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Forces and Motion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is position?

a)

The movement of an object.

b)

The location of an object.

2.

What is motion?

a)

A change in position.

b)

A change in force.

3.

When your position changes, you're in ____________.

a)

motion

b)

force

4.

Which of these are examples of motion?

a)

Turning around

b)

Moving side to side

c)

Traveling

d)

All of them

5.

What is speed?

a)

A measure of how fast something moves.

b)

A measure of how you move.

6.

Which requires more force to move it?

a)

A heavy object, like a bowling ball.

b)

A light object, like a tennis ball

7.

Friction is a force that ______ against an object to slow its motion.

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

8.

Which force pulls objects towards the center of the earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

9.

An object moves in the _________ direction a force is applied.

a)

SAME

b)

OPPOSITE

10.

A force can____________.

a)

make an object move

b)

make a moving object stop moving

c)

slow an object down

d)

all of the above

11.

Which of the following would it take the most force to move?

a)

a 3-pound ball

b)

a 5 pound ball

c)

a 15 pund ball

d)

a 25 pound ball

12.

Imagine you kick four balls with the same amount of force. Which one will go the farthest?

a)

a 3 pound ball

b)

a 5 pound ball

c)

a 15 pound ball

d)

a 25 pound ball

13.

What does the word mass mean?

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

the speed an object falls

c)

how high a person can jump

d)

how far an object can be thrown

14.

Henry rolled a car across the floor. He then applied a force to the car. The force was one of the four forces shown by the arrows. Which force will MOST likely increase the car's speed?

a)

Force A

b)

Force B

c)

Force C

d)

Force D

15.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
16.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
17.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move in both directions. 
18.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

19.

Is this force balanced or unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

20.

When a car is in motion is it being pulled by an unbalanced or balanced force?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

21.

Is this force balanced or unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced