Force 1.4 Word Relationships

What is the definition of force?

• The speed of an object in a specific direction

• A push or pull on an object

• The change in velocity over time

• The distance traveled per unit of time

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How is velocity different from speed?

• Velocity includes direction, while speed does not

• Speed includes direction, while velocity does not

• Velocity is always greater than speed

• Speed is always greater than velocity

Identify each item as a cause or an effect

Groups:

(a) Cause-Force

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(b) Effect-Acceleration

• A baseball is hit with a bat

• The toy wagon moves faster

• Baseball flies across the stadium at 60mph

• The cart starts to roll down the aisle

• You push on the handle of a shopping cart

• A child pulls a toy wagon

• A person kicks a soccer ball

• The soccer ball travels into the goal

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Which of the following scenarios correctly uses the concept of force?

• A car moving at a constant speed

• A book resting on a table

• A person pushing a shopping cart

• A ball rolling down a hill without stopping

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If an object is moving with a constant velocity, what can be said about the forces acting on it?

• The forces are balanced

• There is a net force acting on it

• The object is accelerating

• The object is at rest

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Which of the following best describes speed?

• The distance traveled per unit of time

• The change in velocity over time

• The force applied to an object

• The direction of motion

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A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

• 50 km/h

• 150 km/h

• 450 km/h

• 30 km/h

Choose the correct usages of the word "speed"

• I put speed on that ball

• The metal marble had a higher speed

• He hit it with speed

• The speed of the car was impressive.

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Choose the correct usage of the word "force" to describe the cause of a change in motion

• The wind hit the house with force

• He pushed the gas pedal and the car moved with more force

• If you push it with more force, it will move faster

• The force from the flood water pushed the wall down

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The player pulled his arm back and then threw the ball across the field with a lot of ​ (a)   . The ​ (b)   of the ball increased.

• force
• speed

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