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Describing Motion
Test Description: 4th Grade Physical Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) _____ is an object's location or place.
A
Position
B
Direction
C
Distance
D
Motion
2) _____ is a change in an object's position as compared to objects around it.
A
Direction
B
Motion
C
Position
D
Velocity
3) The objects you use for comparison become your _____ of _____.
A
motion of velocity.
B
position of motion.
C
frame of reference.
D
speed of direction.
4) _____ is a measure of the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time.
A
Speed
B
Motion
C
Distance
D
Velocity
5) The way in which an object is moving is its _____.
A
velocity
B
speed
C
direction
D
position
6) Speed is measured using units of distance and _____.
A
position
B
velocity
C
time
D
direction
7) Cars which are constantly changing their speed and direction are changing their _____.
A
motion
B
range
C
velocity
D
position
8) Which of the following can also change the velocity of a moving object?
A
sand
B
friction
C
rocks
D
wind
9) _____ is a measure of an object's speed in a certain direction.
A
Velocity
B
Direction
C
Motion
D
Speed
10) What information do you need to measure speed?
A
the distance an object travels and the time it takes to travel that distance
B
the distance an object travels
C
the amount of space an object takes up and the distance it travels
D
the time it takes an object to move
11) The fastest runner has the _____ .
A
shortest time
B
shortest distance
C
longest time
D
longest distance
12) Which method of travel is the fastest?
A
walking
B
riding a bicycle
C
running
D
crawling
13) Roommates, Crystal and Susan, leave the stadium in their own cars at the same speed. Crystal went straight home. Susan went to the grocery store two block past the apartment before going home. Did they both travel for the same amount of time?
A
Yes. They both traveled the same amount of time.
B
No, Crystal traveled for a longer amount of time.
C
No, Susan traveled for a longer amount of time.
14) The following words are used to describe the direction of a moving object EXCEPT...
A
south
B
east
C
today
D
north
15) What can cause a change in velocity?
A
a change in distance or a change in direction
B
a change in time or a change in distance
C
a change in direction or a change in time
D
a change in direction or a change in speed
16) A pitcher throws a baseball and a batter hits a home run. How was the velocity of the baseball changed?
A
The force of gravity brought the ball into contact with the bat.
B
The force of the throw caused the baseball to be a fast pitch.
C
The force of the bat changed the balls speed and direction.
D
The force of the wind made the ball go faster.
17) What forces can change the velocity of an object?
A
watching and recording
B
experiments and hypothesis
C
friction and gravity
D
observations and testing
18) A bus traveled 25 mph along Robert Bell Parkway. Using this information, you can calculate its _____.
A
mass
B
position
C
speed
D
velocity
19) What does velocity measure?
A
an object's location and the time it is there
B
direction and motion
C
weight and length
D
speed in a certain direction
20) A _____ causes a change in motion.
A
direction
B
force
C
speed
D
position
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