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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sustained movement






2. Uses oxygen in the blood.






3. The desire to learn influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic rewards






4. Moving a part of the body away from the axis or middle of the body






5. Divided court games. to hit the ball so that the opponent can't successfully return it.






6. Ability to respond to auditory signals by listening or paying attenetion to rhythmic movements






7. Movement comprised of structured and unstructured movement - like strech like a rubber band - jump and hop






8. The blocking position of football






9. Ability to complete hand - eye and foot - eye activities






10. Achieving exercise goals






11. Effects of traction on an activity






12. Rotates part of the body on ANY axis. neck - arms






13. Tension. Children moving as softly as a gentle breeze or strong as a thunderstorm.






14. Blood CLOTS form that block a coronary artery.






15. When a person is controllign their center of gravity while not moving






16. Ability to recognize a stimulus - react to it and complete a response






17. National Association of Sports and Physical Education






18. A stage of cognitive development during which a child is trapped in an egocentric perspective but is also still mastering language skills






19. A roll






20. Indicates efficiency of the circulatory system






21. The ratio of fat tissue to muscle and other lean tissues in the body






22. Oxygen - based exercises that stimulate the heart and lungs - such as running - walking and swimming






23. Movements using small muscle groups






24. Ability to critique an activity and to provide sound basis for future activity






25. Golf and bowling. they are not DIRECT opponents






26. When a person is controlling their center of gravit ywhile still moving






27. When a child is controlling their movements - like compelting a tumbling routine






28. When throwing a ball - the foot opposite the throwing hand steps forward






29. A stage of cognitive development during which a child enters into a world of abstract thought






30. The ability of a muscle to exert force on an object






31. Heart is too weak to to supply sufficient blood to the body.






32. Performance is affected by attention and interest. e.g. practice - feedback - aging and fatigue.






33. Eye follows the ball - elbows are cocked in the horizontal position. the weight is shifted to the front foot upon contact with the ball and movement continues after the ball is hit






34. Linear deplacement - velocity and accelration






35. Ability to change direction/location






36. States that a child who has formed secure attachments to others is confident in exploring their physical environment - forms friendships easily - and possesses a sense of competency; while the opposite is true of a child that has not formed secure at






37. Newton's laws of motion






38. Good cholesterol






39. Preparing for vigorous exercise. usually should consists of bending - stretching - rotating and abduction to raise the heart rate






40. How muscles react in a coordinated manner






41. A stage of cognitive development during which a child acquires reasoning skills and is able to differentiate between her viewpoints and others






42. In relation to fitness - the concept that level of difficulty should be gradually increased - beginning at a difficulty level corresponding to the initial fitness level






43. The ability of a muscle to perform repetitions of a task






44. Activity that reflects that principle of opposiiton. the arm swings back and the elbow moves forward. The trunk rotates towards the side of the body that has the active arm. weight of foot shifted to the side of body that deoes not have the active ar






45. Force of blood pushing agiainst the walls of th arteries under pumping action of the heart






46. In relation to exercise - how often an exercise is performed






47. Exercise for short periods of time at high power levels






48. When a child makes a basket - completing a layup






49. The process by which a child incorporates new experience into previous understandings - and modifies those existing concepts to include the new information






50. Recognizing different spaces - shapes and sizes