NC Physical Science Review

A book is being pushed across a table. If an equal force is applied to the book in the opposite direction, which will most likely be the result?

• The book will increase in speed.

• The book will decrease in speed.

• The book will fall off the side of the table.

• The book will continue moving at the same speed.

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Four solid balls, each with a different mass, are moving at the same speed. Which ball would require the most force to stop its motion?

• ball with a mass of 5 kg

• ball with a mass of 10 kg

• ball with a mass of 15 kg

• ball with a mass of 20 kg

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The following trucks are pushed with the same amount of force. Which truck will roll the farthest?

• Truck 1

• Truck 2

• Truck 3

• Truck 4

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Which would be needed to make a ball at the base of a ramp move up the ramp?

• force

• gravity

• inertia

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Which will most likely stop an object in motion?

• mass

• force

• acceleration

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Physical and chemical properties can be used to classify substances. Which of these shows a chemical property?

• Silver melts.

• Magnesium burns.

• Sulfur is a yellow solid.

• Aluminum conducts heat.

Which process in the water cycle returns water to the atmosphere?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

• clouds forming

• sugar dissolving

• water freezing

• a candle burning

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Which experiment would most resemble the complete water cycle?

• watering plants

• burning wet wood

• water flowing from a faucet

• boiling a pot of water with a lid on it

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Which best describes how single-celled and multicellular organisms are similar?

• Both require energy to survive.

• Both require fresh water to survive.

• Both require direct sunlight to survive.

• Both rely on many other cells to survive.