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) applying force to the football
D) changing the type of matter that the football is made of

2. A push or pull is a -

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

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

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

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

6. Forces act upon you -

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

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

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

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

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

9. The force that works against motion is called -

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

10. The force that attracts iron is -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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