PhysSci5: Force and Motion Reading Questions

1. When you throw a football, you are -

A) applying heat to the football
B) applying force to the football
C) changing the type of matter that the football is made of
D) changing the form of the football

2. A push or pull is a -

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

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

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

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

A) cause an object to change form
B) cause an object to slow down
C) make an object move
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 shape
C) a force acts upon it
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) magnetism
B) sunlight
C) gravity
D) friction

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

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

9. The force that works against motion is called -

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

10. The force that attracts iron is -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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