Forces and Motion

How can you best describe an object's motion?

• You cannot describe an objects motion.

• With measures of distance, direction, and time, you can describe motion and how it changes.

• A giraffe can be used to describe an objects motion.

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Which animal has the fastest speed over short distances?

• turtle

• horse

• cheetah

• eagle

Which animal has the slowest speed over short distances?

• dolphin

• turtle

• bee

• horse

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a change in an object's position.

• force

• velocity

• motion

• speed

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how fast an object's position changes over time at any given moment.

• speed

• inertia

• force

• gravity

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the speed and direction of an object

• diagram

• acceleration

• speed

• velocity

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when a moving object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction

• acceleration

• velocity

• time

• friction

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any push or pull that can cause an object to speed up, slow down, or stop

• speed

• balanced

• force

• gravity

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a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them form moving

• friction

• force

• position

• cause

Which option best describes gravity.

• a force that pulls all objects toward each other

• objects that fly away and are never seen again

• a force that is dangerous to humans

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