Forces and Motion

You are trying to push a heavy box across the floor, but it's difficult to move. What type of force is resisting your motion?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Pull

• Push

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How does the mass of an object affect the motion of an object?

• The greater the mass the less effect a force will have

• The greater the mass the greater the effect a force will have

• The less the mass the less effect a force will have

• It has no effect

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If two toy trucks are pushed with the same force, Which one will move the longest distance?

• The one with more mass

• The one with less mass

• The mass will make no difference

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What happens in a game of tug-a-war when both teams pull the rope with equal force and in opposite directions?

• The rope does not move

• Both teams move to the right

• Both teams move to the left

• Both teams fall down

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A student is pushing a book with a force of 10 Newtons to the left. Another student is pushing the book to the right. How many Newtons of force is the second student pushing with if the book is not moving?

• 10 Newtons

• 5 Newtons

• 0 Newtons

• 1 Newton

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To drag a sofa over carpet, movers sometimes use slippery pads. Which force is reduced with the use of the pads?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Push

• Magnetism

Which is true from Newton's Third law of motion?

• For every action force there is a smaller reaction force in the opposite direction.
• For every action force there is an equivalent reaction force in the opposite direction.
•  Both 1 and 2
• None of the above

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What is Newtons 2nd law?

• equal&opposite force
• law inertia
• f=ma

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When forces on an object are balanced, what is the net force?

• Five

• Ten

• Six

• Zero

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How can you increase the acceleration of an object?

• decrease its mass
• increase its friction
• increase its mass
• decrease the force applied to it
• increase the force applied to it

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