Force and Motion Study Guide

Which example best describes kinetic energy?

• Balloon filled with water

• Picture hanging on a wall

• Apple falling from a tree

• Wood stacked in a wood pile

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Identify examples of kinetic energy. Choose all of the correct answers.

• A man standing on the porch about to step off.

• A boy doing a cartwheel.

• A woman knitting the first part of a sweater

• A girl riding a bike.

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The bracelets are on the table. In which example will the bracelets have kinetic energy?

• A student draws a picture of the bracelets for art class.

• A student counts how many students would like each bracelet.

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  A student bumps the table and the bracelets fall to the ground.

• A student takes a photograph of the bracelets for the yearbook.

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What two words describe an object in motion?

• Direction

• Speed

• Mass

• Volume

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The speed of the object in this graph is -

• staying the same

• decreasing

• increasing

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Which line graph matches the data table?

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Which wagon will require the most force to get up a hill?

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What causes a change in motion?

• Force

• Potential Energy

• Position

• Kinetic Energy

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Which example causes the least amount of friction?

• A student reads a book quietly on the carpet.

• A student scratches two sticks back and forth on each other.

• A student pushes a toy car across the room.

• A student rubs both hands together in a quick motion.

A student applies the brakes on his bike. This squeezes the brake pads against the wheels and the bike slows down. What causes the bike's speed to decrease?

• Static

• Friction

• Potential Energy

• Electric Current

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