Motion and Objects

A student would like to test how a person’s mass affects their motion on a swing. What should the student change from one set of trials to the next?

• Use a person on a wooden swing in one set of trials and a person on a metal swing in the next set of trials.

• Use a strong person to push the swing in one set of trials and a weaker person to push the swing in the next set of trials.

• Use a person on a swing with a short chain in one set of trials and a person on a swing with a longer chain in the next set.

• Use a small person in one set of trials and a larger person in the next set of trials.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A student pulled an empty swing back 50 centimeters (cm). When the student released the swing, it started to move forward, then back again. The student noticed that the swing was moving less and less. The student recorded the motion in a data table.

How far will the swing move at 20 seconds?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 45

Which of these objects shows unbalanced forces?

• A pencil lying on a desk

• A ball sitting on the floor

• A poster hanging on the wall

• A leaf floating to the ground

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

Gravity is pulling downward on a book that sits on a table. What other force is acting on the book to keep the book at rest?

• The table pushing upward on the book

• The air conditioner blowing air on the book

• The mass of the book pressing on the table

• The attraction between the book and the table

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

Students dropped a marble on one side of a glass bowl and watched and recorded its motion

The marble will be recorded at position 1 again at what time?

• 9

• 7

• 5

• 4

A girl being pushed on a swing is an example of a _________ force.

• balanced

• unbalanced

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

A car parked on the side of a hill is an example of a _________ force.

• balanced

• unbalanced

Why is a girl being pushed on a swing an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Why is a car parked on the side of a hill an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How could you find out if an object’s motion has a pattern? How could finding a pattern be helpful?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5