Unit Quiz
- What are the two parts of a good warm-up?
- build-up and cool-down
- strength and training
- fitness and health
- cardiovascular and stretching
- jumping and striking
- Which type of physical activity is considered to be primarily moderate in intensity?
- lifestyle activity
- sports
- active recreation
- muscle fitness exercises
- active aerobics
- Which is a type of health-related fitness?
- balance
- coordination
- power
- performance
- flexibility
- Which word best describes physical activity done to improve physical fitness?
- effort
- exercise
- fitness
- health
- wellness
- Which word or words best describe the word motor in motor skills?
- agility
- biomechanical principles
- health-related fitness
- nerves and muscles working together
- engine
- Which of the following is a good example of a third-class lever?
- heading a soccer ball
- standing on your toes
- doing a push-up
- serving in badminton
- jumping
- Which word refers to information given to improve skill?
- advertisement
- commercial
- practice
- performance
- feedback
- What does the second T in FITT stand for?
- time
- type
- tension
- training
- teen
- When a gymnast uses power to improve his or her grip, which principle does it illustrate?
- power
- energy
- friction
- leverage
- movement
- How many minutes of lifestyle physical activity are recommended for both teens and adults each day?
Reinforcement Puzzle
Can you solve this crossword puzzle that contains terms from unit I?
Thinking Critically
Write an essay of at least three paragraphs on one of the following topics.
- Health-related physical fitness
- The use of practice for building skills
- The importance of lifestyle physical activity for teens
Project
Prepare a bulletin-board poster that illustrates how one or more of the biomechanical principles discussed in unit I is important to performance in exercise and physical activity. Choose one of the following biomechanical principles: energy, force, and movement (chapter 1), levers (chapter 2), or friction (chapter 3).
