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Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

At the start of a football game, a footballer kicks a ball placed in the middle of the field to move the ball.

What is the effect of force on the object?

a)

Change the direction of a moving object

b)

Make a moving object stop

c)

Make a moving object move slower

d)

Make a stationary object move

2.
In a football game, the footballers kick the rolling ball to make it move even faster.
What is the motion of the object?
a)
Change the direction of a moving object
b)
Make a moving object stop
c)
Make a moving object move faster
d)
Make a stationary object move
3.

which of the following is not an effect of force:

a)

to move a body from rest

b)

to stop a moving body

c)

to change the colour of an object

d)

to change the shape of a body

4.

Which of the following images shows a pull?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Hitting a moving tennis ball with a tennis racket changes its ________ and ________.

a)

shape; direction

b)

speed; shape

c)

shape; speed

d)

direction; speed

6.

Motion is:

a)

The change in position of an object over time

b)

The total amount of force on an object

c)

The amount of matter in an object

d)

The effect of gravitational force on the mass of an object

e)

A push or pull on an object that puts it in motion

7.

Which type of force resists motion?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Pull

d)

Push

8.

How does the mass of an object affect the motion of an object?

a)

The greater the mass the less effect a force will have

b)

The greater the mass the greater the effect a force will have

c)

The less the mass the less effect a force will have

d)

It has no effect

9.

If two toy trucks are pushed with the same force, Which one will move the longest distance?

a)

The one with more mass

b)

The one with less mass

c)

The mass will make no difference

10.

What happens in a game of tug-a-war when both teams pull the rope with equal force and in opposite directions?

a)

The rope does not move

b)

Both teams move to the right

c)

Both teams move to the left

d)

Both teams fall down

11.

To drag a sofa over carpet, movers sometimes use slippery pads. Which force is reduced with the use of the pads?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Push

d)

Magnetism

12.

A baseball pitcher throws a baseball. It does not reach the catcher. What should the pitcher do to make a ball reach the catcher?

a)

Increase the force used when throwing the ball

b)

Decrease the force used when throwing the ball

c)

Reduce the gravity exerted on the ball

d)

Increase the gravity exerted on the ball

13.

What object has the most inertia?

a)

A truck, because it has the most mass

b)

a car, because it has more mass than the bike and skate board.

c)

a bike, because it has more mass than the skateboard.

d)

a skate board, because it had the least amount of mass.

14.

Which boy will have an easier time getting down the hill?

a)

Boy A , because he is experiencing less friction than boy B.

b)

Boy B, because he is experiencing more friction than boy A.

15.

What object is holding the boy in the car?

a)

the seatbelt

b)

the airbag

c)

the crumple zone

d)

the boy's inertia

16.

What type of motion is this?

a)

Periodic

b)

Curvilinear

c)

Translatory

d)

Circulatory

17.

What type of motion is this?

a)

Periodic

b)

Revolution

c)

Rolling

d)

Linear

18.

What type of motion is shown in the picture?

a)

Rotational Motion

b)

Rectilinear Motion

c)

Oscillatory Motion

19.

What type of motion is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Circular

c)

Oscillation

d)

Reciprocal

20.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
21.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
22.

What type of motion is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Reciprocating

c)

Oscillation

d)

Rotary

23.

An Orange falls off a tree and lands on the ground. What force caused the orange to fall?

a)

friction

b)

heat

c)

gravity

d)

wind

24.

Identify the motion of a merry - go - round.

a)

Rectilinear motion

b)

Circular motion

c)

Oscillatory motion

d)

Random motion

25.

What type of motion is being exhibited when planets revolve around the sun?

a)

rotatory motion

b)

circular motion

c)

periodic motion

d)

both circular and periodic motions