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G3_U3L1_What is motion?

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Motion is a change in the position of an object.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The man walking with his dog is in motion.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the motion path that the ferris wheel make?

a)

zigzag

b)

back and forth

c)

round and round

4.

What is the motion path that the cars follow?

a)

zigzag

b)

straight line

c)

back and forth

5.

What is the motion path that the pirate ship ride make?

a)

zigzag

b)

back and forth

c)

round and round

6.

Which of these forces CAUSES motion or a change in motion?

a)

A balanced force

b)

An unbalanced force

7.

If two students push a box using an equal amount of force. The box will NOT move. Which type of force is this?

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

8.

If my team wins the tug-of-war contest by pulling our opponents into the mud-- was the force balanced or unbalanced?

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

9.

A measure of how fast something moves over a certain distance.

a)

Speed

b)

Energy

c)

Work

d)

Force

10.

A push or pull on an object

a)

energy

b)

speed

c)

force

d)

work

11.

How is speed determined?

a)

Distance divided by time

b)

Distance divided by acceleration

c)

Velocity divided by time

d)

Gravity divided by force

12.

A ball falls off a desk. What happens to the ball as it falls?

a)

Its speed and position change.

b)

Its speed decreases, but its acceleration increases.

c)

Its speed increases, but its acceleration decreases.

d)

Its speed and position stay the same.

13.

Position is...

a)

the path of an object in motion

b)

where an object is located

c)

the distance an object moves in a period of time

d)

a push or a pull

14.

Speed is...

a)

where an object is located

b)

a push or a pull

c)

the distance an object moves in a period of time

d)

the path of an object in motion

15.

Which of these can cause an object to change position?

a)

force

b)

distance

c)

speed

d)

direction

16.

 Harry was flying from Miami, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia in an airplane. He could see the flight path on the TV screen in the airplane.

Which of the following would most likely change constantly throughout the entire flight?

a)

The position of the plane

b)

The direction of the plane

c)

The speed of the plane

d)

The mass of the plane. 

17.

Monica rode her bike from the Main Office building to the Kiwanis Astronomy Center building. At first, she pedaled slowly, but then she realized that the show was about to start, so she pedaled as hard as she could for the last 100 meters. The path Monica took is shown.

 

Which of these stayed the same during her bike ride?

a)

The speed of the bike

b)

The direction of the bike.

c)

The force on the pedals of the bike.

d)

The position of the bike in the park.

18.
Location of object.
a)
Position
b)
Reference Point
c)
Area
d)
Place
19.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
20.
_____ is when there is a change in a object's position as compared to other objects around it.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
velocity
21.
North, south, east, west, right, left, up and down are all words used to describe _____.
a)
direction
b)
motion
c)
position
d)
speed
22.

Forces that cause a change in motion are . . .

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

balanced forces

d)

unbalanced forces

23.

Are the forces on the race cars balanced or unbalanced

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

24.

The things in view that do not move are called

a)

speed

b)

a frame of reference

c)

position

d)

motion

25.
What is need to determine the speed of an object?
a)
distance and time
b)
distance and mass
c)
time and friction
d)
time and gravity
26.

What key word tells me I am measuring distance?

a)

how long

b)

how far

c)

how fast

d)

how much

27.

What key word tells me I am measuring time?

a)

how fast

b)

how long

c)

how far

d)

how much

28.

What is the equation to calculate speed?

a)

speed = time ÷ distance

b)

speed = distance ÷ time

c)

speed = distance × time

d)

speed = distance × velocity

29.

If Ahmed walked for 8 km in 2 hours. What was Ahmed's speed?

a)

4 km/h

b)

4 km

c)

16 km/h

d)

16 km

30.

If Majid swims 210 meters in 3 hours. What was Majid's speed?

a)

70 m/h

b)

70 km/h

c)

630 km/h

d)

630 m/h