Inspire unit 1 lesson 1

How can you determine the speed of a moving train?

• Divide the distance traveled by the time spent moving.

• Divide the time spent moving by the direction traveled.

• Multiply the distance traveled by the time spent moving.

• Multiply the kinetic energy by the distance traveled.

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Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.

An object that is sitting still has forces acting on it.

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

A boy pushes on a box and moves it across the room. This is an example of _____.

• balanced forces

• unbalanced forces

• potential energy

• chemical energy

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Objects in motion tend to stay in motion because of the property of

• inertia

• gravity

Dana is the pitcher for her community baseball team. What force causes the baseball to change direction when it is hit by the bat?

• The catcher’s force on the ball with his mitt.

• The batter’s force on the ball as he misses.

• The pitcher’s force on the ball as he throws.

• The batter’s force on the ball with the bat.

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The distance traveled in an amount of time is called

• Speed

• flying

) Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. describes when a moving object speeds up

• Acceleration

• Velocity

If you drop a rock in a lake, the rock will slow down because the water exerts ____.

• gravity

• less resistance

• drag forces

• velocity

What causes heat when rubbing your hands together?

• friction

• puddle

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