Force and Motion for Kindergarten: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

What is it that makes things move?

Accepted Answer

Force

Answer

Heat

Answer

Color

Answer

Size

Question 2

When you push a ball gently, what will happen to it?

Accepted Answer

It moves slowly forward

Answer

It stops

Answer

It moves quickly forward

Answer

It bounces up

Question 3

Which of these things pulls us down to the ground?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

The sun

Answer

The moon

Answer

The wind

Question 4

What makes a car slow down and stop when you let go of the gas pedal?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Air

Answer

Magnets

Question 5

Which of these materials can stick to a magnet?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 6

Where is the strongest part of a magnet?

Accepted Answer

At the ends

Answer

In the middle

Answer

On the sides

Answer

Everywhere

Question 7

According to Newton's second law of motion, what happens when you push or pull something harder?

Accepted Answer

It moves faster

Answer

It changes direction

Answer

It gets bigger

Answer

It changes shape

Question 8

Which of these is a tug-of-war?

Accepted Answer

Two people pulling on opposite ends of a rope

Answer

A ball rolling down a hill

Answer

A book sitting on a table

Answer

A kite flying in the wind

Question 9

Which object weighs more and needs more strength to move?

Accepted Answer

A bag of sand

Answer

A ball of cotton

Question 10

When you push a book across a table, what is the force that slows it down?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Magnetism

Question 11

What happens when you push something in one direction?

Accepted Answer

It moves in the same direction

Answer

It moves in the opposite direction

Answer

It doesn't move

Question 12

Which of these things will a magnet attract?

Accepted Answer

A metal spoon

Answer

A wooden block

Answer

A plastic cup

Question 13

What happens to a car when you press the gas pedal?

Accepted Answer

It speeds up

Answer

It slows down

Answer

It turns around

Question 14

When you throw a ball up, what force brings it back down?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Friction

Answer

Magnetism

Question 15

Which of these surfaces will make a ball roll the farthest?

Accepted Answer

A smooth surface

Answer

A rough surface

Answer

A bumpy surface

Question 16

Which object pulls the strongest?

Accepted Answer

A big rock

Answer

A small rock

Answer

A baseball

Answer

A feather

Question 17

What happens when you kick a soccer ball?

Accepted Answer

It moves forward

Answer

It doesn't move

Answer

It moves backward

Answer

It moves in a circle

Question 18

What is the opposite of a push?

Accepted Answer

Pull

Answer

Lift

Answer

Throw

Answer

Catch

Question 19

What makes a swing move?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Friction

Answer

Momentum

Answer

Magnetism

Question 20

Which surface is easiest for a toy car to roll on?

Accepted Answer

A smooth surface

Answer

A rough surface

Answer

A wet surface

Answer

A bumpy surface

Question 21

What happens if you push something with more force?

Accepted Answer

It moves faster

Answer

It moves slower

Answer

It changes direction

Answer

It stops moving

Question 22

Which of these shows magnetism?

Accepted Answer

A magnet picking up a paperclip

Answer

A ball rolling down a hill

Answer

A person running

Answer

A plant growing towards the sun

Question 23

What is the name of the force that pulls things towards each other?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Friction

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Electricity

Question 24

What makes a ball roll down a hill?

Accepted Answer

Gravity.

Answer

Friction.

Answer

Magnetism.

Answer

Inertia.

Question 25

When you push something very hard, what will happen?

Accepted Answer

It will move very quickly.

Answer

It will move very slowly.

Answer

It will not move at all.

Answer

It will move backward.

Question 26

How can you make something stop moving?

Accepted Answer

Push it the opposite way it's moving.

Answer

Pull it.

Answer

Leave it alone.

Answer

Blow on it.

Question 27

Which of these is an example of a centripetal force?

Accepted Answer

The force that keeps planets around the sun.

Answer

The force that shoots a rocket into space.

Answer

The force that makes a car move forward.

Answer

The force of gravity.

Question 28

Who discovered the three laws of motion?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton.

Answer

Albert Einstein.

Answer

Galileo Galilei.

Answer

Marie Curie.

Question 29

Why does a ball fall down when you let go of it?

Accepted Answer

The Earth's pull

Answer

The wind

Answer

The ground is smooth

Answer

The ball is heavy

Question 30

What force is what makes things fall to the ground?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Friction

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Air resistance

Question 31

Which force makes it harder to push or pull something?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Wind

Question 32

What force makes some things stick to magnets?

Accepted Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Friction

Answer

Air resistance

Question 33

Which shape can roll the best?

Accepted Answer

A ball

Answer

A cube

Answer

A cone

Answer

A cylinder

Question 34

What will happen to a toy car if you stop pushing it?

Accepted Answer

It will slow down and stop

Answer

It will keep moving forever

Answer

It will stop moving right away

Answer

It will move faster

Question 35

We have a basketball and a ping pong ball. If we push both balls with the same amount of force, which ball will move faster?

Accepted Answer

Ping pong ball

Answer

Basketball

Question 36

You push your toy car forward and let go. It moves forward for a while, but then it slows down and stops. What force makes the car stop moving?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Wind

Answer

Magic

Question 37

What force causes a ball to fall when you drop it?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Wind

Answer

Friction

Answer

Magnetism

Question 38

Which of these is not a force that can make things move?

Accepted Answer

A hug

Answer

Pushing

Answer

Pulling

Answer

Gravity

Question 39

Which force can make an object move without touching it?

Accepted Answer

A magnet pulling a paperclip

Answer

A child pushing a toy car

Answer

A ball rolling down a hill

Answer

A person blowing up a balloon

Question 40

What do you do when you push a toy car?

Accepted Answer

Apply a force

Answer

Use gravity

Answer

Create energy

Answer

Cause friction

Question 41

What can you do to move a toy car?

Accepted Answer

Apply force by pushing or pulling it

Answer

Think about it

Answer

Look at it

Answer

Talk to it

Question 42

When you kick a ball, what happens to it?

Accepted Answer

It moves because you apply a force to it.

Answer

It moves because the wind is blowing.

Answer

It moves because magic happens.

Answer

It stays still because gravity pulls it down.

Question 43

Which of these things is not moving?

Accepted Answer

A book lying on a table

Answer

A river flowing

Answer

A car driving

Answer

A bird flying

Question 44

What will happen if you drop a ball?

Accepted Answer

It will fall to the ground because of a force called gravity.

Answer

It will roll away because it is round.

Answer

It will float in the air because it is light.

Question 45

How can you make a toy car go faster?

Accepted Answer

Push or pull it with more force.

Answer

Add stickers to it

Answer

Make it lighter

Answer

Change its color

Question 46

What kind of force makes magnets stick to metal objects?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic force

Answer

Gravitational force

Answer

Frictional force

Question 47

Which of these shows that heavier things are harder to move?

Accepted Answer

It takes more force to push a big box than a small box.

Answer

Small objects move faster than large objects with the same force.

Answer

Big objects float in water while small objects sink.

Question 48

What will happen to a ball on the ground if you do not touch it?

Accepted Answer

It will stay there without moving unless something pushes or pulls it.

Answer

It will start moving on its own.

Answer

It will slowly move up into the air.

Answer

It will magically disappear.

Question 49

What is an example of Newton's third law of motion?

Accepted Answer

When you push against a wall, the wall pushes back on you with the same amount of force.

Answer

A magnet attracts paperclips.

Answer

A ball rolls down a hill and gets faster.