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Science Chapter 11: Force and Motion

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call a "change in position of an object"?

a)

Motion

b)

Gravity

c)

Work

d)

Force

2.

What must be applied to an object for it to move?

a)

Motion

b)

Force

c)

Work

d)

Friction

3.

What is a can opener an example of?

a)

Speed

b)

Work

c)

Simple Machine

d)

Compound Machine

4.

What is the force that pulls us towards Earth called?

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Speed

d)

Work

5.

What is "the location of an object"?

a)

Motion

b)

Speed

c)

Position

d)

Distance

6.

What is a lever an example of?

a)

Compound Machine

b)

Simple Machine

c)

Fulcrum

d)

Tool

7.

What is being done, when a force changes an objects motion?

a)

Speed

b)

Gravity

c)

Movement

d)

Work

8.

What do we call the time it takes for an object to move from one place to another?

a)

Distance

b)

Speed

c)

Motion

d)

Movement

9.

What force occurs when one object rubs against another?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Contact

c)

Gravity

d)

Friction

10.

What do we call the space between 2 objects?

a)

Speed

b)

Position

c)

Distance

d)

Movement

11.

A magnetic force can attract which of the following?

a)

wood

b)

glass

c)

iron

d)

rubber

12.

Which of the following is an example of friction?

a)

an apple falling from a tree

b)

using the brakes on a bicycle

c)

using batteries to power a toy

d)

water freezing

13.

A pile of wood has ______?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

magnetic energy

d)

electrical energy

14.

Which tool measures speed?

a)

stopwatch

b)

thermometer

c)

spring-scale

d)

ruler

15.

What does the word "position" mean?

a)

the speed of an object

b)

the location of an object

c)

the speed of an object

d)

how an object moves

16.

What two things must be known to measure speed?

a)

how far an object traveled and how long it took to go that distance

b)

how much an object weighs and how far it traveled

c)

how dense an object is and how far it traveled

d)

how long an object took to go a certain distance

17.

What do the words over, under, left, and right give clues to?

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

position

d)

balance

18.

What causes a magnet to attract and repel?

a)

magnetic force

b)

contact force

c)

gravity

d)

friction

19.

What is gravity?

a)

the weight of an object in space

b)

the changing state of an object

c)

the weight plus the mass of an object

d)

the pulling force between two objects

20.

All of the following will increase friction except

a)

rough stones

b)

sandpaper

c)

oil

d)

rubber

21.

What makes changes in motion possible?

a)

energy

b)

work

c)

gravity

d)

weight

22.

What happens when a force changes an object’s motion?

a)

the object changes state

b)

work is done

c)

gravity is interrupted

d)

a machine is being used

23.

What are the two main forms of energy?

a)

energy of speed and energy of sound

b)

energy of motion and potential energy

c)

energy of force and energy of motion

d)

energy of speed and potential energy

24.

A doorknob is an example of which simple machine?

a)

pulley

b)

wedge

c)

wheel and axle

d)

inclined plane

25.

Which simple machine could be used to move a heavy box up some stairs?

a)

an inclined plane

b)

a lever

c)

a wheel and axle

d)

a screw

26.

How many types of simple machines exist?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

12

27.

Which simple machine would a person use to lift a heavy rock?

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

wheel and axle

28.

Lifting a feather is an example of ______?

a)

work

b)

motion

c)

gravity

d)

speed

29.

While an object is changing position it is in ________.

a)

energy

b)

speed

c)

wedges

d)

motion

30.

All moving objects have _______.

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Gravity

d)

Electrical Energy

31.

Two or more simple machines together make a ___.

a)

mess

b)

simple machine

c)

tool

d)

compound machine

32.

Most cutting tools are simple machines called _____.

a)

levers

b)

wedges

c)

pulleys

d)

screws

33.

Which word cannot be used to describe an object’s position?

a)

under

b)

tomorrow

c)

left

d)

inside

34.

Which statement about energy is true?

a)

There are three main forms of energy

b)

Stored energy is energy in motion

c)

Energy cannot make matter change

d)

Energy is the ability to do work

35.

Which of the following is an example of work?

a)

watching tv

b)

pushing against a concrete wall

c)

lifting a pencil

d)

studying for a science test