PhysSci5: Force and Motion Reading Questions

1. When you throw a football, you are -

A) changing the form of the football
B) applying force to the football
C) changing the type of matter that the football is made of
D) applying heat to 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) many different sounds
B) a throw
C) a beam of light
D) a force

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

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

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

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

6. Forces act upon you -

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

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

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

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

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

9. The force that works against motion is called -

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

10. The force that attracts iron is -

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

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

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

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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