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Science 2 Understanding Motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence best tells what motion is?

a)

Making a sound with your voice

b)

Growing taller over many months

c)

Changing position from one place to another

d)

Staying in one spot all day

2.

A cat walks from the couch to the door. What just happened?

a)

Only a sound happened with no movement

b)

The cat grew but did not move

c)

Motion happened because it changed position

d)

No motion happened at all

3.

Which example shows an object that needs an external force to move?

a)

A puppy wagging its tail

b)

A bird flapping its wings

c)

A child blinking eyes quickly

d)

A ball rolling after a kick

4.

You place a toy car on the floor and do nothing. What will the car do?

a)

Stay still until something pushes it

b)

Make motion just by thinking

c)

Move all by itself right away

d)

Change position without any help

5.

A skateboard is at the top of a small ramp. What should happen for it to start moving?

a)

It should sing a song to begin motion

b)

It should wait and move by itself

c)

It should grow bigger to start moving

d)

Someone should push or it should roll down

6.

Look at image A: two students are pushing a cart with books. Is the cart showing motion or at rest?

a)

Showing motion

b)

Staying at rest

c)

Getting heavier

d)

Changing color

7.

Look at image B: a student is ringing a bell. Which part is most likely moving?

a)

The pole

b)

The student’s shoes

c)

The bell

d)

The ground

8.

Look at image C: one student pushes another on a swing. Which picture(s) show motion?

a)

Only A shows motion

b)

A, B, and C show motion

c)

Only B shows motion

d)

Only C shows motion

9.

Look at the boy jumping on the trampoline. Which direction is he moving when he goes up from the trampoline?

a)

Horizontal direction left

b)

Lateral direction across

c)

Backward direction behind

d)

Vertical direction up

10.

See the apples dropping from the tree. What is the direction of their motion as they fall toward the ground?

a)

Circular direction around

b)

Vertical direction down

c)

Forward direction ahead

d)

Rightward direction only

11.

In the fencing picture, the player on the left steps forward while the other steps backward. Which kind of motion is shown on the floor?

a)

Forward and backward motion

b)

Up and down motion

c)

Left and right motion

d)

Spinning around motion

12.

You need to place a toy car on a path to move side to side. Which motion should the toy car use?

a)

Backward only motion

b)

Left and right motion

c)

Up and down motion

d)

Forward only motion

13.

Two bikers reach a fork in the path. One turns left and the other turns right. What directions are they showing?

a)

Up and down directions

b)

Left and right directions

c)

Inside and outside directions

d)

Forward and backward directions

14.

Which picture best shows vertical motion?

a)

Apples dropping down

b)

A car moving sideways

c)

Fencers stepping forward

d)

Bikers turning right

15.

Look at the picture of the soccer goalkeeper diving. Which direction is the goalkeeper moving?

a)

up and down

b)

around in circles

c)

left and right

d)

forward and backward