrow is pulled back 13 centimeters from the bow, and it travels along path C. Which of the following paths would the arrow probably take if it were pulled back 16 centimeters from the bow?

a)

path D

b)

path E

c)

path A

d)

path B

3.

A top and a wheel both move in a circle. How is the motion of the top different than the motion of the wheel?

a)

The top is bouncing, but the wheel is spinning.

b)

The top is sliding, but the wheel is bouncing.

c)

The top is rolling, but the wheel is sliding.

d)

The top is spinning, but the wheel is rolling

4.

Jessie is about to roll a ball across a table. The ball has a red star at the top. Which arrow shows how the red star will move?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Tamara spins a top as quickly as she can. There is a red dot on the top. If Tamara watches the top spin from directly above, which path could the red dot take?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Jenny sees a cup lying on the ground. She taps it with her foot. The cup begins to roll. The cup is wider at the top than at the bottom. Which arrow shows how the cup will move?

a)
b)
c)
7.

James and John are playing with a tennis ball. James drops the ball three times from different heights. He notices that each time, the ball bounces back to a new height. The following table shows how high the ball bounces each time it is dropped. What height will the ball probably bounce to if it is dropped from height G?

a)

between A and B

b)

between E and F

c)

between C and D

d)

between B and C

8.

Jacob is riding his bike. What kind of motion do the wheels on his bike have?

a)

bouncing

b)

rolling

c)

sliding

d)

not moving

9.

Ginny and Jack are at a park that has four different tree swings. Each tree swing has a rope of a different length. Ginny measures how long it takes for Jack to swing back and forth one time on each tree swing. The table below shows the length of the rope for each tree swing and how long it takes to swing back and forth one time. About how long would it probably take to swing back and forth one time on a tree swing that has a rope 8 meters long?

a)

6 seconds

b)

1 second

c)

4 seconds

d)

2 seconds

10.

Robert's clock has a pendulum that swings back and forth. The pendulum ticks each time it swings. Robert and his friend Kip measured how often the pendulum swings. Robert counted the number of ticks. Kip used a stopwatch to time them. Their data is in the table below. How long would it take the clock to tick 10 times?

a)

5 seconds

b)

10 seconds

c)

2 seconds

d)

20 seconds

11.

Harry is about to slide a box across a table by pushing it. Which arrow shows how the box will move?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Tyler places a small ball at the edge of a bowl. He lets the ball go and writes down how it moves: 1. It rolls down the near side of the bowl. 2. It rolls up the far side of the bowl. 3. It rolls down the far side of the bowl. What will the ball do next?

a)

It will roll up the near side of the bowl.

b)

It will roll up the far side of the bowl.

c)

It will roll down the near side of the bowl.

d)

It will roll down the far side of the bowl.

13.

Michelle gives Mr. Miller an apple for lunch. But Mr. Miller accidentally drops the apple. If Mr. Miller is standing still when he drops the apple, and there is no wind in the classroom, which answer choice best describes the apple's motion?

a)

The apple moves down and sideways, at the same time.

b)

The apple spins in the air without moving up or down.

c)

The apple moves up for a moment, then falls downward.

d)

The apple moves straight to the ground.

14.

Felix throws a ball toward his classmate Mandy without throwing it upward. Which picture best shows the path the ball will take?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

The pendulum of a clock is being used to tell time. The pendulum looks like the one in the picture below. The pendulum swings back and forth continuously at the same speed. A student counts how many times the pendulum swings back and forth over four minutes. The data is recorded in the table below. A student is going to observe the pendulum of the clock for 6 minutes. How many swings should the pendulum of the clock make?

a)

70 swings

b)

50 swings

c)

60 swings

d)

10 swings

16.

Kyle is holding a toy car at the top of a ramp. Kyle pushes the car down the ramp. Which arrow shows how the car will move?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Mike, Paul, and Jenny love to ride on the merry-go-round at the park. How does a merry-go-round move?

a)

It spins.

b)

It slides.

c)

It rolls.

d)

It bounces.

18.

Answer the question below by filling in the blanks. Cassandra looked out the window

a)

move up, move up

b)

move down, move down

c)

move up, move down

d)

move up, stay still

e)

move down, stay still

19.

The image above shows a toy truck rolling down a slope from position A. When it reaches the bottom of the slope, it travels a short distance on a flat surface and stops at position Z. The toy truck is rolled down the slope again, but this time it starts rolling down from position C. It reaches the bottom of the slope, travels a short distance on the flat surface, and stops at position X. If the toy truck starts rolling down from position B where will the truck stop?

a)

near position W

b)

near position Y

c)

near position X

d)

near position Z

20.

Harry spins a toy top. The top stays upright at first as it spins, but it falls over after a few seconds. Harry spun the top very slowly on his first try, and it stayed up for 5 seconds. He spun it faster on his second try, and it stayed up for 7 seconds. If he spins it even faster on his third try, how long will it probably stay up?

a)

3 seconds

b)

7 seconds

c)

9 seconds

d)

1 second