Grade 2 Science · Forces and Motion
Build Grade 2 science skills with five 10-question practice tests on pushes, pulls, motion, speed, direction, gravity, friction, magnets, and simple machines.
These Grade 2 Science practice tests help students understand how pushes and pulls change the motion of objects. Students explore speed, direction, gravity, friction, magnets, simple machines, and safe ways to observe moving objects.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Look for clues about the direction of a force, the surface an object moves across, or the change in motion. After each test, describe one force you can observe in an everyday activity.
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5. Test
A 10-question Grade 2 Science practice test on pushes, pulls, motion, speed, direction, gravity, friction, magnets, and simple machines.
Read each Forces and Motion question carefully. Use the direction, speed, surface, or force clue to choose one answer.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A push.
The person applies a push to move the cart forward.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A pull.
Pulling the handle applies a force toward the person.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Friction between the ball and grass slows it.
Friction between the ball and grass reduces the ball's motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Gravity pulls it toward Earth.
Gravity pulls objects near Earth downward toward the ground.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is It can make an object speed up, slow down, stop, or start.
Forces can change an object's speed or start, stop, or alter its motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is It can slow down, stop, or change direction.
The curb applies a force that can change the skateboard's motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Machines can help people use forces to do work.
Simple machines help people change the size or direction of a force.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Keep hands and feet away from the object's path.
Keeping clear of the path helps prevent contact with a moving object.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A resting ball starts rolling after it is kicked.
The kick applies a force that changes the ball from rest to motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Pushes and pulls can change how objects move.
Forces such as pushes, pulls, gravity, and friction can change speed, direction, or position.
A force is a push or pull that can change an object's speed, direction, position, or motion.
Friction is a force between surfaces that often slows or prevents motion.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 Forces and Motion questions in total.
