8th Grade STAAR Review

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

• Newton's 1st Law
• Newton's 2nd Law
• Newton's 3rd Law
• Newton's 4th Law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Force = Mass x Acceleration

• Newton's 1st Law
• Newton's 2nd Law
• Newton's 3rd Law
• Newton's 4th Law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...

• inertia
• force
• acceleration
• velocity

Any push or pull on an object.

• force
• velocity 
• inertia
• momentum

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact with each other.

• inertia
• friction
• momentum
• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When two equal forces act in opposite directions on an object, they are called ______________________.

• frictional force

• balanced force

• centripetal force

• gravitational force

When an unbalanced force acts on an object, the force ______________________.

• changes the motion of the object

• is cancelled by another force

• does not change the motion of an object

• is equal to the weight of the object

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following explains the difference between speed and velocity?

• One has motion, and the other does not.
• One has direction, and the other does not.
• One involves time, and the other does not.
• One involves acceleration, and the other does not.

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

• Newton's 1st Law
• Newton's 2nd Law
• Newton's 3rd Law
• None of them

What is this?

A car is traveling 50 mph.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration