Forces - gravity

The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• Mass
• Matter
• Weight 
• Terminal velocity 

You push on a tree with 20 N of force. If the tree doesn't move, the tree is pushing back on you with _____of force.

• 20N 
• 40N 
• 10N 
• 70N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

To calculate net force, when forces are acting in the same direction, the forces are ...

• added 
• subtracted 
• mutiplied 
• divided 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the _______ force.

• larger 
• smaller 
• equal 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

To calculate net force, when forces are acting in opposite directions, the forces are ...

• added 
• subtracted 
• multiplied 
• divided 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Friction is a force that acts in a(n) ___________ direction relative to a moving object.

• similar
• opposite
• parallel
• perpendicular

Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

The main reason a baseball comes down when a boy tosses it up into the air is —

• magnetism is pulling the ball down

• the boy cannot see to catch it

• gravity is pulling down on the ball

• gravity pushes the ball in the air

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Imagine you travel to another planets. What will change as you walk around the surface of the planet- your mass or your weight?

• Mass
• Weight 
• Both 
• Neither 

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4