Forces and Motion Test

Motion is a change in__________ , or the place where an object is located.

• state

• energy

• position

• sound

Direction is the __________ a moving object takes

• path

• state

• energy

• change

Speed is the measure of how __________ an object is moving .

• fast

• long

• short

• far

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Force is a__________ , or a__________ that changes how

something is moving.

• changing, moving

• vibrating, moving

• changing, vibrating

• push, pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Push is moving an object__________ from you.

• away

• toward

• near

• along

Pull is an object__________ you.

• away

• toward

• near

• along

__________ is a term used to describe a change in speed and direction.

• Force

• Motion

• Push

• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

__________ is a force that slows down or stops the motion of an object.

• Friction

• Speed

• Direction

• Acceleration

A car on a smooth paved road has very __________ friction, so it moves more quickly. A car on a bumpy gravel road has __________ friction, so it moves more slowly.

• a lot of, little

• big, small

• little, a lot of

• large amount, limitied

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

On earth, there is a force that pulls things to the center of the earth. It is called __________ .

• motion

• sound

• energy

• gravity