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Motion Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.As line leader my ____ was at the front of the line. The location of an object is called its____.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. position
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
2.
2. We measured the ____ between the starting line and the finish line in our experiment. This amount of space between two objects (or places) is called___.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. position
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
3.
3. We discovered that the marble moved in the _____ that it was pushed. The path on which something is moving is its ______.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. position
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
4.
4. The process of changing position is called _____.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. motion
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
5.
5. ____ is the measure of how fast or slow something moves.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. motion
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
6.
6. Words such as above and below describe an object’s ____.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. position
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
7.
7. We used a stopwatch to find if the toys moved at the same ___. If you measure the time it takes an object to move over a known distance, you are determining its ___.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. position
c)
c. space
d)
d. direction
8.
8. The words forward and backward describe an object’s ______.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. space
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
9.
9. ____is the space between two objects and can be measured using a ruler or tape.
a)
a. speed
b)
b. position
c)
c. distance
d)
d. direction
10.
10. An object is in motion if its location _____.
a)
a. changes
b)
b. stays the same
11.
11. If you push a marble, it will move in a ____line.
a)
straight
b)
curved
12.
12. If you push a marble, it will move in the ____direction in which it was pushed.
a)
same
b)
opposite
13.
13. Which is the new position of the car in picture 2?
a)
a. near the barn
b)
b. far from the tree
c)
c. near the tree
d)
d. in the barn
14.
14. A bus traveled 25 kilometers in one hour. What is the speed of the bus?
a)
a. 70 kilometers per hour
b)
b. 35 kilometers per hour
c)
c. 25 kilometers per hour
d)
d. 10 kilometers per hour
15.
15. What object can be used to measure distance?
a)
scale
b)
thermometer
c)
ruler
d)
balance