Unit 2: Motion And Forces Unit Test 2025

Match the Force to its description

• Normal Force

• Support force exerted by a surface

• Friction

• Pushing or pulling on an object directly

• Tension

• Pushes against a pull on a string/rope/chain

• Applied

• Moves in the opposite direction of motion

What is the Normal Force exerted on a book that weighs 6N

• 6 N Downwards

• 6 N Upwards

• 9.8 N Upwards

• 0 N

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This cart will

• Accelerate to the left

• Accelerate to the right

• Not Move

• Accelerate upwards

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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Acceleration is when an Object

(Choose 3)

• Speeds Up

• Experiences Contact Force

• Changes Direction

• Slows Down

"Inertia" is a property that measures the ability of matter to resist...

• Changes in Shape

• Changes in Temperature

• Changes in Gravity

• Changes in Motion

______ objects have the greatest Inertia

• Heated

• Colorful

• Light/Low Mass

• Heavy/Massive

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the net force on an object that is experiencing 200N to the right and 100N to the left?

• 100 N left

• 100 N right

• 300 N right

• 300 N left

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To slide something along the floor, you must overcome the resisting force of

• Tension

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Gravity

A rough surface would have​ ​ (a)   friction than a smooth surface.

• more
• less
• equal
• no

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Balanced Forces

,

(b) Unbalanced Forces

• A truck starts accelerating when the light turns green

• A car that is not accelerating

• A ball slowly rolling to a stop

• An action figure sitting on a shelf

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