Science Motion and Forces Quiz

What do you need to determine if an object is in motion?

• A stopwatch

• A meter stick

• A reference point

• A compass

Which of the following is an example of motion?

• A car parked in a garage

• A tree next to your house

• A bicycle on a road

• A book on a shelf

If you are sitting in a moving bus and looking at a building outside, the building is your:

• Vehicle

• Motion

• Reference point

• Destination

What is motion best described as?

• The speed of an object

• A change in position relative to a reference point

• The direction something is moving

• The force applied to an object

.......................... is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact.

• friction
• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Static

The force that pulls objects toward each other as a result of their masses is called gravity.

• friction
• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Static

A force that can attract or repel certain metals is called ..............

• magnetism
• Gravity

• Balanced force

• friction

When forces on an object are ..............., the object does not change its state of motion.

• balanced
• Unbalanced

............. forces result in a change in the motion of an object.

• unbalanced
• Balanced

What is the formula for calculating speed?

• speed = time × distance

• speed = distance + time

• speed = distance / time

• speed = time - distance