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8th Grade Ch.2 pretest
Contributed by: Howard
  • 1. Which of the following is TRUE?
A) Most objects move at the same speed.
B) Pulling an object in motion will not affect its motion.
C) All objects move in the same direction.
D) Pushing on an object will change how it moves.
  • 2. The motion of an object changes when you change
A) either its speed or its direction
B) neither its speed nor its direction
C) its speed only
D) its direction only
  • 3. Which units can be used to measure distance?
A) meters
B) liters
C) seconds
D) cubic centimeters
  • 4. Which units can be used to measure time?
A) liters
B) meters
C) seconds
D) milligrams
  • 5. Hitting a ball can change its
A) speed and direction
B) size and direction
C) speed and mass
D) mass and size
  • 6. A ball moves 5 meters in 10 seconds. What does this information tell you about the motion of the ball?
A) direction and size
B) speed and weight
C) force and direction
D) distance and time
  • 7. Simplified, the fraction 15/5 equals
A) 5
B) 65
C) 1/3
D) 3
  • 8. Simplified, the fraction 10/15 equals
A) 2/3
B) 3
C) 1.5
D) 1/3
  • 9. Which statement about a line graph is TRUE?
A) The scale of both axes must begin at zero.
B) The x-axis is vertical and the y-axis is horizontal.
C) The y-axis is vertical and the x-axis is horizontal
D) The intervals on the x-axis are usually different sizes in the same graph.
  • 10. If you push or pull a moving object,
A) it will not accelerate
B) its motion will change
C) its mass will change
D) its velocity will remain the same
  • 11. Which of the following is an example of horizontal movement?
A) a ball spinning in place
B) a ball rolling on a flat table
C) a ball that is still
D) a ball thrown straight up into the air
  • 12. Which of the following is an example of vertical movement?
A) a person walking on a sidewalk
B) a person turning in circles
C) a person standing on one foot
D) a person jumping straight up and down
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