Contact and Non-contact forces
Authored by Nicole Nitschke
Science, Physics
5th - 8th Grade
NGSS covered
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This quiz focuses on the fundamental physics concept of forces, specifically the classification of contact and non-contact forces. Designed for middle school students in grades 5-8, the assessment targets the essential understanding that forces can be categorized based on whether the interacting objects are physically touching. Students need to grasp that contact forces require direct physical interaction between objects, such as friction between surfaces or tension through a rope, while non-contact forces act at a distance without physical contact, such as gravitational attraction or magnetic forces. The questions assess students' ability to distinguish between these two categories and apply this knowledge to real-world scenarios, requiring them to analyze everyday situations and identify the type of force involved based on the presence or absence of direct contact between objects. Created by Nicole Nitschke, a Science teacher in the US who teaches grades 5 and 8. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of force classifications before advancing to more complex physics concepts. Teachers can effectively use this assessment as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, as guided practice during instruction, or as homework to reinforce learning outside the classroom. The straightforward format makes it ideal for quick comprehension checks and identifies misconceptions early in the unit. The quiz aligns with Next Generation Science Standards 5-PS2-1, which requires students to support arguments about the sun's brightness compared to other stars, and 8-PS2-2, which focuses on providing evidence that the change in motion of an object depends on the sum of forces and the mass of the object.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A contact force is from
touching objects
far apart objects
not touching object
always a pull
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A non-contact force is between
two objects that aren't touching
two objects that are touching
the ground and wheels
you and me
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The three examples pictured are of
Non-contact Forces
Contact Forces
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The force between the phone and the mount is a
contact force
non-contact force
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
NGSS.MS-PS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The force between the two people through the rope is
Contact Pull
Non-contact Pull
Contact Push
Non-contact Push
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Gravity is a
Contact Force
Myth
Non-contact Force
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Friction is a
Contact Force
Myth
Non-contact Force
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