Module Test: Forces and Motion

Which of the following is NOT a way to measure movement?

• distance

• prediction

• speed

• time

A force that happens when an object rubs another object is called_.

A student designs and builds a toy car and is about to test the speed of the car by pushing it down a ramp. What tools should he use to measure the speed of the toy car?

• a ruler and a scale

• a scale and a stopwatch

• a stopwatch and a ruler

• a measuring cup and a scale

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Balanced forces cancel each other out when acting on an object

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Hitting a nail with a hammer is a

• pull

• strike

• push

• crash

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

_ is necessary to move a car compared with a bicycle.

• more force

• less force

• the same force

• no force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A child pushes a box around a room. This is an example of _.

• balanced forced

• unbalanced forces

• potential energy

• chemical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What force makes a basketball slow down as it rolls on a flat surface?

• gravity

• friction

• inertia

• an electrical force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The forces that make an object move are called _ forces.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2