Forces & Motion

A force is ____.

• a push or pull that can cause movement

• a magnet

• when someone does not work

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In which direction does gravity act?

• Downwards

• Upwards

• In all directions

• Towards the center of the Earth

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When objects remain in the same place, it is called...

• gravity
• friction
• balanced force
• unbalanced force

What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?

• friction
• gravity
• balanced
• unbalanced

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Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

• Motion
• Friction
• Work
• Displacement

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Some students wanted to find out if a tennis ball and a baseball dropped from the same height hit the ground at the same time. This investigation tests the effect of which of the following?

• wind

• friction

• gravity

• magnetism

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A student makes a swing move by pushing it. If a student pushes the swing harder, the swing will most likely---

• stop moving

• slow down

• go higher

• get bigger

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When the rope is pulled, in which direction will the bricks move?

• Outward

• Upward

• Inward

• Downward

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Edward kicks a soccer ball across the backfield. What force works to slow the ball down?

• pushes and pulls
• friction
• magnetism
• gravitation

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What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?

• Applied

• Normal

• Friction

• Gravitational

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