Force and motion

Front

What is speed?

Back

The rate at which an object moves

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

What is velocity?

Back

Speed in a certain direction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

What is a reference point?

Back

a stationary point to compare distance and time to

Front

Which of the following would NOT cause acceleration?

increasing velocity

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changing direction

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going at a steady rate in one direction

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decreasing velocity

Back

going at a steady rate in one direction

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Front

Which of the following is an example of negative acceleration?

a speed skater leaving the starting line

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a skier going down a slope

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a truck going 60 mph

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a runner slowing to a walk after crossing the finish line

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a runner slowing to a walk after crossing the finish line

Front

Which of the following is an example of Newton's first law? Options: The sun's gravity pulling on Jupiter while Jupiter's gravity pulls on the sun, An asteroid traveling through space at a constant speed and in a straight line until it hits something, A rocket traveling forward in space with an equal and opposite force as the jet propulsion shooting backwards, The acceleration of a rocket requiring more force because the rocket has more mass

Back

An asteroid traveling through space at a constant speed and in a straight line until it hits something

Front

Which of the following is an example of Newton's second law? Options: The sun's gravity pulling on Jupiter while Jupiter's gravity pulls on the sun, An asteroid traveling through space at a constant speed and in a straight line until it hits something, A rocket traveling forward in space with an equal and opposite force as the jet propulsion shooting backwards, The acceleration of a rocket requiring more force because the rocket has more mass

Back

The acceleration of a rocket requiring more force because the rocket has more mass

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Which of the following is an example of Newton's third law? Options: The sun's gravity pulling on Jupiter while Jupiter's gravity pulls on the sun, An asteroid traveling through space at a constant speed and in a straight line until it hits something, A rocket traveling forward in space with an equal and opposite force as the jet propulsion shooting backwards, The acceleration of a rocket requiring more force because the rocket has more mass

Back

A rocket traveling forward in space with an equal and opposite force as the jet propulsion shooting backwards

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Front

Example of the Law of Universal Gravitation: The sun's gravity pulling on Jupiter while Jupiter's gravity pulls on the sun, An asteroid traveling through space at a constant speed and in a straight line until it hits something, A rocket traveling forward in space with an equal and opposite force as the jet propulsion shooting backwards, The acceleration of a rocket requiring more force because the rocket has more mass

Back

The sun's gravity pulling on Jupiter while Jupiter's gravity pulls on the sun

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Front

If the skater is moving forward, which force is greater? Options:

the action force

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the reaction force

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neither, they are the same

Back

the action force

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