SSA 6th Grade Review Physical Science Pre Test

1. Leanna decided to rearrange her bedroom by moving her dresser to the opposite wall. She tried pushing it, but found that the dresser would not move. What force was Leanne NOT able to overcome? SC.6.P.13.1-GAP

• electrical force 

• magnetic force

• balanced force

• frictional force

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1. The illustration shows what happened when a balloon touched a girl’s hair. 

            The illustration shows what happened when a balloon touched a girl’s hair.   Which type of force caused the girl’s hair to cling to the balloon? SC.6.P.13.1-Gap

     

•   gravitational force

        

•          frictional force 

          

•         magnetic force

     

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          electrical force 

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Which can cause the force of gravity between two objects to decrease? SC.6.P.13.2

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          An increase in the mass of one object 

       

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        Moving the objects closer together

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    A decrease in the mass of one object 

    

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       A decrease in the speed of one object

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According to the Law of Gravity, what factor(s) determine gravitational force? SC.6.P.13.2

• 1. It depends on the weight of each object.

• 1. It depends on the density of each object.

• 1. It depends on the distance between the objects and the speed at which they are moving.

• 1. It depends on the distance between the objects and the mass of each object.

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Which of the following statements demonstrates an unbalanced force? SC.6.P.13.3-Gap

      

   

       

•       A child pushes a toy car to the left with a force of 3 N. Their parent pushes the same toy 

                car to the right with a force of 3 N.

•   A woman pushes a bike to the right with a force of 10 N. Another woman pushes the same

                bike to the left with a force of 10 N.

•       A man pushes a desk to the right with a force of 16 N. Another man pushes the same desk

                to the left with a force of 10 N.

•   A dog pushes its dog dish into the corner with a force of 4 N. A cat pushes it into the 

                opposite corner with a force of 4 N.

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Which of the four diagrams shows unbalanced forces with a net force of 3 Newtons 

       upward? SC.6.P.13.3-Gap

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 A high-speed collision between two vehicles causes more damage than a low-speed collision. 

       What is the reason for this? SC.6.P.11.1-Gap

• 1. Vehicles traveling at a high speed have no potential energy.

• 2. Vehicles traveling at a low speed have no potential energy.

• 1. Vehicles traveling at a high speed have more kinetic energy than vehicles traveling at lower speeds.

• 1. Vehicles traveling at a low speed have more kinetic energy than vehicles traveling at higher speeds.

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Look closely at the illustration below, which shows two groups of particles moving at different speeds.

       Which statement correctly describes the energy of the particles in the illustration? SC.6.P.11.1-Gap

• 1. The particles on the right have more kinetic energy than the particles on the left.

• 1. The particles on the left have more kinetic energy than the particles on the right.

• 1. None of the particles have kinetic energy.

• 2. None of the particles have potential energy. 

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A marine biologist observed the swimming speed of five different types of fish as shown in the  chart. What measurements did the marine biologist take to correctly calculate the speed of these fish? SC.6.P.12.1-Gap

• 1. Time and density

• 2. Volume and mass

• 2. Distance and time

• 2. Distance and density

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Jayla set up the materials shown in the illustration as part of an experiment involving 

    friction.  What two instruments will she need to calculate the speed of the book as it slides 

    down the ramp? SC.6.P.12.1-Gap

• 1. Metric ruler and stopwatch

• 2. Metric ruler and balance

• 2. Balance and stopwatch

• 1. Hand lens and metric ruler

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