Force and Motion PreTest 8th Grade

The ability to do work or cause change.

• work

• force

• motion

• energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A push or a pull.

• work

• force

• motion

• energy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

According to Newton's second law of motion, a/an ________ force will cause an object to move in the direction of the force.

• balanced

• unbalanced

• equal

• Yoda

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A force that resists motion when 2 surfaces rub together.

• Friction

• Gravity

• Force

• Balanced force

What units is Force measured in?

• Grams

• Miles

• Hours

• Newtons

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If I kick a soccer ball across the field, what vocabulary word tells me why the ball would slow down in the grass?

• acceleration
• friction
• gravity

If a lizard can run 8m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is he travelling?

• 32 m/s
• 2 seconds
• 2 m/s
• 34 meters

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 180 m/s

• 99 m/s

• 10 meters

A girl pushes on the classroom door to open it. Which two terms accurately describe the net force acting on the door?

• contact and balanced

• contact and unbalanced

• noncontact and balanced

• noncontact and unbalanced

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Two dogs pull on a rope. One dog pulls with a force of 5 N to the left, and the other dog pulls with a force of 3 N to the right. What is the result?

• The rope remains in place

• The rope moves to the left

• The rope moves to the right

• The rope has a balanced force applied to it

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2