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Balanced forces do not change the motion of an object.
True
False
A net force causes no change to an object's motion.
True
False
Forces are measured in...
meters
kilograms
Newtons
seconds
When you pull on a window shade, you exert a...
speed
force
Newton
strength
A(n) _______ can be used to represen the direction and strength of a force.
circle
arrow
square
Manuel pushes a box with 10 N to the right, Lynn pushes with 15 N to the left. The box will...
stay in place
explore
move to the right
move to the left
Steven pushes a box with 20 N to the right, Laura pushes with 20 N to the left. The box will...
stay in place
explore
move to the right
move to the left
This type of friction keeps the posters sticking to the classroom wall.
sliding
static
rolling
fluid
This type of friction occurs between the street and the wheels of a car.
sliding
static
rolling
fluid
This type of friction slows down a jumper with a parachute.
sliding
static
rolling
fluid
This type of friction slows you down when you jump into a swimming pool.
sliding
static
rolling
fluid
This type of friction heats up your hands when you rub them against each other.
sliding
static
rolling
fluid
This type of friction is used to create fire, for example with a match.
sliding
static
rolling
fluid
This force pulls two objects together because of their mass.
gravity
friction
Newton
love
If you increase the force on an object, its acceleration increases.
True
False
The property of objects to resist to forces is called...
gravity
force
acceleration
inertia
If you go to another planet...
Your mass changes, your weight doesn't.
Your weight changes, your mass doesn't.
Both your mass and weight change.
Nothing changes.
You push a 5-kg box with a force of 15 N. How much will the box accelerate?
3 m/s per second
10 m/sec per second
20 m/sec per second
45 m/sec per second
A 1000-kg car accelerates by 2.5 m/sec per second. How much force is needed?
1000 N
1500 N
2000 N
2500 N
Newton's third law states that forces always...
cancel each other out
come in pairs
are negative
are zero
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