Force and Motion

What is gravity?

• a push or pull

• a force that pulls you towards the center of the earth

• a force that causes you to stop

• a force that causes movement

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If I kicked a soccer ball, why does it eventually come to a stop?

• gravity made it stop

• friction makes it stop

• motion made it stop

• the earth made it stop

Which of the following is an example of a pull?

• opening a drawer

• kicking a soccer ball

• shooting a basketball

• closing a book

If I dropped a bowling ball and a pencil on the moon, which would hit the ground first?

• bowling ball

• penicl

• they would fly away

• they would hit the ground at the same time

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Why do objects on earth not hit the ground at the same time?

• air resistance keeps it from falling at the same rate

• they will hit the ground at the same time

• gravity

• friction

All of these are an example of: back and forth, zig zag, up and down

• motion

• gravity

• force

• speed

True or False: The more weight an object has, it will have more speed and will go farther down a ramp.

• True

• False

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If a book falls on a table, why does the book stop falling?

• it wont, it will fall through the table

• the table is pushing up with more force than gravity is pulling down

• gravity stopped working

• gravity makes it float

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Which one of the following is a force that will make an object move?

• blowing

• kicking

• rolling

• all of the above

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What is a synonym (means the same) for motion?

• gravity

• force

• movement

• friction

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