Contact Forces

When two or more objects collide, at least one of the objects is moving.

• Friction

• Force

• Energy

• Collision

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A push or a pull on an object that causes a change in shape is called?

• Energy

• Gravity

• Force

• Collision

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the term for a change in shape due to force (push or pull)?

• Deform

• Elastic limit

• Peak force

• Collision

What is the largest amount of deformation (bending) an object can undergo and still return to its original shape?

• Breaking point

• Elastic limit

• Friction

• Deformation

What is the least amount of force needed to cause permanent deformation to an object?

• Elastic limit

• Friction

• Breaking point

• Peak force

What is the term for the highest amount of force exerted on both objects during a collision?

• Elastic limit

• Kinetic energy

• Peak force

• Friction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

What is the term for the moving energy of objects that can be transferred to other objects?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Gravity

• Peak force

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

• Weight

• Volume

• Force

• Mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The distance travelled in a given amount of time is represented by which formula? Speed = distance / time (s=d/t)

• Mass

• Height

• Speed

• Force

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The thing that is changed by the scientist during an experiment, found on the x-axis of a graph

• Control variable

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Kinetic energy