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PhysSci5: Force and Motion Reading Questions
Contributed by: Foster
  • 1. When you throw a football, you are -
A) changing the type of matter that the football is made of
B) changing the form of the football
C) applying force to the football
D) applying heat to the football
  • 2. A push or pull is a -
A) object
B) organism
C) force
D) football
  • 3. What must be applied to an object in order to move it?
A) a force
B) a throw
C) many different sounds
D) a beam of light
  • 4. A force can do all of the following EXCEPT -
A) make an object move
B) cause an object to slow down
C) change the direction of a moving object
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 when you are moving
B) only a few times a year
C) all the time
D) only when you are awake
  • 7. Which of the following is NOT a type of force?
A) gravity
B) magnetism
C) sunlight
D) friction
  • 8. The force that causes objects to be pulled toward the EArth is known as -
A) gravity
B) wind
C) magnetism
D) friction
  • 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) solar wind
C) gravitational pull
D) magnetic force
  • 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) the pull of objects toward one another
D) movement
  • 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) movement
B) the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
C) a force that works against motion
D) the pull of objects toward one another
  • 14. What does the word "gravity" mean in paragraph 3?
A) the tendency of an object to resist motion
B) movement
C) a push or pull
D) a force that pulls objects toward one another
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