Force and Motion Reading Comprehension

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How can you detect the presence of motion energy? Motion is movement. If an object is moving, then
you know motion energy is present. Some examples of motion energy are a toy car moving, a sailing boat, a
moving wagon, and a door opening. Forces make objects move. Two of these forces are push and pull.
You can make an object move by pushing on the object. If you push a toy car, it will roll across the
floor. The wind can also push things. A sail boat moves when the wind pushes on the sails and makes it move.
Water can also push things. Have you ever been in the ocean? The waves can be very strong and push you in
the water.
Fig. 1
Wind pushes the
windmill to
generate electricity.
Fig. 2
The water pushes
the surfer.
Objects can also be set in motion from a pull. You can pull a wagon behind you. If you want the door to
open, you have to pull it open. Another example of a pull is when you pull on your socks.
Fig. 3
The bike pulls the
wagon forward.
The motion of an object can be changed. Pretend you are having a toy car race with a friend. You will
push your car to make it move, but you can also use a ramp to make it move faster. Friction is a force that will
slow a toy car down. If the surface that you are driving the car on is bumpy, the car will slow down because of
friction. A car will move the fastest down a smooth ramp.
Fig. 4
The ramp in the first picture will make the skateboard
move the fastest because it is steep.
Motion can also be transferred from one object to another. For example, when you hit a ball with a
baseball bat, the motion of the bat transfers, or moves, to the ball to make the ball move. In a dominos game, the
motion of one domino moves to the next domino when they hit. The motion transfers through all the dominos
until all of them fall down.
Fig. 5
The motion of the
bat is transferred to
the ball, making the
ball move.
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Fig. 6
The motion of the first
domino is transferred to
the next domino when it
falls and knocks it down.
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Force and Motion Comprehension Questions

1. What is motion?
a. heat
b. movement
c. cars
d. wind
2. According to paragraph 1, what are two forces that can make an object move?
_______________________________
and
__________________________________
3. The wind is an example of a force that _________________________ things to make them move.
4. Explain how the wind can push an object to make it move? ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. You can _____________________________ a wagon to make it move forward.
6. Give an example of how a pull can make an object move. ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. What can you use to make a toy car move faster? ___________________________________________
8. According to Fig. 4, why would a car go slower on the second ramp? ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
9. What force will slow a toy car down? a. the Sun
b. wind
c. push
d. friction
10. Explain how motion energy can be transferred from one object to another.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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Force and Motion Comprehension Questions Answer Key

1. What is motion?
a. heat
b. movement
c. cars
d. wind
2. According to paragraph 1, what are two forces that can make an object move?
__________push________________ and
____________pull______________________
3. The wind is an example of a force that _________pushes______________ things to make them move.
4. Explain how the wind can push an object to make it move? ___________________________________
________The wind pushes on the sails of a boat to make it move.___________________________
5. You can ____________pull_________________ a wagon to make it move forward.
6. Give an example of how a pull can make an object move. ____________________________________

__________A bike can pull a wagon, you can pull a door to open it, you pull your socks on_________
7. What can you use to make a toy car move faster? _____a ramp_______________________________
8. According to Fig. 4, why would a car go slower on the second ramp? ___________________________
_______________the second ramp is less steep______________________________________________
9. What force will slow a toy car down? a. the Sun
b. wind
c. push
d. friction
10. Explain how motion energy can be transferred from one object to another.
______a domino transfers motion energy to the next domino when it falls on it, the bat transfers its motion
energy to the ball when it hits the ball, etc._____________________________
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Name _____________________________________ Date _

Standards: S2P1. Identify sources and use of energy

Name _____________________________________ Date _

Force and Motion Comprehension Questions

5. You can _____________________________ a wagon to make it move forward.

6. Give an example of how a pull can make an object move. ____________________________________

9. What force will slow a toy car down? a. the Sun

Standards: S2P1. Identify sources and use of energy

Name _____________________________________ Date _

Force and Motion Comprehension Questions Answer Key

5. You can pull_____ a wagon to make it move forward.

6. Give an example of how a pull can make an object move. ____________________________________

9. What force will slow a toy car down? a. the Sun

Standards: S2P1. Identify sources and use of energy

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