Force and Motion

A push or pull on an object, causing it to move, stop, or change direction.

• motion

• gravity

• force

• inertia

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A force that slows down an object when it rubs against another object.

• gravity

• velocity

• inertia

• friction

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The natural force that pulls objects toward the earth.

• friction

• inertia

• gravity

• acceleration

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A measure of the amount of matter in an object

• Mass

• Speed

• Force

A force that pulls objects toward each other.

• Speed

• Gravity

• Motion

• Friction

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Which of the sentences below is correct?

• A flat paper will hit the ground faster than the crumpled paper.

• Gravity pushes objects up.

• Force can stop or start the motion of an object.

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Which of following uses force as a PULL?

• turning on the lights

• Dragging your bag in going to school

• Playing on a swing

• Turning on the power on the iPad

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During an experiment, students applied an equal force to push each box pictured below. If they pushed all of the boxes on the same surface for same amount of time, which box will MOST LIKELY move the greatest distance?

• F. 30 kg

• G. 15 kg

• H. 150 kg

• J. 40 kg

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Which of these would take the most force to lift?

• one book

• a cotton ball

• a pencil

• a box of bricks

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Which force is shown in this picture?

• push

• pull

• gravity

• friction

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