Investigating Contact and NonContact Forces

Open Ended

A blender is a common household appliance used to mix food items easily with a spinning blade inside a pitcher. 

Describe the energy transformation that occurs when a blender is in use. 

Enter your answer below. 

Multiple Choice

What is one more piece of equipment needed to test the hypothesis?

• Thermometer

• Stop watch

• Ruler

• Bacon

Multiple Choice

• F

• G

• H

• J

Multiple Choice

A boy pushes a cart across the floor. What is the push most likely to change?

• The mass of the cart

• The shape of the cart

• The position of the cart

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly describes the forces that affect the student's position and motion?

• The force of gravity causes the student to speed up form Position A to Position B.

• The force of Gravity causes the student to speed up from Position B to position C.

• The force of the student's legs moving causes the motion to stop at Position B.

• The force of the student pulling on the swing causes the motion to stop at Position A.

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly describes the forces that affect the student's position and motion?

• The force of gravity causes the student to slow down form Position A to Position B.

• The force of Gravity causes the student to slow down from Position B to position C.

• The force of the student's legs moving causes the motion to stop at Position B.

• The force of the student pulling on the swing causes the motion to stop at Position A.

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

What is an example of gravitational force?

• Pushing a grocery cart

• Pulling a wagon

• Dropping a pencil on the ground

• Picking up iron filings with a magnet

Multiple Choice

• Gravity

• Air Pressure

• Friction

• Not here

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Open Ended

The data represents the question: how does the force of friction exerted on a rolling ball change from one surface to another?

Which surface applied the least amount of friction and which surface applied the highest amount of friction?

Open Ended

Write an investigative question into forces. Don't forget to include your variables.