Physical Activity and Health: Exam 1 Practice Question Bank
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH EXAM 1 UIOWA | VERIFIED
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1. Which definition best describes physical activity?
A. Planned, structured, and repetitive movement performed to improve
fitness
B. Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in
energy expenditure above resting levels
C. A set of attributes a person has or achieves that relates to the ability to
perform movement
D. Only movement performed during organized sport or gym sessions
B. Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in
energy expenditure above resting levels. Physical activity is a behavior
that covers all skeletal-muscle movement raising energy use above rest,
whether planned or not.
2. Exercise differs from general physical activity mainly because
exercise is
A. Planned, structured, and repetitive with a goal of improving or
maintaining fitness
B. Limited to activities performed indoors
C. Always performed at vigorous intensity
D. Any movement that occurs during work or household chores
A. Planned, structured, and repetitive with a goal of improving or
maintaining fitness. Exercise is a subcategory of physical activity defined
by its planned, structured, purposeful nature.
3. Physical fitness is best described as
A. The number of minutes spent moving each day
B. Any behavior that increases energy expenditure
C. A set of attributes that people have or achieve that relate to the ability
to perform physical activity
D. The total calories burned in a week
C. A set of attributes that people have or achieve that relate to the
ability to perform physical activity. Fitness is a characteristic or
attribute of a person, whereas physical activity is a behavior.
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4. Which statement correctly distinguishes physical activity from
physical fitness?
A. Physical activity is an attribute, while fitness is a behavior
B. They mean exactly the same thing
C. Fitness is measured only by questionnaires, and activity only by lab
tests
D. Physical activity is a behavior, while fitness is a physiological attribute
that results partly from that behavior
D. Physical activity is a behavior, while fitness is a physiological
attribute that results partly from that behavior. Activity is what a
person does; fitness is what a person has, and it is influenced by activity
and by genetics.
5. Which of the following is a health-related component of physical
fitness?
A. Agility
B. Reaction time
C. Coordination
D. Cardiorespiratory endurance
D. Cardiorespiratory endurance. Cardiorespiratory endurance is health-
related; agility, reaction time, and coordination are skill-related.
6. Which of the following is a skill-related component of physical
fitness?
A. Agility
B. Muscular endurance
C. Flexibility
D. Body composition
A. Agility. Agility supports sport performance and is skill-related, while
the others are health-related.
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7. The five health-related components of fitness are cardiorespiratory
endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and
A. Balance
B. Body composition
C. Speed
D. Power
B. Body composition. Body composition completes the health-related
set; balance, speed, and power are skill-related.
8. Which term describes the ability of a muscle to exert maximal force
in a single effort?
A. Muscular endurance
B. Flexibility
C. Muscular strength
D. Power
C. Muscular strength. Strength is the maximum force a muscle or muscle
group can produce; endurance is repeated or sustained force.
9. Which term describes the ability of muscles to repeat contractions
or sustain a contraction over time?
A. Muscular strength
B. Muscular endurance
C. Reaction time
D. Body composition
B. Muscular endurance. Endurance reflects resistance to fatigue during
repeated or sustained effort.
10. According to the World Health Organization's 1948 definition,
health is
A. The absence of illness and injury
B. The ability to perform daily tasks without fatigue
C. A state of being free from chronic disease risk factors
D. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
D. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The WHO definition is
broad and emphasizes well-being across several dimensions.
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH EXAM 1 UIOWA | VERIFIED
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH
Page 1
, Physical Activity and Health: Exam 1 Practice Question Bank
1. Which definition best describes physical activity?
A. Planned, structured, and repetitive movement performed to improve
fitness
B. Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in
energy expenditure above resting levels
C. A set of attributes a person has or achieves that relates to the ability to
perform movement
D. Only movement performed during organized sport or gym sessions
B. Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in
energy expenditure above resting levels. Physical activity is a behavior
that covers all skeletal-muscle movement raising energy use above rest,
whether planned or not.
2. Exercise differs from general physical activity mainly because
exercise is
A. Planned, structured, and repetitive with a goal of improving or
maintaining fitness
B. Limited to activities performed indoors
C. Always performed at vigorous intensity
D. Any movement that occurs during work or household chores
A. Planned, structured, and repetitive with a goal of improving or
maintaining fitness. Exercise is a subcategory of physical activity defined
by its planned, structured, purposeful nature.
3. Physical fitness is best described as
A. The number of minutes spent moving each day
B. Any behavior that increases energy expenditure
C. A set of attributes that people have or achieve that relate to the ability
to perform physical activity
D. The total calories burned in a week
C. A set of attributes that people have or achieve that relate to the
ability to perform physical activity. Fitness is a characteristic or
attribute of a person, whereas physical activity is a behavior.
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4. Which statement correctly distinguishes physical activity from
physical fitness?
A. Physical activity is an attribute, while fitness is a behavior
B. They mean exactly the same thing
C. Fitness is measured only by questionnaires, and activity only by lab
tests
D. Physical activity is a behavior, while fitness is a physiological attribute
that results partly from that behavior
D. Physical activity is a behavior, while fitness is a physiological
attribute that results partly from that behavior. Activity is what a
person does; fitness is what a person has, and it is influenced by activity
and by genetics.
5. Which of the following is a health-related component of physical
fitness?
A. Agility
B. Reaction time
C. Coordination
D. Cardiorespiratory endurance
D. Cardiorespiratory endurance. Cardiorespiratory endurance is health-
related; agility, reaction time, and coordination are skill-related.
6. Which of the following is a skill-related component of physical
fitness?
A. Agility
B. Muscular endurance
C. Flexibility
D. Body composition
A. Agility. Agility supports sport performance and is skill-related, while
the others are health-related.
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7. The five health-related components of fitness are cardiorespiratory
endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and
A. Balance
B. Body composition
C. Speed
D. Power
B. Body composition. Body composition completes the health-related
set; balance, speed, and power are skill-related.
8. Which term describes the ability of a muscle to exert maximal force
in a single effort?
A. Muscular endurance
B. Flexibility
C. Muscular strength
D. Power
C. Muscular strength. Strength is the maximum force a muscle or muscle
group can produce; endurance is repeated or sustained force.
9. Which term describes the ability of muscles to repeat contractions
or sustain a contraction over time?
A. Muscular strength
B. Muscular endurance
C. Reaction time
D. Body composition
B. Muscular endurance. Endurance reflects resistance to fatigue during
repeated or sustained effort.
10. According to the World Health Organization's 1948 definition,
health is
A. The absence of illness and injury
B. The ability to perform daily tasks without fatigue
C. A state of being free from chronic disease risk factors
D. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
D. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The WHO definition is
broad and emphasizes well-being across several dimensions.
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