Vocab
Force
Force 2
Force 3
Force 4
100
A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction.
What is Force?
100
Force that moves objects closer.
What is Pull?
100
A science class wanted to know if a golf ball and a table tennis ball would roll the same distance after rolling down a ramp. Which of the following shows a fair test of this idea?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
C
100
What determines how much something weighs?
Gravity
100
Which two tools below would be most useful in testing how the mass of an object can affect the distance it moves after being pushed?
Balance and meter stick
200
A place where someone or something is located or has been put.
What is position?
200
A student is designing a force experimental investigation to test gravity. Which of the following is something the student could do to test gravity?
A. Drop balls of various weight from the same height
B. Pull a wagon with various amounts of weight inside
C. Push a toy car on surfaces with different textures
D. Use a magnet to pull objects across the table
A. Drop balls of various weight from the same height
200
Students designed a force experiment by pushing this object down ramps made out of various textures. Which type of force are the students testing?
What is Friction?
200
Some students wanted to find out if a tennis ball and a baseball dropped from the same height hit the ground at the same time. This investigation tests the effect of which of the following?
a. Wind
b. Friction
c. Gravity
d. Magnetism
C. Gravity
200
A student is designing a force experimental investigation to measure the speed of a penny sliding down ramps. Each ramp is a different height. Which scientific tools are needed to record the data from the experiment?
Stopwatch and meter stick
300
A course in which something is following.
What is Direction?
300
Students designed a force experiment where they dropped balls that weighed differently from the same height. What question could they be trying to answer?
a. Will a ball dropped from different heights travel at the same speed?
b. How does gravity affect the size of a ball?
c. Do larger balls bounce more when dropped from the same height?
d. Does the weight of an object determine how fast it falls?
d. Does the weight of an object determine how fast it falls?
300
A student wanted to conduct an investigation see if the mass of a cart affects the movement of a cart on a ramp. Which of the following is the variable of the experiment?
Carts of different masses
300
The students are using the distance the rubber band stretches to measure the amount of friction each surface exerts on the box. Based on the observations shown here, which surface had the greatest amount of friction?
Surface D
300
The students are testing the effect of which factor on the time it takes the washers to swing?
a. Height of desk
b. Length of string
c. Number of washers
d. Number of swings
b. Length of string
400
A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another.
What is Friction?
400
To determine if the force of the rolling marble changed, what should the students measure?
a. The mass of Marble #2 before and after being struck by Marble #1.
b. The distance Marble #2 moves after being struck by Marble #1.
c. The time it takes Marble #2 to move after being struck by Marble #1.
d. The direction Marble #2 moves after being struck by Marble #1.
b. The distance Marble #2 moves after being struck by Marble #1.
400
What data should they collect in order to test how the number of pumps affects the movement of the rocket?
a. The height the rocket rises each time.
b. The width of the rocket on its base.
c. The distance from the pump to the rocket.
d. The volume of air the pump holds.
a. The height the rocket rises each time.
400
Students conducted an investigation in which they measured the distance a toy car traveled after rolling down a ramp covered with sandpaper or wax paper. Which of these questions can the students answer by analyzing the results of their investigation?
| A | How does changing the height of a ramp affect the distance a toy car rolls? |
| B | How does changing the surface of a ramp affect the distance a toy car rolls? |
| C | How does mass affect the distance a toy car moves after rolling down a ramp? |
| D | How does the design of a toy car affect its movement after rolling down a ramp? |
B. How does changing the surface of a ramp affect the distance a toy car rolls?
400
If a student has two magnets and paperclips, how might it be determined which magnet is stronger?
Count how many paper clips each magnet can lift.
500
A force that causes objects with mass to attract each other
What is Gravity?
500
Students conducted an investigation in which they rolled a soda can down a ramp that was 30 cm high and one that was 40 cm high. Which question were the students most likely trying to answer?
| A | How does mass of a soda can affect the distance it will roll? |
| B | How does surface friction affect the distance a soda can will roll? |
| C | How does the size of a soda can affect the distance it rolls? |
| D | How does ramp height affect the distance a soda can rolls? |
D. How does ramp height affect the distance a soda can rolls?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Who is the scientist that developed the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
500
What is acceleration?
The CHANGE in speed of an object in motion.
500
What is this tool?
A spring scale