PhysSci5: Force and Motion Reading Questions

1. When you throw a football, you are -

A) changing the type of matter that the football is made of
B) applying force to the football
C) changing the form of the football
D) applying heat to the football

2. A push or pull is a -

A) object
B) football
C) force
D) organism

3. What must be applied to an object in order to move it?

A) many different sounds
B) a beam of light
C) a force
D) a throw

4. A force can do all of the following EXCEPT -

A) cause an object to change form
B) make an object move
C) cause an object to slow down
D) change the direction of a moving object

5. According to the concept of inertia, an object will continue to move until -

A) it changes form
B) it changes shape
C) it produces energy
D) a force acts upon it

6. Forces act upon you -

A) all the time
B) only when you are moving
C) only a few times a year
D) only when you are awake

7. Which of the following is NOT a type of force?

A) sunlight
B) gravity
C) magnetism
D) friction

8. The force that causes objects to be pulled toward the EArth is known as -

A) magnetism
B) gravity
C) wind
D) friction

9. The force that works against motion is called -

A) gravity
B) speed
C) magnetism
D) friction

10. The force that attracts iron is -

A) friction
B) magnetic force
C) solar wind
D) gravitational pull

11. The word "force" in paragraph 1 means -

A) a push or pull
B) the pull of objects toward one another
C) the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
D) movement

12. The word "motion" in paragraph 2 means -

A) the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
B) movement
C) a push or pull
D) the pull of jects toward one another

13. What does the word "friction" mean in paragraph 3?

A) a force that works against motion
B) the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
C) the pull of objects toward one another
D) movement

14. What does the word "gravity" mean in paragraph 3?

A) a push or pull
B) the tendency of an object to resist motion
C) movement
D) a force that pulls objects toward one another

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