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Question Bank for Grade 6 Physics

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Match the description to the graph:

"The speed of the car is decreasing."

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Segment A-B The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

6.

Segment O-A The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

7.

Which runner won the race?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

8.

Which runner stopped for a rest?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

9.

How long did Charlie stop for a rest?

a)

2.5 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

5 seconds

10.

What is the equation to calculate distance?

a)

distance = speed/time

b)

distance = time/speed

c)

distance = speed/distance

d)

distance = speed x time

11.

________ can be calculated if you know the distance an object traveled and the unit of time. (distance ÷ time)

a)

Speed

b)

Motion

c)

Opportunity

d)

Velocity

12.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

13.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

14.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
15.
a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
17.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
18.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Gradually slowing down

b)

Gradually speeding up

c)

Constant speed

d)

Stopped

19.

What is this graph showing?

a)

At rest

b)

Acceleration

c)

Constant speed of 1 m/s

d)

Gradually speeding up

20.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
Going to Wal-mart 
b)
running for president 
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
21.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating."

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which person moved the fastest in 3 seconds?

a)

biker

b)

runner

c)

walker

d)

they are all moving equally

23.

Susie went to the store, when she got there she realized that she forgot her wallet and returned home.


Which graph matches this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)

20 miles/hr

b)

20 m/min

c)

800 m/min

d)

200 miles/hr

26.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)

25 miles/hr

b)

5 miles/hr

c)

125 km/hr

d)

50 km/hr

27.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)

distance = speed/time

b)

distance = time/speed

c)

distance = speed/distance

d)

distance = speed x time 

28.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)

time = speed/distance

b)

time = distance/speed 

c)

time = speed x distance 

d)

time = distance x speed

29.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
30.

What is the unit to MEASURE force?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Meter

c)

Pounds

d)

Newton

31.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
32.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)

The boy in blue will win.

b)

They will not move at all.

c)

The boy in red will win.

d)

Both will fall down.

33.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
34.
What will cause an object to move?
a)

Applied forces

b)

Balanced forces

c)

Unbalanced forces

35.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)

Magnetic

b)

Electrical

c)

Gravitational

d)

Air Resistance

36.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
37.

When an object is moving, friction acts in the _______ direction as the motion.

a)

perpendicular

b)

same

c)

opposite

d)

precise

38.

A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object it to decelerate.

a)

surface area

b)

air resistance

c)

velocity

d)

gravity

39.

A contact force is from

a)

objects physically touching

b)

far apart objects

c)

not touching object

d)

always a pull

40.

The three examples pictured are of

a)

Non-contact Forces

b)

Contact Forces

41.

The force between the phone and the mount is a

a)

contact force

b)

non-contact force

42.

Electrical Force

a)

Contact Force

b)

Non-Contact Force

43.

Magnetic Force

a)

Contact Force

b)

Non-Contact Force

44.

Gravitational Force

a)

Contact Force

b)

Non-Contact Force

45.

Which of the following forces can push (repel) and pull (attract)?

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Electric Force

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Both Magnetic and Electric Force.

e)

All Three, Magnetic, Electric and Gravitational Force.

46.

The force between the two people through the rope is

a)

Contact Pull

b)

Non-contact Pull

c)

Contact Push

d)

Non-contact Push

47.

All of these are noncontact forces, except

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

electricity

d)

magnetism

48.

What two factors determine the strength of the gravitational force between two objects?

a)

acceleration and distance

b)

mass and distance

c)

speed and distance

d)

mass and speed

49.

How could you describe a force?

a)

moving up and down

b)

going in and out

c)

a push or a pull

d)

hot and cold

50.

What is happening in the picture?

a)

gravity

b)

repulsion

c)

pushing

d)

attraction

51.

If 2 like poles are facing each other, the magnets will...

a)

do nothing.

b)

attract.

c)

fall.

d)

repel.

52.

Which shows an example of unbalanced forces?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

What type of force is this man using to move his grocery cart forward?

a)

pull

b)

push

54.

What will happen?

a)

The car will slow down

b)

The car will speed up

55.

A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

friction

b)

force

c)

magnet

d)

gravity

56.

Which direction will the box move? 

a)

To the left

b)

To the right

57.

This type of force between 2 surfaces rubbing on each other is _________.

a)

magnetism

b)
gravity
c)
friction
58.
Which of these uses friction?
a)
A parachute
b)
A ball falling through the sky
c)
Brakes on a bike
d)
A wind turbine