Physical Science 2020/21 Pre-Assessment

If I travel 30 meters in 10 seconds, what is my average speed?

• 300 m/s

• 3

• 3 m/s

• 0.3333 m/s

What is this graph representing?

• Constant Speed

• Acceleration (speeding up)

• Deceleration (slowing down)

• No motion

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is happening at C?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A persons walks 100 meters directly east, stops, and then travels 50 meters directly west. What is their displacement traveled?

• 150 meters

• 50 meters

• 0 meters

A motorcycle speeds from 5 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the bike’s acceleration?

• -3 m/s²
• 3 m/s²
• 5 m/s²
• 30 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

If you are traveling at 50 m/s, how far will you travel after 2 seconds

• 25 meters

• 50 meters

• 100

• 100 meters

Your car has a mass of 2500 kg and a force of 5000 N. How fast will it accelerate?

• 20 m/s²

• 2 m/s²

• 0.5 m/s²

• 120 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s². What was the force?

• 25 Newtons

• 20 Newtons

• 200 Newtons

• 10 Newtons

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 

• 1500 N
• 15 N
• 1.5 N
• 150 N

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

• At the bottom of a big hill
• When going around a corner
• When going upside down
• At the top of a big hill

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1