Forces

What type of forces is the boy most likely applying?

• friction

• gravity

• pull

• push

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Which object will most likely move farthest with only 3 newtons of force?

• a paper clip

• a computer

• your science book

• a tissue box

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Which of the following would most likely stop the motion of an airplane?

• electricity

• friction

• heat

• magnetism

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A softball is tossed outside a window. Which two forces will act on the ball's motion as the ball flies and then hits the ground?

• gravity and friction

• friction and heat

• magnetism and gravity

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You are pushing a wheelbarrow. What happens to the wheelbarrow's motion if more mass is added and you push with the same force?

• The motion will remain the same

• The motion will increase.

• The motion will decrease.

• The motion will change directions.

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Your mom is shopping at Costco. As she adds more items into her cart, she will need to use less force to move the cart as its mass increases.

• True

• False

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If each person is pulling with the same force, which side will win?

• left side

• right side

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The motion of an object decreases if more force is applied in the same direction.

• true

• false

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When forces do not result in a change of motion, they are called __________.

• balanced forces

• unbalanced forces

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___________ is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.

• gravity

• force

• mass