Forces and Motion

Vocabulary

100

A force that moves an object away.

a.) push

b.) pull

c.) friction

a.) push

200

Passing from one place to another is called _______.

a.) friction

b.) heavy

c.) movement

d.) motion

c.) movement

300

__________ is how far something moves.

a.) distance

b.) force

c.) motion

d.) gravity

a.) distance

400

Which force holds your book on your desk?

a.) electricity

b.) gravity

c.) light

b.) gravity

500

Objects can move in different ways. The act of moving is called _________.

a.) observation

b.) magnet

c.) motion

d.) gravity

c.) motion

Magnets

100

What are the north and south ends of a magnet called?

a.) ends

b.) caps

c.) poles

d.) tips

c.) poles

200

When two magnets have the same poles facing each other they will?

a.) attract

b.) repel

c.) spin

d.) attack

b.) repel 

300

A magnet cannot move which of the following objects?

a.) a paper clip

b.) a toothpick

c.) a nail

d.) a staple

b.) a toothpick

400

What happens when to bar magnets repel each other?

a.) The poles of the magnets will pull towards each other.

b.) The centers of the magnets pull towards each other.

c.) The poles of the magnets will push away from each other.

d.) The centers of the magnets will push away from each other. 

c.) The poles of the magnets will push away from each other.

500

A north pole and south pole will attract. True or False?

True!

Force

100

What force makes rain fall to the ground?

a.) friction

b.) motion

c.) push

d.) gravity

d.) gravity

200

A boy was pushing this toy truck across a wooden floor. It went smoothly. When he tried to push it on a carpet with the same about of force, it was harder to move. Why?

a.) There is less friction between the toy truck and the carpet.

b.) There is more friction between the toy truck and the carpet. 

b.) There is more friction between the toy truck and the carpet.

300

What can you do to make a toy car go across a carpet as quickly as it does across a smooth floor?

a.) use more force

b.) use less force. 

a.) use more force

400

Which is an example of friction?

a.) a diver jumping into the water

b.) a boy sliding down a slide

b.) a boy sliding down a slide

500

Rob hit a baseball to the outfield. The oufielder ran and got under the ball an d waited for teh ball to fal in his glove. What force pulled it down?

a.) magnetism

b.) friction

c.) gravity

c.) gravity

Motion

100

When strolling a buggy in a grocery store. What kind of force are you using?

a.) pulling

b.) pushing

c.) carrying

d.) kicking

b.) pushing

200

In order for a top to balance, the _____ has to be even on both sides.

a.) weight

b.) pull

c.) push

d.) magnetism

a.) weight

300

Friciton is a force that acts when two objects ________ against each other. 

a.) stand

b.) rub

b.) rub

400

Which is an example of gravity?

a.) a boy skiing

b.) an apple falling off a tree

b.) an apple falling off a tree

500

If the wind begins to blow in a different direction. What will happen to the rain?

a.) it will stop

b.) it will change directions

c.) it will rain more

b.) it will change directions

Random

100

Why does sandpaper have a lot of friciton?

a.) It has a smooth surface.

b.) It can rip easily.

c.) It can be slippery on the counter.

d.) It has a rough surface.

d.) It has a rough surface.

200

Sam kicked the soccer ball. It rolled about 20 feet and then stopped. What force caused the ball to stop?

a.) magnetism

b.) gravity

c.) friction

d.) push and pull

c.) friction