Unit 8 Forces and Motion
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- Q1A push or pullforceunbalanced forcesfrictionbalanced forces30s
- Q2Forces that are equal in size and opposite in directionunbalanced forcesforcesgravitybalanced forces30s
- Q3A force of attraction between two objectsforcesbalanced forcesfrictiongravity30s
- Q4Forces that cause a change in motion because one force is greater than the otherfrictionforcesbalanced forcesunbalanced forces30s
- Q5The force that opposes motionfrictiongravityunbalanced forcesforce30s
- Q6A pencil rolls off a desk and falls to the floor. What force made it fall to the floor?gravityinertiafriction30s
- Q7Two boys throw baseballs. One goes farther than the other. Why?One of the baseballs had more friction.The boys used the same force to throw the baseballsOne of the boys used more force to throw the baseball.30s
- Q8Two teams playing tug-o-war. The rope is hardly moving. Are the forces balanced?No, because they are pulling very hard.Yes, because they stopped pulling the rope.Yes, because the rope is hardly moving.30s
- Q9Two students pull on a block of wood with 10 N on opposite sides. Will the block move?Yes, because 10 N is enough to move it.No, because the forces are balanced.30s
- Q10When forces are balanced, there is no movement.TrueFalse30s
- Q11When forces are unbalanced, there is movement.FalseTrue30s
- Q12In the picture, are the forces BALANCED?Yes, because they're both pushing the cart.No, because the cart is moving.Yes, because they're pushing from the same side.30s
- Q13Shana is playing cornhole. Everytime she throws the bean bag, it goes past the hole. What should she do?Throw the bean bag with more force.Throw the bean bag with less force.30s
- Q14Two boxes, one empty and one full. A strong wind blows on both of them. The empty box blows away and the full one doesn't. Why?Gravity is pulling down on both the boxes.The wind's force was stronger on the empty box.The wind's force is strong enough to move the empty box, but not the full box.30s
- Q15A soccer ball and a bowling ball are kicked with the same force. What will happen?The bowling ball will go farther because it has more mass than the soccer ballThe soccer ball will go farther because it has less mass than the bowling ball30s
