Force and Motion

Students rolled a ball down a straight, flat ramp and observed its motion. Which of the following shows the most likely path of the ball?

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Which wagon would take less force to pull up the hill?

• Wagon A

• Wagon B

• Both wagons will take the same amount of force to pull

• Neither wagon can be pulled up the hill

A student makes a swing move by pushing it.

If the student pushes the swing harder, the swing will most likely–

• stop moving

• slow down

• go higher

• get bigger

A student placed a marble at the zero point of a meter stick. The student pushed the marble and measured how far it moved. How many centimeters did the marble move? Record your answer on the grid below.

• 0 cm

• 55 cm

• 60 cm

• 40 cm

Pushing or pulling a wagon changes its

• size and color

• shape and mass

• texture and weight

• force and motion

A push or a pull changes an object’s –

• size

• motion

• weight

• temperature

A pull can be used to do all of the following EXCEPT –

• open a door

• move a wagon

• play tug of war

• boil some water

All of the actions below would probably move a book EXCEPT –

• standing on top of the book

• pushing the book off a table

• pulling a rug that the book is on

• kicking the book across the floor

______________________ is a type of force that keeps objects in motion or slows them down.

• force

• gravity

• energy

• friction

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

Which of these is an example of work?

• sitting in a chair

• kicking a soccer ball

• sleeping

• reading a paper