Physics Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a type of force?

• gravity

• magnetism

• pull

• position

How can you make a soccer ball move away from you?

• Apply a pulling force with your foot.

• Apply a pushing force with your foot.

• Apply a pushing force with a magnet.

• Apply a pulling force with a string.

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence. An object's motion and position can be changed by _______.

• properties

• patterns

• forces

• figures

Which statement BEST describes the difference between magnetic force and the force of gravity?

• Magnetic force affects some objects and gravity is exerted on all objects on Earth.

• Magnetic force affects most objects and gravity is exerted on large objects on Earth.

• Gravity is exerted on some objects on Earth and magnetic force affects all objects.

• Gravity only affects small objects and magnetic force affects large objects.

Which statement BEST describes why a ball thrown out of a window falls to the ground?

• The ball falls to the ground because the wind pushes it down.

• The ball falls to the ground because someone else is pulling it down.

• The ball falls to the ground because the constant force of gravity pulls on the ball.

• The ball falls to the ground because magnetism pulls it down.

Look at the wagon filled with books. How can you test how the force you apply changes how the wagon moves? Choose the words, in order, that finish the sentence. Change _______ and see how _______ it moves before friction with the ground makes it stop.

• the number of books; curved

• the number of books; straight

• how hard you push; far

• how hard you push; close

A top starts out moving fast. Friction causes the top spinning to slow until it finally falls over and stops moving. What other force causes the top to stop spinning and fall over?

• The force of a push

• The force of gravity

• The force of magnetism

• The force of motion

Which of the following is an example of a noncontact force? Choose TWO correct answers.

• A person throwing a ball

• A magnet pulling a paperclip from across a table

• A child pulling a wagon

• A person catching a ball

• An apple falling to the ground

Choose the word that BEST completes the

sentence.

When ________ occurs, hot lava is released and

flows over Earth’s surface then cools and

hardens to form new rock.

• A. A flood

• B. A volcanic eruption

• C. An earthquake

• D. A landslide

What is true about the mechanical energy of a car

traveling at a high speed compared to a car moving

at a lower speed?

• A. It has no mechanical energy.

• B. It has less mechanical energy.

• C. It has the same mechanical energy.

• D. It has more mechanical energy.