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Intermediate Activities: Swimming

1.	When you move your arms and legs in the water it pushes you up in the water what is this called? (Choose one answer.)
	floating. racing. swimming. energy.

2.	How do you move through the water when swimming? (Choose one answer.)
	By moving your head and neck. By moving your arms and legs. By floating on a raft. By staying still.

3.	True or False? When racing a short race the swimmer moves the arms and legs very slowly and for a longer race the swimmer moves the arms and legs very fast to have enough strength to finish the race.
	True. False.

4.	What body parts does a swimmer use to move through the water? (Choose all answers that apply.)
	Arms. Hands. Head. Legs. Feet.

5.	True or False? A person will start to sink if they don't keep moving in the water.
	True. False.

6.	How can a person keep afloat in the water without really swimming and without using any flotation device? (Choose one answer.)
	Kicking and using the breast stroke. Treading water. Floating on a raft. Running in place.

7.	What are the four primary forces or principles acting on a swimmer? (Choose one answer.)
	Weight of the swimmer, velocity, lift and drag. Weight of the swimmer, buoyancy, thrust and drag. Pressure, aerodynamics, lift and friction.

8.	What movement in swimming provides both a balancing effect and adds thrust? (Choose one answer.)
	A treading movement. A paddle movement. A kicking movement. A propeller movement.

9.	The gap between champion swimmers and recreational swimmers is the ability to use the basic principles of what? (Choose one answer.)
	Velocity and speed. Fluid dynamics. Drag and lift. Arms and legs.

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