Understanding Bicycle Stability

Understanding Bicycle Stability

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary force that keeps a moving bicycle upright?

Air Resistance

Friction

Momentum

Gravity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Gyroscopic Effect once believed to do for bicycles?

Help them move faster

Keep them upright

Make them more aerodynamic

Reduce friction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Gyroscopic Effect involve?

A wheel increasing its diameter

A wheel staying aligned in its original direction

A wheel moving faster than the frame

A wheel reducing its weight

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of the Caster Effect in bicycle stability?

It helps the front wheel move faster than the back wheel

It makes the bicycle heavier

It reduces the bicycle's speed

It increases the bicycle's height

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Centrifugal Force contribute to a bicycle's stability?

By slowing down the bicycle

By keeping the back wheel in check

By increasing the bicycle's weight

By reducing air resistance