Unit 4: Force and Motion Review

During a game of tennis, one player hits the tennis ball with the racquet. Then the other player hits it back. As the ball is hit back and forth, which best describes the result of the force acting on the ball?

• Nothing Happens

• The ball continues to speed up when it is hit.

• The ball continues to slow down each time it is hit.

• The ball changes directions each time it is hit.

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The roller coaster car is at the top of the ride. What causes it to move down the slope?

• electricity

• gravity

• its motor

• the passengers

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This soccer ball is moving to the right as shown by the arrow. Where should you place a pushing force to make the ball move faster without changing direction?

• point w

• point x

• point y

• point z

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A ball is rolling on the ground. A force pushes the ball in the same direction that it is moving. What happens to the ball?

• It moves slower.

• It moves faster in the same direction it was moving.

• It stops moving.

• It keeps moving in the same speed and direction.

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What happens to the rock first when a large force pushes where the arrow is shown?

• The rock stays where it is.

• The rock moves up.

• The rock moves toward the middle.

• The rock moves down.

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In a race, Car B traveled faster than Car A. Which table shows the results of the race?

• C

• A

• B

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What must be applied to push or pull an object?

• force

• speed

• gravity

• distance

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Which object would travel the slowest?

• an object that traveled 10 meters in 14 seconds

• an object that traveled 10 meters in 10 seconds

• an object that traveled 10 meters in 12 seconds

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A ball is thrown up into the air. What will the force of gravity cause the ball to do?

• Change direction and come back down

• Speed up as it travels higher and higher

• Slow down as it falls

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A car is rolling on a level street. What can make the car stop moving?

• a force that pushes the same direction that the car is moving

• a force that pushes straight down

• a force that pushes the opposite of the direction that the car is moving

• a force that pushes straight up

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