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Summative Test in Science Q3

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

a)

motion

b)

friction

c)

force

d)

gravity

2.

A push moves things _______ .

a)

close to you

b)

away from you

3.

A pull moves things _______ .

a)

closer to you

b)

away from you

4.

What is motion?

a)

a change in position

b)

a change in force

5.

When your position changes, you're in ____________.

a)

motion

b)

force

6.

What does friction do to the motion of an object?

a)

Friction slows down or stops an object.

b)

Friction keeps an object from moving.

c)

All of the above.

7.

Objects that are smooth have LESS friction than objects that are rough.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A hard wood floor has more friction than a carpet.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The force of _______________ can cause an object of more mass to fall at a faster rate.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

position

d)

push

10.

Why is person B having a hard time moving down the hill?

a)

Person B has more friction than person A.

b)

Person B has the same friction as person A.

c)

Person B is out of shape.

d)

Person B has less friction has person A.

11.

The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.

a)

motion

b)

weight

c)

speed

d)

friction

12.

Which of these are examples of motion?

a)

Turning around

b)

Moving side to side

c)

Traveling

d)

All of them

13.

 

When you pick things up, you're _______.

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

14.

Which force pulls objects towards the center of the earth?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

15.

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

a)

same

b)

opposite

16.

Observe the picture: Push or Pull?

a)

push

b)

pull

17.

Which force caused the hands of Mansoor to get warm as he rubbed them?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

magnetic force

18.

To reduce friction, applying oil between surfaces is effective.

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

19.

What does friction produce?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

gravity

20.

The force that acts in the opposite direction of motion when two surfaces come in contact. 

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

static

d)

kinetic

21.

What direction does friction act relative to motion?

a)

in the same direction

b)

in the opposite direction

c)

need more information

d)

depends on the force

22.

How can friction be reduced?

a)

reduce the force acting between the 2 surfaces

b)

reduce the roughness of the 2 surfaces coming in contact

c)

use wax, grease or oil

d)

all of the above are ways of reducing friction

23.

Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-

a)

rolling friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

static friction

24.

Sally experiences-

a)

rolling friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

static friction

25.

How does friction affect speed?

a)

more friction decreases speed

b)

more friction increases speed

c)

less friction decreases speed

26.

Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?

a)

Brakes used on a bike

b)

Tires from a car on the road

c)

Tread on the bottom of your shoes

d)

All are examples that are helpful

27.

The amount of friction depends on the weight of the objects pressing together.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Rougher surfaces have ...

a)

greater friction

b)

less friction

c)

the same level of friction

29.

Swimming fish experience-

a)

rolling friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

static friction

30.

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.

31.

 

A magnet attracts _____.

a)

cloth

b)

iron

c)

aluminum

d)

wood

32.

Every magnet has a _____ pole.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

North and South

33.

North and south magnet poles facing each other will _____.

a)

repel

b)

attract

34.

All magnets have _____ poles.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

A magnet will not work in water.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

A ____________ is a special metal that attracts other metals.

a)

coil

b)

magnet

c)

bunker

d)

repellant

37.

In this image, matching north poles from two magnets are introduced.  What do you predict will be the outcome?

a)

There will be no interaction. The poles of magnets do not have an effect on one another.

b)

The two north poles will attract each other.

c)

The two north poles will repel each other.

d)

The two magnets will combine and become one magnet.

38.

Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?

a)

Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.

b)

It is surrounded by a magnetic field.

c)

The north pole is stronger that the south pole.

d)

The south pole is stronger than the north pole.

39.

If you cut a magnet in half, what happens to the poles?

a)

One half gets the North Pole, the other half gets the South Pole.

b)

Both halves get only a North Pole.

c)

Both halves get only a South Pole.

d)

Both halves get a North Pole and a South Pole.

40.

What do the lines around this magnet represent?

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Magnetic Declination

d)

Magnetic Field