Forces Unit Test

Which is NOT a contact force? Check all that apply.

• push

• pull

• friction

• gravity

• weight

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

When forces are in the SAME direction you __________ and when they are DIFFERENT you _______________.

• multiply; divide

• add; subtract

• subtract; add

• divide; multiply

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which is NOT a way for an unbalanced force to change the velocity of an object?

• speed up

• slow down

• change direction

• stopping

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When the NET FORCE is ZERO, it ____ balanced.

When the NET FORCE is NOT ZERO, it ____ balanced

• is; is

• is; is not

• is not; is

• is not; is not

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

More mass means __________ inertia. Less mass means _________ inertia.

• less; less

• less; more

• more; less

• more; more

Which law in known as the "Law of Inertia"?

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

• Law of Motion

Which law is known as "The Law of Acceleration"?

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

• Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which Law deals with "equal" and "opposite" force pairs?

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

• Law of Motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Who was famous for the Laws of Motion?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When calculating FORCE, mass is measured in _____ and acceleration is measured in _____

• kg ; m/s

• g ; m/s

• g ; m/s2

• kg ; m/s2