Balloon Racecar Vocabulary

Force is a push and pull upon and object.

• True

• False

In tug of war, the force that we used is

• Push force

• Push and pull force

• Pull force

Push is the force that moves an object

• Closer to something

• Away from something

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

• similar
• opposite
• parallel
• west

The amount of friction depends on the weight of the objects pressing together.

• True
• False

Which law of motion says that you must push or pull objects harder if they have more mass?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Walking down the hall and speeding up when you turn and go down the stairs is an example of ____________.

• acceleration

• weight

• gravity

• friction

___________ is not the same as mass since you do not get overweight by traveling to a larger planet.

• Motion

• Gravity

• Acceleration

• Weight

Which law of motion says that for anything to move you must apply an unbalanced force to it?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 5th

Many students wiggle in their seats and move from one spot in the room to another. This is an example of _______.

• motion

• friction

• potential energy

• dancing