PS.5.2.1 (5.P.1.4) #2: Schoolnet

As Chris and his dad add items to their shopping cart, which will most

likely occur?

• The cart will become easier to move because the items will increase

  the mass of the cart.

• The cart will become easier to move because the items will decrease

  the mass of the cart.

• The cart will become more difficult to move because the items will increase the mass of the cart.

• The cart will become more difficult to move because the items will decrease the

  mass of the cart.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Aubrey rolls a marble down a ramp.

Which will MOST likely happen when the marble hits the wall?

• It will move faster.

• It will stop moving.

• It will travel at the same speed.

• It will travel in a different direction.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

George works in the school garden. He needs to remove a heavy rock from the soil. George decides to use a shovel to lift the rock. Which picture shows the BEST way for George to use the shovel to lift the rock?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A spring is attached to a table. Students investigate the motion of a marble when it is launched by the spring.

When the students push back the spring, what is the MOST likely path of the marble?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Samuel rolled four different balls across a table. All of the balls were the same size, but each had a different mass. The table shows the mass of each ball.

Samuel rolled each ball with the same amount of force. Which ball MOST likely rolled the farthest?

• Ball 1

• Ball 2

• Ball 3

• Ball 4

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Two students sit on a seesaw in a way that makes it balance and not move. When a third person pushes down on one side, that side moves down. What caused the seesaw to move?

• The effect of gravity increased when one side was pushed down.

• The friction between the two sides decreased because of the push.

• The total force increased on the side that was pushed down.

• The push on one side of the seesaw decreased the force on the other side.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

In a machine, a student turns gear 1 using a handle. The student notices that gears 2 and 3 move as well in the directions shown by the arrows.

Which describes why gears 2 and 3 move when the handle is turned?

• because gear 2 is conserving mass

• because gear 3 is larger than gear 1

• because the energy from gear 1 is transferred

• because the energy from gear 1 is lost as heat

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Students are investigating how forces can affect the motion of an object. The students place a marble in the center of a table. They raise the sides of the table and make the marble roll.

Which sides should the students lift to make the marble roll to the X on the corner of the table?

• 1 and 3

• 1 and 2

• 4 and 3

• 4 and 2

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Two students are pushing on opposite sides of a box with equal force.

Which statement BEST describes what will happen?

• The box will not move.

• The box will move toward student 1.

• The box will move toward student 2.

• The box will slowly turn in place.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Ariel’s toy car uses battery power to move from one end of the track to the other.

At which point on the track does gravity MOST likely increase the speed of the car?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4