Friction, Magnets & Gravity

The force that acts in the opposite direction of motion when two surfaces come in contact.

• friction

• Jedi power

• gravity

• magnets

Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.

• same

• opposite

If Earth's mass were cut in half, your weight would ____________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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Rougher surfaces ______________ friction.

• increase

• decrease

• keep the same

When two magnets attract, they ______________.

• push apart

• pull together

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When two magnets repel, they ______________.

• push apart

• pull together

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The ____________ of a magnet is where the magnetic forces are strongest.

• middle

• ends (POLES)

• left side

• right side

An object that attracts or repels materials over a distance is called a _______________.

• magnet

• pole

• weight

• gravity

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______________ is an attraction between two objects that have mass. This force is also dependent on distance.

• magnet

• poles

• gravity

• friction

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The measure of how much gravity is pulling on an object is defined by its ____________.

• newton

• centimeter

• inch

• weight

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