This study guide covers force and motion and includes questions and answers about topics like which runner is faster, what happens when you push or pull an object, the definition of motion, which stack of books requires more force to lift, and how gravity affects a baseball that is thrown but not caught. The guide contains 20 questions in total to help prepare for a test on May 3, 2013.

1. Force and Motion
Study Guide
My test will be on
May 3, 2013

2. Question:
• These runners started at the same time. Who
is the faster runner and why?

3. Answer:
• The runner
that is in the
lead is using
more force to
stay in
motion.

4. Question:
• What happens when you push
an object?

5. Answer:
• The force makes the object
move away from you.

6. Question:
•What happens when you
pull an object?

7. Answer:
•The force of the pull
makes the object move
closer to you.

8. Question:
•Motion is _____________.

9. Answer:
•Motion is a change in
position.

10. Question:
• How many times did the frog
change directions?

11. Answer:

12. Question:
• Which stack of books would
need more force to lift?

13. Answer:
•The taller stack will need
more force because it has
more mass (heavier).

14. Question:
• What will happen to the
baseball if no one catches it?

15. Answer:
• Gravity will pull the ball down
to the ground.

16. Question:
• Two boys were having a paper airplane race.
They both threw paper airplanes from the
same starting line and at the same time.
Which paper airplane will fly farther and why?

17. Answer:
• The one in the lead will go
farther because more force was
used to put it into motion.

18. Question:
• Which ball was kicked with
the most force?

19. Answer:

20. Question:
• How many times did the basketball change
directions?

21. Answer:

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