Balancing Scales Quiz

Balancing Scales Quiz

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8th Grade

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48 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What must be done to keep a scale balanced?

Place more weight on the left pan

Place more weight on the right pan

Place the same amount of weight on both the left and right pan

Remove all weight from both pans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you remove items from one pan of a scale, what must you do to maintain balance?

Add the same amount to the other pan

Remove the same amount from the other pan

Do nothing to the other pan

Add more weight to the same pan you removed items from

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What must be done to both sides of an equation to keep it balanced?

Only add the same number to both sides

Do different operations on each side

Whatever is done to one side must also be done to the other side

Only multiply the same number to both sides

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the balance if 3 is taken away from the left pan?

The left pan becomes lighter and the right pan becomes heavier.

The left pan becomes heavier and the right pan becomes lighter.

Both pans remain equally balanced.

The balance tips to the left.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Are the left and right side values the same on the scale?

Yes, they are the same.

No, the left side is heavier.

No, the right side is heavier.

Cannot be determined from the image.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What could be done to make the right side of the scale the same as the left?

Add more weight to the right side.

Remove some weight from the left side.

Add more weight to the left side.

Remove some weight from the right side.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be done to make the right side of the scale the same as the left side?

Add 3 to the right side

Take 3 away from the right side

Take 3 away from the left side

Add 3 to the left side

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