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






2. Good cholesterol






3. Found naturally in many foods and linked to elevated blood pressure






4. Halting. Moving then stopping.






5. Ability of the body to meet the demands put upon it






6. Oxygen transported throug hthe circulatory system






7. Ability to change direction quickly while controlling the body






8. 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






9. The ability of a joint to move in range of motion






10. The direction of movement






11. National Association of Sports and Physical Education






12. Inorganic compounds needed in small amounts and ocome from milk (for calcium) - red meats (for iron) and leafy vegetables (for phosphorus






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






14. The blocking position of football






15. Golf - bowling - NOT DIRECT OPPONENTS.






16. Acceptance of responsibility for one's own behavior






17. Rotates the body only on a vertical axis. Rotating the whole body using the feet.. Kind of circling around.






18. Body Mass Index






19. A child's feelings about himself






20. The ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to continue supplying oxygen to the body during prolonged exercise






21. Football - soccer - basketball - water polo






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






23. Newton's laws of motion






24. Mechanics of extending the arms while htting a baseball






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






26. Of relating to heredity formulates the age or developmental stage in which the child is ready for motor activities.






27. Movement that results in location change






28. Skills required to manipulate play objects - like bats - balls - wands - and hoops and skills thatrequire hand - eye and hand - foot coordination






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






30. The concept that a seen object still exists after being hidden from sight






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






32. Describes the speed at which a movement is performed. Children moving slowly as a bird walking. Ryhthmical movements has the same time value and arhythmical movements has a different time value.






33. Stretch - Bend - Turn - Twist






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






35. A stage of cognitive development during which a child learns to differentiate between herself and the external world






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






37. Projection angles and flight velocity






38. Crawl - creep - walk - run - jump - leap - gallop - hop - slide - skip






39. Golf and bowling. they are not DIRECT opponents






40. A purposeful exercise program to counteract heart disease and related circulatory problems






41. Movement is continuous. Skipping






42. Focuses on abdominal strength - lower - back and hamstring flexibility and endurance






43. Effects of traction on an activity






44. 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






45. Greater than 21-24 percent body fat in males and greater than 26-32 body fat in females






46. Ability to transfer previous learning of a movement technique to a new skill area






47. The ability to learn and understand movement patterns influenced by coordination - physique and experience






48. Developed in the United States






49. Indicates efficiency of the circulatory system






50. The major factor in a well - conditioned individual