PhysSci5: Force and Motion Reading Questions

1. When you throw a football, you are -

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

2. A push or pull is a -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. Forces act upon you -

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

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

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

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

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

9. The force that works against motion is called -

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

10. The force that attracts iron is -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Altres proves d'interés :

Balance and Motion
Magnetism C
Quiz on 11a Static and Current Electricity

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