MSC Trivia - Spring 2022

During an investigation on energy, Seth rolls marbles of four different masses down a ramp. Which size marble will have the greatest kinetic energy when it reaches the bottom of the ramp?

• 2 grams

• 3 grams

• 5 grams

• 6 grams

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Which statement best explains why a car that is

rolling on a level surface will eventually come to

a stop?

• Frictional forces

  oppose the

  motion of the car.

• Forward motion

  slowly runs out as

  energy is

  expended.

• The natural state

  of an object is to

  be at rest.

• Inertia acting on

  an object will

  dissipate.

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When astronauts walked on the Moon, they used

weighted boots to help them walk due to the

lower gravitational pull. What difference

between Earth and the Moon accounts for the

difference in gravity?

• Density

• Mass

• Diameter

• Volume

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Which of these is an example of Newton’s first

law of motion?

• A baseball hit with

  a baseball bat

  travels faster than

  a bowling ball hit

  with the same

  force.

• A basketball

  bounces on the

  ground with the

  same force that

  the ground pushes

  up on the ball.

• A person jumps to

  a dock from a

  boat, and the boat

  moves away from

  the dock.

• A person standing

  on a bus moves

  backward when

  the bus suddenly

  moves forward.

What is the fourth planet in our solar system?

• Mars

• The Sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

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What measure is the amount of matter an object

contains?

• Weight

• Mass

• Volume

• Surface Area

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Gravity is greatest when two objects are larger and

closer together.

• True

• False

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Gravity is necessary in the formation of -

• Asteroids

• Planets

• Galaxies

• All of the above

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The force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun

is...

• Friction

• Gravity

• Tension

• Weight

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What prevents planets from drifting off into space

and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Weight

• Forward motion

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