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) applying heat to the football
D) changing the form of the football

2. A push or pull is a -

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

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

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

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) it changes form
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) magnetism
C) gravity
D) friction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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