Quiz on Patterns and Investigations

What is the next picture in the pattern?

• oval

• triangle

• rectangle

• rhombus

Circle the place where gravity helps the train move faster.

Clair did an investigation. She put her observations in the chart below. What question is Clair investigating?

• How many cars pull a train?

• How many seconds it takes a train to go around a track?

• How fast will a train go when pulling a different number of cars?

• How many cars does a train have?

Clair added 9 cars to the engine and now the train cannot get up the hill. What could Clair do to answer this question: How many cars can Clair pull up the hill?

• add more cars

• take one car off at a time

• take all the cars off

• get a bigger engine

Patrick is pulling a wagon full of library books but he can’t pull it up the hill. His sister found a way to get the wagon up their hill. Her push on the wagon made the forces (a)   .

The forces on the box are (a)   . The box is in motion.

Michelle played the “Test Your Strength” game at the carnival. How hard she hit it is shown in the picture. Michelle should hit the target with (a)   next time to ring the bell.

The finger is (a)   the tack into the board.

Once the tack is on the board the forces will be (a)   .