Forces Test Review

A force is a...

• only a pull

• only a push

• a push or pull

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Motion is described by...

• a change in gravity

• a change in size

• a change in mass

• a change in position

Match the following descriptions to their term.

Groups:

(a) Balanced forces

,

(b) Unbalanced Forces

• produces a net force

• causes an object to move

• does not produce a net force

• causea an object to change direction

• does not produce motion in an object

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Math the following descriptions with the correct term..

Groups:

(a) Gravity

,

(b) Normal force

,

(c) Applied Force

• opposite force to gravity

• the force put on an object by another object

• causes an object to have weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Match the following descriptions to their correct term.

Groups:

(a) Weight

,

(b) Mass

• the measure of gravitational force on an object

• the amount of matter in an object

• when gravity changes, this also changes

• changes due to location

• does not change due to location

• measured in kilograms

• measured in Newtons

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What kind of force pulls downward on objects?

• resistance

• weight

• friction

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the relationship between mass and weight?

• Mass and weight are the same thing.

• The more mass, the more weight an object has.

• Mass and weight are both affected by gravity.

• The less mass, the more weight an object has.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

In a free- body diagram, force is represented by..

• circles

• points

• arrows

• flags

when two forces are opposing each other, you would have to _________ to find the magnitude of the net force.

• add the froces

• multiply the forces

• combine the forces

• subtract the forces

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

When two forces are acting on an object in the SAME direction, you would ________ to find the magnitude of the net force.

• multiply the forces

• divide the forces

• add the forces

• subtract the forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2