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8.6.5 Free Fall & Circular motion

Authored by Tommie McSherry

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8th Grade

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8.6.5 Free Fall & Circular motion
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The force that causes an object to move in a circle is called (a)   force.

2.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Any object that travels around another object in space is a(n) (a)  

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An object traveling in a circle is accelerating because it is ___________________________.

moving at a constant speed
slowing down
gaining speed
changing direction

4.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(a)   is the centripetal force that causes a satellite to move in a circle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Satellites in orbit around Earth continually fall toward Earth.

True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you could turn off a centripetal force, ___________________ would cause the object to fly off in a straight line.

gravity
inertia
mass
velocity

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The state that exists when the only force acting on an object is gravity is called

free fall
inertia
acceleration
momentum

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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