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Science - Chapter 10 - Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

A contact force is a force that

a)

acts between objects that are not touching

b)

pulls all objects toward the center of the earth

c)

acts only when one object touches another object

2.

A leaf falling from a tree is an example of.

a)

a contact force

b)

a noncontact force

c)

magnetism

3.

Position is the

a)

place where an object is

b)

measurement of how fast an object moves

c)

way that an object faces

4.

Force, motion, and speed work together because

a)

of chance

b)

God designed them to work together

c)

people make them work together

5.

Balanced forces are acting on an object.

a)

two forces that are unequal in strength

b)

two forces that are equal in strength and opposite in direction

c)

two forces that are unequal in strength and in the same direction

6.

What pattern of motion do you observe when you use a light switch?

a)

a round-and-round motion

b)

a zigzag motion

c)

an up-and-down motion

7.

Walter is putting up a flag on a windy day. What pattern of motion can you predict for the flag?

a)

a back-and-forth motion

b)

revolution

c)

a round-and-round motion

8.

Why can some motions not be predicted?

a)

because the motion has different forces

b)

because there is no pattern of motion

c)

because the motion has unbalanced forces

9.

The cat watches as Peggy adds eggs to the cake batter in the mixer. What living thing is doing the work?

a)

a machine

b)

a person

c)

an animal

10.

Which one is an example of using a force to do work better?

a)

Jacob is carrying mulch in his hands from the driveway to the garden.

b)

Jacob is dragging the bag of mulch across the lawn to the garden.

c)

Jacob is moving the mulch from the driveway to the garden with a wheelbarrow.

11.

Forces that act only when one object touches another object are

a)

contact forces.

b)

noncontact forces.

12.

When a force moves something, _____.

a)

work is done.

b)

force is done.

c)

gravity is done.

d)

rotation is done.

13.

The force that pulls a kicked ball to the ground

a)

magnetism

b)

gravity

c)

revolution

d)

rotation

14.

The force that makes a rolling ball on the ground stop

a)

gravity

b)

magnetism

c)

friction

d)

rotation

15.

The motion of a car driven five miles from home to school

a)

direction

b)

speed

c)

force

d)

distance

16.

The motion of a car making a left turn

a)

motion

b)

direction

c)

speed

d)

distance

17.

The motion of a car moving very fast

a)

motion

b)

distance

c)

speed

d)

direction

18.

Opening and closing a carton of ice cream is an example of . motion.

a)

a back-and-forth

b)

a zigzag

c)

an up-and-down

19.

The sound from a police officer's walkie-talkie is an example of.

a)

a back-and-forth pattern of motion

b)

an unseen pattern of motion

c)

a zigzag pattern of motion

20.

You can predict the pattern of motion for windshield wipers to be

a)

a back-and-forth motion

b)

a round-and-round motion

c)

a zigzag motion

21.

You can predict the pattern of motion for a toy train on a track to be

a)

an up-and-down motion

b)

a round-and-round motion

c)

a zigzag motion

22.

An example of how I can use forces to do work better is

a)

I can decide how fast I want to work

b)

I can decide how many pages to read at night

c)

I can use a path with less friction when pulling a wagon