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Science 3 Quiz - First Quarter Exam

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is gravity?

a)

A force that pushes objects away from each other

b)

A measure of speed

c)

A type of motion

d)

An invisible force that pulls objects toward each other

2.

What is an unbalanced force?

a)

A measure of distance

b)

Equal forces acting on an object

c)

Not equal forces acting on an object

d)

A type of friction

3.

What does friction do?

a)

Is a type of force

b)

Pulls objects toward each other

c)

Occurs when one object rubs against another

d)

Makes objects move faster

4.

What is speed?

a)

A measure of how fast or slow something moves

b)

A type of force

c)

The amount of space between two objects

d)

The location of an object

5.

What does direction tell us?

a)

The force acting on an object

b)

The speed of an object

c)

How far an object has moved

d)

Which way a line points from one object to another

6.

What is distance?

a)

The force applied to an object

b)

The speed of an object

c)

The amount of space between two objects

d)

The direction of motion

7.

What is position?

a)

The distance between two objects

b)

The location of an object

c)

The speed of an object

d)

The force acting on an object

8.

What is motion?

a)

The speed of an object

b)

The process of changing position

c)

A type of force

d)

The amount of space between two objects

9.

What does it mean to stop?

a)

To cause an action to come to an end

b)

To move forward using force

c)

To change direction

d)

To measure speed

10.

What does it mean to push?

a)

To pull an object towards you

b)

To move forward by using force

c)

To stop an object

d)

To change the direction of an object

11.

What is a pull?

a)

A force that moves an object away

b)

A force that changes the direction of an object towards you

c)

A type of friction

d)

A measure of speed

12.

Which of the following is a type of motion?

a)

Zigzag

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Gravity

13.

What is a balanced force?

a)

A type of motion

b)

Forces that are equal to each other

c)

A measure of speed

d)

Forces that are not equal to each other

14.

What is the main topic of pages 32 and 33 in the Science book?

a)

Types of motion

b)

Friction

c)

Types of forces

d)

Gravity

15.

What happens when two balanced forces act on an object?

a)

The object moves

b)

The object stays still

c)

The object speeds up

d)

The object changes direction