3rd Grade Foss Science Motion & Matter Investigation 2

In a wheel-and-axle system, different sized wheels will roll down a ramp....

• in a curved path towards the larger wheel.
• in a straight path.
• in a zig zag path.
• in a curved path towards the smaller wheel.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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In a wheel-and-axle system, wheels in a different hole in the shaft will roll down a ramp....

• in a straight path.
• in a zig zag path.
• in a curved path.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When forces are balanced, an object will....

• stay at rest; there will be no motion.
• move; there will be a change in motion.
• float in the air.
• become magnetized.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When forces are unbalanced, an object will....

• be mine.
• become magnetized.
• stay at rest; there will be no change in motion.
• move; there will be a change in motion.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If you make the wings of a twirly bird short, the twirly bird will spin....

• slower.
• faster.
• float.
• the same.

If you put _______________ wheels on a wheel-and-axle system, the system will roll straight.

• different sized wheels
• same sized wheels

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

If you place a dixie cup on a ramp, it rolls....

• in a curved path.
• in a straight path.
• in a zig zag path.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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The dixie cup rolls down a ramp in a curved path because....

• the ends have different sized wheels.
• the ends have the same sized wheels.
• the ends are too big.
• the ends are too small.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

In order to predict the motion of a wheel-and-axle system, you should look carefully at....

• the color of the wheels.
• the length of the shaft.
• how far the wheels are pushed onto the shaft.
• the size of the wheels.

In a wheel-and-axle system, the shaft is the....

• wheel
• axle