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Force and Motion Test

Authored by Holly Evans

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Force and Motion Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Which of these describes a force?

a push or pull

a liter or meter

a graph or a photo

a motion or direction

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Two students on opposite sides of a box apply forces to the box. What must be true if the box doesn't accelerate?

The forces are equal in strength and in opposite directions.

One student must be pushing the box while another student pulls it.

One student is applying a greater force.

Both students are applying forces in the same direction.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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When you are riding in a car and the car stops suddenly, you continue to move forward because of

friction

gravity

inertia

centripetal force

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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According to Newton's 2nd law of motion, an object's acceleration depends on the force applied to it and its

velocity

position

length

mass

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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A girl jumps forward off a boat. According to Newton's 3rd law of motion, what happens to the boat?

the boat also moves forward

the boat remains motionless

the boat moves backward

the boat moves backward and then forward

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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If two forces on an object at rest act in the same direction, what must be true about the motion of the object?

the object must remain at rest

the object must move at constant velocity

the object must have different accelerations because of the two different forces

the object must accelerate in the opposite direction of the forces

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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When a shopping cart is full in the grocery store, you have to push harder to get the cart to move. This is an example of

Newton's 1st law of motion

Newton's 2nd law of motion

Newton's 3rd law of motion

Newton's law of friction and gravity

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