Force and motion critical juncture

Which chair(s) experienced the strongest force when it was pushed?

• The black chair experienced the strongest force

• The blue chair experienced the strongest force

• All three chairs experienced the same strength force

• The pink and blue chairs experienced the strongest forces

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Which boat(s) experienced the strongest force when hit?

• The gray and pink boats experienced the strongest force

• The pink boat experienced the strongest force

• All three boats experienced the same force

• The gray boat experienced the strongest force

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In which crash did the puck experience a stronger force?

• The puck did not experience a force; only the paddles experienced a force in the crashes.

• Crash 2; the force on the purple paddle was stronger in this crash, so the force on the puck was also stronger.

• The diagram doesn’t tell you anything about the force on the puck.

• The puck experienced the same force in both crashes.

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Which soccer ball(s) experienced the strongest force when it was kicked? How do you know?

• The purple soccer ball because it has the fastest ending speed.

• The blue soccer ball because it takes a stronger force to slow something down than to speed something up.

• The blue soccer ball because it changed speed the most.

• The purple and yellow soccer balls because they gained force, while the blue soccer ball lost force.

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Which skier(s) experienced the strongest force when bumped?

• All three skiers experienced the same force because they changed speed the same amount.

• The purple skier; he is more massive and has the fastest ending speed.

• The yellow skier; it takes a stronger force to slow down a more massive object than to speed it up.

• The yellow and purple skiers; they have more mass than the red skier, but changed speed by the same amount.

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In which crash did the green test car experience a stronger force?

• Crash 1; the force on the garbage truck was stronger in this crash, so the force on the green test car was also stronger.

• There is no force on the green car. In each crash, only the truck experienced a force.

• It was the same from both crashes. The trucks changed speed by the same amount in both crashes, so the force on the test car was the same both times.

• The diagram doesn’t tell you anything about the force on the green test car. It only gives information about the force on the trucks.

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Which hockey puck(s) experienced the strongest force when hit? How do you know?

• The black puck because it takes a stronger force to slow something down than to speed it up.

• All three hockey pucks experienced the same strength force because they changed speed by the same amount.

• The green puck experienced the strongest force because it has the fastest ending speed.

• The green and red pucks; they both gained the same force as they sped up, but the black puck lost force and slowed down.

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Which golf ball(s) experienced the strongest force? How do you know?

• The blue golf ball; it has more mass and the fastest ending speed.

• All three golf balls experienced the same force because they changed speed by the same amount.

• The blue and white golf balls; they have more mass than the yellow golf ball, but changed speed by the same amount.

• The white golf ball; it takes a stronger force to slow down a more massive object than to speed it up.

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In which crash did the rubber duck experience a stronger force? How do you know?

• There is no force on the rubber duck. Only the toy boats experienced a force in those crashes.

• The diagram doesn’t tell you anything about the force on the rubber duck. It only gives information about the force on the toy boats.

• The force was the same in both crashes. The toy boats changed speed by the same amount so that means the force on the rubber duck was the same in both crashes.

• Crash 2; the force on the orange boat is stronger, so the force on the rubber duck is also stronger.

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Which skateboard(s) experienced the strongest force when bumped? How do you know?

• The green skateboard experienced the strongest force because it changed speed the most.

• The green skateboard experienced the strongest force because it takes a stronger force to slow something down than it takes to speed something up.

• The red and brown skateboards experienced the same strength force because they both gained force, but the green skateboard lost force.

• The red skateboard experienced the strongest force because it has the fastest ending speed.

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