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PhysSci5: Force and Motion Reading Questions
Contributed by: Foster
  • 1. When you throw a football, you are -
A) applying heat to the football
B) applying force to the football
C) changing the form of the football
D) changing the type of matter that the football is made of
  • 2. A push or pull is a -
A) object
B) force
C) organism
D) football
  • 3. What must be applied to an object in order to move it?
A) a beam of light
B) many different sounds
C) a force
D) a throw
  • 4. A force can do all of the following EXCEPT -
A) change the direction of a moving object
B) make an object move
C) cause an object to slow down
D) cause an object to change form
  • 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) 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) sunlight
B) magnetism
C) friction
D) gravity
  • 8. The force that causes objects to be pulled toward the EArth is known as -
A) friction
B) gravity
C) magnetism
D) wind
  • 9. The force that works against motion is called -
A) magnetism
B) speed
C) gravity
D) friction
  • 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) the pull of objects toward one another
B) the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
C) a push or pull
D) movement
  • 12. The word "motion" in paragraph 2 means -
A) a push or pull
B) the pull of jects toward one another
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) the pull of objects toward one another
C) a force that works against motion
D) the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  • 14. What does the word "gravity" mean in paragraph 3?
A) a force that pulls objects toward one another
B) the tendency of an object to resist motion
C) movement
D) a push or pull
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