The students are riding on the Silver Bullet at Knottsberry Farm, and they are strapped in the cars. At the end of the ride, the coaster stops quickly. How does inertia affect each person in the rollercoaster cars?

The student's bodies keep moving forward.

The student's bodies stop when the roller coaster stops.

the student's bodies only move backwards.

Which scenario best illustrates the second law of motion?

A rocket taking off and accelerating upward.

A car moving at a constant speed on a straight road.

A soccer ball rolling to a stop on a grass field.

A pendulum swinging back and forth.

Tony and Jose play on the football team. Since Tony is older, he weighs more and is taller than Jose. During practice, Tony and Jose's practice blocking on a tackling dummy. Both boys start from the same place and position. Each tackle dummy has the same mass. At the same time, the boys run forward into the dummy. Which part of this situation demonstrates the Second Law of Motion? (there may be more than one answer.)

The smaller player initially moves faster because he has less mass.

The larger player will move the dummy further because he has more mass.

The dummy will fall foward when hit then bounce backwards.

7th Grade Physics Practice Test

Physics

NGSS

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