PhysSci5: Force and Motion Reading Questions

1. When you throw a football, you are -

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

2. A push or pull is a -

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) it changes form
B) it produces energy
C) it changes shape
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) 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) gravity
D) friction

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

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

9. The force that works against motion is called -

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

10. The force that attracts iron is -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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