How Things Move

What is matter?

• Having more matter compared to other objects

• Pushing and pulling

• Anything that has weight and takes up space

• A force

Albert Einstein proved...

• The strong gravity of starts can affect the shape of space itself, motion, time, and light

• Laws about falling objects

• Laws and what he observed about gravity and the movement of objects

What are two examples of gravity?

• Flowing water and a cool breeze

• A speeding skater as he/she turns a corner and a the sound of skates scraping

• An apple falling from a tree and a person coming down a slide

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Which is an example of thrust?

• A bird flapping its wings

• A person pushing the ground with his/her feet

• A fish pushing its tail against the water

• All of the above

A person slowing their fall by using an open parachute is an example of

• Water resistance

• Air resistance

• Friction

What force would cause a rolling ball to stop?

• Push

• Pull

• Gravity

• Friction

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When a tennis racket hits a tennis ball, this is an example of...

• Magnetism

• Collision

• Thrust

• Friction

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A push or pull on an object is called...

• pull

• push

• force

• gravity

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True or False. The harder an object is pushed, the faster it will move.

• True

• False

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True or False. Objects tend to keep moving unless something stops them.

• True

• False

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