Forces and Motion

What do you need to measure to find the speed of a moving car?

• distance and time

• speed and direction

• direction and time

• distance and momentum

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How does the mass of an object affect the motion of an object?

• The greater the mass the less effect a force will have

• The greater the mass the greater the effect a force will have

• The less the mass the less effect a force will have

• It has no effect

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If two toy trucks are pushed with the same force, Which one will move the longest distance?

• The one with more mass

• The one with less mass

• The mass will make no difference

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What happens in a game of tug-a-war when both teams pull the rope with equal force and in opposite directions?

• The rope does not move

• Both teams move to the right

• Both teams move to the left

• Both teams fall down

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What force attracts some metals and it is a noncontact force?

• Push

• Pull

• Magnetism

• Friction

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A baseball pitcher throws a baseball. It does not reach the catcher. What should the pitcher do to make a ball reach the catcher?

• Increase the force used when throwing the ball

• Decrease the force used when throwing the ball

• Reduce the gravity exerted on the ball

• Increase the gravity exerted on the ball

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Why does a newly oiled machine work faster than a machine that hasn't been oiled?

• Oil reduces the friction between the parts

• Oil increases the friction between the parts

• Gravity acts more on an old machine

• Gravity acts more on a new machine

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A _____ moves an object closer to you.

• push

• pull

• friction

• cat

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How are a push and a pull alike?

• You can hear them both.

• They are both names of cats.

• You can do them both at the same time.

• They are both forces.

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Which has the least friction?

• snowboard on a snowy hill

• running on the playground

• sandpaper on wood

• a racer on a track