A Push or Pull Exerted by One Object on Another Causing Movement of Acceleration in the Direction of the Application

An object's velocity can be changed by changing its speed, its direction, or both.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A change in velocity over time is called ___________.

• speed

• force

• acceleration

• direction

The increasing speed of a falling object is caused by _____________.

• force

• mass

• speed

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

One kg multiplied by m/s² can also be expressed as 1 __________.

• direction

• mass

• kilogram²

• newton

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Newton's second law of motion describes acceleration as force divided by __________.

• mass

• inertia

• speed

• direction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Because of inertia, an object in circular motion has a tendency to move away in a curved line.

• True

• False

The force that pulls an object in a circular motion and keeps it in a circular motion is centripetal force.

• True
• False

The direction of the force that pulls an object in a circular motion is toward the ___________ of the circle.

• outside
• center
• left side
• right side

If a net force acts on a moving object in the direction that the object is moving, the object will slow down.

• True
• False

According to __________, the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force acting on the object divided by the object's mass. 

• Newton's Second Law
• Newton's Third Law
• Newton's First Law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2