Forces Investigation 1

A student has two magnets. One magnet is on top of the table. The other magnet is in his hand. He puts his hand with the magnet under the table. Why does the magnet on top of the table move?

• The magnet on top and the wood table repel each other.

• Magnets can stick to wooden tables.

• The magnetic force makes the wooden table a magnet.

• The magnets do not have to touch in order to interact.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Which one of the statements is false about magnets?

• opposite poles attract

• like poles attract

• have a north and south pole

• surrounded by a magnetic field

How are magnetism and gravity the same?

• Both are a force

• Both repel objects

• Both are needed to move an object

• Both push and pull objects

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

How are magnetism and gravity different?

• magnetism is a pull and gravity is a push

• magnetism attracts and repels and gravity only attracts

• magnetism is a push and gravity is a pull

• magnetism is a force and gravity is not

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Which is the meaning of prediction?

• objects in an unstable condition

• objects in a stable condition

• marking data on a chart

• guess what will happen

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which word matches the definition: invisible field around a magnet.

• magnetic force

• magnetic field

• magnetic pull

• magnetic push

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Data used to support claims is called _______.

• evidence

• chart

• prediction

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is an example of a balanced force?

• Ball rolling off a table.

• Book falling to the floor.

• Person throwing a ball.

• Apple sitting on a desk.

Which is an example of an unbalanced force?

• One rock sitting on top of another rock.

• A Chromebook on the desk.

• The chair being pushed across class.

• The book on a stool.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which statement is a definition of gravity.

• force that spins objects

• force that pushes objects away from each other

• force that pushes and pulls

• force that pulls objects toward each other

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NGSS.5-PS2-1