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WorksheetsForce & Motion
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
The faster an object is moving the more ________ the object posesses.
a)
friction
b)
energy
c)
speed
d)
heat
2.
True or False: A fast moving ball causes greater change than a slow-moving ball.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
(a) is a pulling force that pulls objects toward each other.
4.
(a) is a force that works against motion.
5.
What causes a ball to fall to the ground after you throw it in the air?
a)
weight
b)
wind
c)
air
d)
gravity
6.
True or False: Gravity is a force.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
What is a force?
a)
a scientist
b)
an animal
c)
a push or pull
d)
the weight of an object
8.
True or False: You can see gravity
a)
true
b)
false
9.
Who was the scientist who was the first to seriously study gravity over 300 years ago?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
10.
What goes up must come (a)
11.
All things caught in our planet's gravity will, in some way, have the potential to ___
a)
fall to Earth
b)
orbit the Moon
c)
orbit the Sun
d)
lose their mass
12.
Mass is a measure of ___
a)
the size of an object
b)
how electrons move in an object
c)
how much stuff is under an object
d)
how much matter is in an object
13.
The heaviness of an object, caused by the pull of gravity, is called ___
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
density
d)
bulkiness
14.
Who performed the experiment on the Moon using a feather and a hammer?
a)
David Scott
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Buzz Lightyear
15.
When a feather and a hammer are dropped on the Moon, what will happen?
a)
the feather will hit the ground first
b)
the hammer will hit the ground first
c)
both will hit the ground at the same time
d)
the feather will float away
16.
The friction between the air and a moving object is called ___
a)
air resistance
b)
the atmosphere
c)
gravity
d)
upward draft
17.
On Earth, the feathers flat fluffy shape makes it ___
a)
run into more air resistance than the hammer does
b)
run into less air resistance than the hammer does
c)
more dense than the hammer
d)
heavier than the hammer
18.
On the Moon, a hammer and a feather fall at the same rate because ___
a)
the Moon has almost no atmosphere
b)
the Moon has a dense atmosphere
c)
the Earth has a dense atmosphere
d)
the Earth has almost no atmosphere
19.
Data that supports or disputes a scientific idea is called ___
a)
conjecture
b)
a theory
c)
evidence
d)
a hypothesis
20.
Flat paper seems to fall more slowly than crumpled paper due to ___
a)
gravity
b)
the difference in weight
c)
the difference in mass
d)
air resistance
21.
What is the force that pulls objects down toward the Earth?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
air resistance
d)
static electricity
22.
When we talk about gravity, 'up' just means ___
a)
towards the North Pole
b)
away from the South Pole
c)
away from the Earth
d)
toward the Earth
23.
When we talk about gravity, 'down' just means ___
a)
towards the North Pole
b)
away from the South Pole
c)
away from the Earth
d)
toward the Earth
24.
"Gravity pulls things down to Earth", really means that gravity pulls things ___
a)
toward the South Pole
b)
toward the Earth
c)
away from the North Pole
d)
toward Antarctica
25.
Gravity is the force of attraction ___
a)
on a light object, due to a heavier one
b)
on a heavy object, due to a lighter one
c)
between two objects of the same size
d)
between any two objects made of matter
26.
A logical description of a scientific idea is called ___
a)
an argument
b)
an altercation
c)
a disagreement
d)
a dispute
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