Force Motion Energy STAAR Review

Four students are moving a table as shown by the rectangle below. Each number represents a student. Student 3 and 4 are pulling, and student 1 and 2 are pushing. Which direction will the table move?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northwest

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The picture shows an athlete throwing a football. What type of force is used to throw the ball?

• A pull to move the ball across the field

• A push to move the ball away from the athlete

• Friction to make the ball move faster

• Gravity to keep the ball close to the ground

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All of the following are examples of an object having a change in position EXCEPT -

• pushing a wagon

• bouncing a ball

• swinging on a swing

• a ball sitting on the ground

Pictured is a model of a roller coaster track made for rolling marbles. A student places the marble at the starting point and releases the marble. At which point will the marble be traveling the fastest?

• Point M

• Point N

• Point O

• Point P

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A lab team pulled back a pull-back car different distances and recorded how far it traveled each time. Bases on the data, which of the following statements is true?

• For every 5 cm. the car was pulled back, it traveled 2 cm.

• As the distance pulled back increased, the distance traveled increased.

• As the distance pulled back increased, the speed decreased.

• The distance traveled doubled.

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What kind of energy does the skateboarder represent? 

• potential

• chemical

• nuclear

• kinetic

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What is force?

•  force is a push or a pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.

• The rate at which an object changes its velocity. 

• It is the amount of space between two points.

• It is Superman's power

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What tries to change the motion of an object?

• acceleration

• force

• mass

• ramp

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What type of force causes these balloons to move toward or away from each other?

• Gravitational

• Applied

• Magnetic

• Electrical

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What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

• Motion

• Force

• Friction

• Gravity

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