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) organism
C) force
D) object

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) make an object move
B) cause an object to change form
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 produces energy
B) it changes form
C) it changes shape
D) a force acts upon it

6. Forces act upon you -

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

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

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

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

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

9. The force that works against motion is called -

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

10. The force that attracts iron is -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) a force that pulls objects toward one another
D) movement

Altres proves d'interés :

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

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