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Motion

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The act, process, or result of changing the position of an object through movement is called ________.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

motion

2.

A ball is moving down the hill towards you but then your friend kicked the ball away from you. This resulted to a _________.

a)

change in direction

b)

change in shape

c)

change in size

d)

change in color

3.

Joe was playing on a seesaw with his friend. He wants to show balanced forces. What should he do?

a)

Have just his friend sit on one side.

b)

Joe should just sit on one side.

c)

Joe should sit on one side and his friend should sit on the other side.

d)

They should both sit on one side.

4.

A rocket ship has which pattern of motion?

a)

up and down

b)

back and forth

c)

zigzag

d)

circular

5.

A snake has which pattern of motion?

a)

up and down

b)

back and forth

c)

zigzag

d)

circular

6.

A rocking chair has which pattern of motion?

a)

up and down

b)

back and forth

c)

zigzag

d)

circular

7.

A merry-go-round has which pattern of motion?

a)

up and down

b)

back and forth

c)

zigzag

d)

circular

8.

Which choice below has an unpredictable pattern of motion?

a)

a swing

b)

a rabbit

c)

a person jumping with a jump rope

d)

a mechanical pencil

9.

When conducting an experiment with pendulums what did we learn?

a)

the longer the string the less swings it made

b)

the longer the string the more swings it made

c)

the shorter the string the less swings it made

d)

the length of the string did not matter

10.

Sam ran around the track. He ran the same speed each time he went around the track. Here is his data:

1 lap = 10 min

2 laps=20 min

3 laps=30 min

What time will Sam finish the 4th lap?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

50

d)

20

11.

A pendulum with length of rope 15 cm had 60 swings. A pendulum with length of rope 60 cm had 30 swings. How many swings would a rope of 30 cm make?

a)

0 swings

b)

45 swings

c)

15 swings

12.

How can an objects' motion change?

a)
By changing its color
b)

It can change speed

c)
By applying a force
d)

It can change direction

13.

What motion would you describe with this picture?

a)

back and forth

b)

circular

c)

zigzag

d)

up and down

14.
If these boys 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.
15.
The castle is ABOVE the bed.  This describes the _______ of the castle. 
a)
motion
b)
force
c)
position
d)
gravity
16.

When one force is stronger than the other, the result can be described as...

a)

balanced forces

b)

friction

c)

unbalanced forces

d)

inertia

17.

An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

If you push a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go farthest?

a)

bowling ball

b)

tennis ball

c)

basketball