Pushes and Pulls

Throwing a ball and moving a chair are an example of

• Pulls

• Gravity

• Pushes

• Weight

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

When a force pushes an object, the object moves

• in the opposite direction of the force

• it would not move at all

• in the same direction as the force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

all of these are moving in the direction of the pull of grafity EXCEPT ...

• a rollercoaster going down a hill

• rain falling from the sky

• a helium balloon raising into the sky

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

an example of a push would be

• open a drawer

• kicking a ball

• flying a kite

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

what is the force that pulls object to the center of the earth called ?

• motion

• gravity

• force

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

a force can change the direction of a moving object

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

What is a force ?

• a very loud noise

• a push or a pull upon an object

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

a force cannot change the shape of an object

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why does it require less force to throw a paper plane than a baseball ?

• the paper plane is heavier than the baseball

• the paper plane is bigger than the baseball

• the paper plane is lighter than the baseball

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

all of the following are examples of a push EXCEPT ...

• Pressing a button on a phone

• stapling papers together

• picking a flower in the garden