Balancing Forces Unit Test

Front

What is evidence?

Back

Evidence is the information that helps explain something or answer a question.

Front

What happens to a volleyball when it is hit?

Back

The volleyball will go up.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

What does it mean to explain something?

Back

To explain means to describe how something works or why something happens.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is a force?

Back

A force is a push or pull.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

What is a non-touching force?

Back

A non-touching force is a force that acts between objects that are NOT touching each other.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

What is gravity?

Back

Gravity is a force that pulls objects toward each other, like the Earth pulling us down.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

What does it mean to observe?

Back

To observe means to watch carefully and notice details.

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NGSS.1-ESS1-1

NGSS.K-ESS2-1

NGSS.K-LS1-1

Front

What is a push?

Back

A push is a type of force that moves something away from you.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

What is a pull?

Back

A pull is a type of force that brings something closer to you.

Front

What is friction?

Back

Friction is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.