Vocabulary
What is a push or a pull?
A force
Which is NOT a way to describe an objects position?
a) numbers
b) position words
c) motion
d) maps
motion
Which force makes it hard to ride a bike?
a) motion
b) friction
c) magnetism
c) speed
friction
The pull of gravity affects an object's ____________________.
a) weight
b) mass
c) friction
d) position
a) weight
A non-contact force that pulls objects containing iron is called what?
magnetism
What is the location of an object called?
position
An object's location is called its ____________________.
position
What happens if you push a moving swing hard?
a) It will get heavier
b) It will stop moving
c) It will move slower
d) It will move faster
Without gravity on earth we would all ___________________.
a) sleep
b) fall down
c) float away
d) be stuck to earth
c) float away
A noncontact force that pulls object toward one another is called _________________.
gravity
A change in the position of an object is called __________________.
motion
The speed of a roller coaster is an example of ______________________.
a) constant speed
b) fast speed
c) slow speed
d) variable speed
d) variable speed
Applying a greater force to a rolling object will make it __________________________.
a) roll faster
b) have greater mass
c) roll more slowly
d) stay in the same position
a) roll faster
You weigh __________________ on the moon than on earth.
a) more
b) less
b) less
An object that does not change how fast it is traveling is traveling at a _____________________________.
constant speed
friction
A jet plane that is consistently flying at a speed of 900 km/h is an example of __________________________.
a) constant speed
b) fast speed
c) slow speed
d) variable speed
constant speed
Lia and Nick are pushing opposite sides of a box, and the box moves toward Nick. Why?
a) They are applying no force
b) Nick is applying more force
c) Lia is applying more force
d) They are applying the same amount of force
c) Lia is applying more force
What goes up _______________________.
a) floats away
b) goes up higher
c) must come down
d) must go up
c) must come down
An object that changes its speed as it moves is moving with ____________________________.
Variable Speed
The rate at which an object changes position
speed
a) how big the object is
b) how a person looks at it
c) how big the map is
d) how small the object is
b) how a person looks at it
Which of the following is a non-contact force?
a) magnetism
b) push
c) pull
d) friciton
a) magnetism
An object that is in motion stays in motion until ____________________.
a) it floats away
b) another forces acts upon it
c) another person moves
d) another object moves
b) another force acts upon it
What is mass?
a) weight
b) matter
c) amount of matter a person has
d) amount of weight a person has
c) amount of matter a person has