Application of Forces Questionnaire

Name:Science | Graded Assignment | Unit Test, Part 2 | Application of Forces
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Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2: Application of Forces
Answer the questions below. When you are finished, submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for
full credit.
Total score: ____ of 15 points
(Score for Question 1: ___ of 5 points)
1. A student places a block on a table and hangs one mass from the block. The student lets the block go and
observes the block move towards the end of the table where the mass was located. The student then places
the block on the table and hangs a second, larger mass from the opposite end of the block. The block moves
in the opposite direction as the first trial. What does this experiment demonstrate? Use information from the
experiment to support your answer.
Answer:
Type your answer here.
(Score for Question 2: ___ of 5 points)
2. This diagram represents a top-down view of an experiment on a table. The 250 g and 100 g masses are
falling and are pulling the block. Draw an arrow to show which way the block will move. Do not interpret the
size of the arrow; just draw the direction.
Answer:
(Score for Question 3: ___ of 5 points)
3. Draw additional masses to show how the block can be made to move toward point A. Be sure to draw the
string and label the mass of the block. For full credit, draw the minimum number of blocks required to make
the block move toward point A.
Answer:
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