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4th Grade - Motion and Speed

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

BONUS QUESTION: What did scientists create on the way to creating a woolly mammoth?

a)

a woolly plant

b)

a woolly human

c)

a woolly mouse

d)

a woolly goat

2.

The Scientific Method step requires me to analyze and compare and contrast my lab?

a)

conclusion

b)

results

c)

analyze

d)

observations

3.

Which of the following is the best example of an opposing force?

a)

Pulling on a dog’s leash when the dog starts running

b)

Kicking a football

c)

Pushing bike pedals

d)

Pushing a shopping basket at a grocery store

4.

Complete this sentence with one of the choices below.The greater the force applied to an object, the farther or ________ the object will move.

a)

lower

b)

slower

c)

Faster

d)

timer

5.

Which of the following requires the most force?

a)

Throwing a paper airplane

b)

Throwing a bowling ball

c)

Throwing a basketball

d)

Throwing a pebble

6.

To become less. . .

a)

energy

b)

decrease

c)

increase

d)

movement

7.

Moving energy from one object or material to another, or from one form to another. . .

a)

energy transfer

b)

decrease

c)

speed

d)

energy

8.

Rate of motion . . .

a)

speed

b)

energy

c)

increase

d)

energy transfer

9.

Movement . . .

a)

that which is needed to do work

b)

a change in position or location

c)

to become more

d)

moving energy from one object or material to another, or from one form to another

10.

Energy . . .

a)

moving energy from one object or material to another or from one form to another

b)

rate of motion

c)

to become more

d)

that which is needed to do work

11.

Increase . . .

a)

rate of motion

b)

to become more

c)

to become less

d)

that which is needed to do work

12.

If two objects (object A and object B) have the same size and weight, which has more energy if object A is moving at 10 mph and object B is moving at 20 mph?

a)

Object A

b)

Object B

c)

they have the same energy

d)

they don't have any energy

13.

A car is traveling down a hill, how would this car gain more energy (without pushing on the gas pedal)?

a)

have a hill that is steeper

b)

have a hill that is flatter

c)

push on the gas pedal

d)

you pushing the car

14.

What is a simple machine?

a)

a tool that has the most energy

b)

are tools that make work easier

c)

machines

d)

a moving tree

15.

What is an example of a wedge?

a)

An axe

b)

a wheel and axle

c)

a car

d)

a wheelchair ramp

16.

An elevator is a real world example of which simple machine?

a)

Ball and chain

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

17.

What is a description of a wheel and axle?

a)

rotate together with the wheel locked in a central axle that can help to move an object along an easier path

b)

a circle around a stick

c)

a rope that glides along a wheel and axle

d)

an long inclined plane around a central shaft

18.

What is an example of a wheel and axle?

a)

a car

b)

a bike

c)

dials and knobs

d)

All of the above

19.

I'm trying to open a jar with a lid on it, where is the simple machine located?

a)

In the jar

b)

on the lid in the form of a screw

c)

in the peanut butter

d)

there is no simple machine

20.

What is a simple machine that has a fulcrum on it? hint: A fulcrum is a center point which allows for an up and down movement

a)

lever

b)

screw

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

21.

What is the oldest simple machine?

a)

Inclined plane

b)

wheel and axle

c)

screw

d)

the great pyramids