Use patterns of motion to predict what happens next
3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.3-PS2-2 · England: KS2 Y3 Forces and magnets, KS2 Y5 Forces
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Question 1
A ball is dropped from 160 cm. It bounces to 80 cm, then 40 cm. Each bounce reaches half the height of the one before. How high will the next bounce be?
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Question 2
A pendulum on a string takes 2 seconds to swing forward and back once. The pattern repeats. How many complete swings will it make in 12 seconds?
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Question 3
A pendulum clock ticks once every second. How do clockmakers make a pendulum swing more slowly?
- A. push it harder each time
- B. make it shorter
- C. make the pendulum longer
- D. paint it gold
Question 4
A ball is dropped from 80 cm. It bounces to 40 cm, then 20 cm. Each bounce reaches half the height of the one before. How high will the next bounce be?
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Question 5
A pendulum on a string takes 4 seconds to swing forward and back once. The pattern repeats. How many complete swings will it make in 28 seconds?
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Question 6
A swing is pushed and then left alone. What pattern will you see?
- A. It stops straight away.
- B. It goes round in a full circle.
- C. It swings higher and higher by itself.
- D. It swings back and forth, each swing a little smaller, until it stops.
Question 7
A ball is dropped from 136 cm. It bounces to 68 cm, then 34 cm. Each bounce reaches half the height of the one before. How high will the next bounce be?
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Question 8
A playground swing takes 3 seconds to swing forward and back once. The pattern repeats. How many complete swings will it make in 9 seconds?
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Question 9
A pendulum clock ticks once every second. How do clockmakers make a pendulum swing more slowly?
- A. paint it gold
- B. make the pendulum longer
- C. make it shorter
- D. push it harder each time
Question 10
A ball is dropped from 128 cm. It bounces to 64 cm, then 32 cm. Each bounce reaches half the height of the one before. How high will the next bounce be?
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Question 11
A rocking horse takes 2 seconds to swing forward and back once. The pattern repeats. How many complete swings will it make in 16 seconds?
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Question 12
A seesaw goes up and down in a regular rhythm. If Sam's end is up now, where will it be after one more full up-and-down?
- A. down
- B. up again
- C. in the middle for ever
- D. it cannot be predicted
Question 13
A ball is dropped from 112 cm. It bounces to 56 cm, then 28 cm. Each bounce reaches half the height of the one before. How high will the next bounce be?
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Question 14
A rocking horse takes 2 seconds to swing forward and back once. The pattern repeats. How many complete swings will it make in 12 seconds?
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Question 15
A pendulum clock ticks once every second. How do clockmakers make a pendulum swing more slowly?
- A. make the pendulum longer
- B. push it harder each time
- C. make it shorter
- D. paint it gold
Question 16
A ball is dropped from 160 cm. It bounces to 80 cm, then 40 cm. Each bounce reaches half the height of the one before. How high will the next bounce be?
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