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Four identical wagons carrying different amounts of sand are released from the same height and allowed to roll down a hill. No sand falls out of the wagons. Which wagon would require the greatest force to stop its motion at the bottom of the hill?


a) the wagon with 5 kilograms of sand
b) the wagon with 10 kilograms of sand
c) the wagon with 15 kilograms of sand
d) the wagon with 20 kilograms of sand

A skydiver jumps from an airplane with a parachute. Which best explains how forces affect the skydiver’s fall?
a) Gravity pulls her down and friction slows her fall.
b) Friction pulls her down and gravity slows her fall.
c) Friction pulls her down and gravity makes her lighter, so she falls slower.
d) Gravity pulls her down and friction makes her heavier, so she falls faster.

A boy puts several kilograms of rocks in an empty wagon. How will the motion of the wagon be different after it is filled with rocks?
a) It will be easier to speed up and slow down.
b) It will be more difficult to speed up and slow down.
c) It will be easier to speed up, but more difficult to slow down.
d) It will be more difficult to speed up, but easier to slow down.

A girl washes her favorite sweater. She hangs it outside on a clothesline in the sun. Two hours later, the sweater is dry. What happened to the water in the sweater?
a) The water lost energy to its surroundings.
b) The water condensed and flowed out of the sweater.
c) The water absorbed heat energy and evaporated.
d) The water transpired and evaporated.

Which is the best example of a physical change?
a) water in a cup turning into ice
b) wood burning to ashes
c) cake mix baking into cupcakes
d) a piece of metal rusting

To determine the motion of an object, what information should be known?
a) mass of the object and length of the object
b) direction the object travels and the force of gravity on the object
c) the time the object moves and the mass of the object
d) the distance the object moves and the time it takes to move that distance

An object travels 5 meters in one second. After two seconds it has traveled 10 meters, and after three seconds it has traveled 15 meters. Which best describes the motion of the object?
a) It is going faster.
b) It is slowing down.
c) It is moving backwards.
d) It is moving at a constant speed.

The graph below shows the distance and time a bus traveled. How far did the bus travel during the first 15 seconds?


a) 5 meters
b) 30 meters
c) 40 meters
d) 45 meters

A ball is kicked across a sidewalk and onto a road covered in small rocks. Which best describes the effect the rocky road will have on the ball?
a) The rocky road will decrease the speed of the ball because of its mass.
b) The rocky road will increase the speed of the ball because of its mass.
c) The rocky road will increase the speed of the ball because of friction.
d) The rocky road will decrease the speed of the ball because of friction.

What process allows ocean currents to transfer heat around the globe?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) evaporation
d) radiation

Read the question and choose the best answer.


a) because the weight of the air caused the plastic to expand
b) because the heat of the sun caused the plastic to expand
c) because the lower air pressure caused the plastic to expand
d) because the higher air pressure caused the plastic to expand

The motion of an object is shown below. The motion of an object is shown below.


a) The object increased in speed during the entire 30 seconds.
b) The object increased in speed from 20 to 30 seconds.
c) The object did not move from 20 to 30 seconds.
d) The object traveled at the same speed for the entire 30 seconds.

Which statement best explains how energy is transferred during evaporation and precipitation?
a) Liquid water loses energy during evaporation and then loses more energy during precipitation.
b) Liquid water absorbs energy from the sun during evaporation and then loses energy, forming precipitation.
c) Liquid water loses energy during evaporation and then absorbs energy from the sun, forming precipitation.
d) Liquid water absorbs energy from the sun during evaporation and then absorbs more energy from clouds during precipitation.

Two balls of similar shape and size, one weighing 1 kg and the other 2 kg, are both dropped from the top of a ladder at the same time. Which ball will hit the ground first?
a) Gravity will cause both to hit the ground at the same time.
b) Friction will cause both to hit the ground at the same time.
c) Friction will cause both to hit the ground at the same time.
d) The 1-kg ball will hit the ground first because it has less mass than the 2-kg ball.

Which statement best describes what will occur when a hot nail is dropped into a container of cold water?
a) Heat energy in the cold water will flow into the nail.
b) Heat energy in the nail will flow into the cold water.
c) The cold water will prevent the nail from losing heat.
d) The hot nail will remain warmer than the cold water.

A pot containing 500 ml of water is brought to a boil. Later, the pot contains 400 ml of boiling water. Why is there a difference in the amount of water in the pot?
a) The water gained mass as it boiled.
b) 100 ml of water was added to the pot.
c) The water contained salt that evaporated.
d) 100 ml of water changed into water vapor.

The motion of an object is shown in the graph below. The motion of an object is shown in the graph below.


a) The object moves at a constant speed from 0 s to 5 s.
b) The object starts and ends at the same place.
c) The object moves slower from 2 s to 4 s than it does from 0 s to 2 s.
d) The object moves the same distance from 0 s to 2 s as it does from 2 s to 4 s.

A builder measures the length of a metal beam and finds that it is slightly shorter than when he measured it that morning. Why is the beam shorter?
a) The temperature increased, causing the beam to expand.
b) The temperature decreased, causing the beam to contract.
c) The beam’s mass decreased, causing the beam to expand.
d) The beam’s mass increased, causing the beam to contract.

Which is an example of the formation of a new substance?
a) wax melting
b) water boiling
c) wood burning
d) clothes drying

Which example describes the release of energy from water?
a) water vapor changing into liquid water
b) liquid water changing into water vapor
c) ice changing into liquid water
d) ice changing into water vapor

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