Forces and Interactions Test

You drop a quarter. As the quarter falls, it is experiencing:

• a push

• a pull

• magnetism

• a balanced force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

You place a 5-gram weight on one side of a balance. WHich object could be added to the other side to balance the beam?

• Several paper clips

• a gallon of water

• an inflated balloon

• the beam is already balanced

An object is in motion. A push force acts upon the moving object. Choose the most likely effect:

• The object's forces become balanced.

• The object changes direction.

• The object stops.

• The object experiences electric forces.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which object would be attracted to a magnet?

• plastic water bottle

• a penny

• aluminum foil

• iron filings

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Balanced or unbalanced forces?

a bus at a stop

• balanced

• unbalanced

Balanced or unbalanced forces?

a bicycle riding downhill

• balanced

• unbalanced

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Balanced or unbalanced forces?

a racecar moving around a track

• balanced

• unbalanced

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Balanced or unbalanced forces?

a truck being pushed with 20 Newtons of force and pulled with 20 Newtons of force.

• balanced

• unbalanced

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which surface has the most friction?

• tabletop

• sandpaper

• carpet

Which surface has the least friction?

• tabletop

• sandpaper

• carpet