Force & Motion, 5.P.1.1 & 5.P.1.4

Tina and Jill have two balls, Ball A and Ball B. Ball A is twice as heavy as Ball B. Tina and Jill push the balls with the same strength across the same flat surface. Which ball will roll faster?

• Ball A will roll faster.

• Ball B will roll faster.

• Neither ball will roll at all.

• Ball A and Ball B will roll at the same speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The _________ mass an object has, the ______ effect a force will have on its motion.

• more; less

• less; less

• more; more

• lighter; smaller

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Imagine that a person is pulling a wagon carrying a pet cat that has a mass of 2 kg. If the same person uses the same amount of force to pull the same wagon carrying a tiger cub that has a mass of 20 kg, which wagon will move slower?

• the lighter wagon will move slower

• the heavier wagon will move slower

• the heavier wagon will move faster

• the wagons will move at the same speed

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Maria pushes a ball, and the ball rolls across the table. She wants to make the ball roll faster. Maria needs to push the ball...

• on the other side of the table.

• on a different table.

• with less strength.

• with more strength.

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

NGSS.4-PS3-1

A student rolls two balls of different masses with the same force. Which TWO choices are true?

• A 7 kg ball would travel the farthest distance.

• A 7 kg ball would travel the shortest distance.

• A 2 kg ball would travel the farthest distance.

• A 2 kg ball would travel the shortest distance.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which type of material would cause the greatest amount of friction?

• sheets of wax paper

• smooth kitchen tile

• shiny wood table top

• coarse sandpaper

If a person steps in water spilled on the ground, and slips; they are slipping because there is too little of what force?

• gravity

• motion

• lifting

• friction

For a satellite to stay in orbit around Earth, it has to be moving forward very fast all the time. What force will make it fall to Earth if it goes too slowly?

• the force of friction

• the magnetic force from Earth's north pole

• the Sun's gravity

• Earth's gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A man pushes very hard to move a heavy refrigerator up a steep ramp. It takes energy to move the refrigerator up. Predict what would happen if the man suddenly stopped pushing the refrigerator?

• The refrigerator would stay where it is.

• The refrigerator would keep going up the ramp.

• The refrigerator would slide or fall down.

• The refrigerator's motion would not change.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Jack and Jill are standing up on a hill with a ball. Jack accidentally drops the ball. What will the ball do?

• It will roll downhill due to gravity.

• It will roll uphill due to gravity.

• It depends on whether gravity is turned on.

• It depends on which time of the year it is.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5