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Once in motion, what does an object like soccer ball have a natural tendency to do?
It has a natural tendency to keep moving
It has a natural tendency to stop
It has a natural tendency to change direction
t has a natural tendency to slow down
What does the author explain in this passage?
The author explains the force of friction, using the different kinds of music as examples
The author explains the sport of soccer, using examples of current teams and players
The author explains the idea of motion, using different sports as examples
The author explains the importance of bike safety, using helmets as an example
“Swimmers wearing full body suits that reduced underwater friction were able to swim faster than wimmers.
What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
Some swimmers shaved their entire bodies to reduce friction caused by hair and increase their speed
After losing contests by a tenth of a second, some swimmers started ridding their bodies of hair
Swimmers wearing full-body suits swam at the same speed as swimmers wearing shirts and shorts that clung closely to their skin
Swimmers wearing full-body suits began to break world records and started winning all the races
Based on the information in the passage, how can friction be described?
Friction can be described as a force that acts on a object in motion and can cause the object to stop
Friction can be described as a force that acts on an object in motion and can cause the object to speed up
Friction can be described as the path an object takes after a force acts on it and causes it to move
Friction can be described as the path an object takes when a force acts on it inside a vacuum
What is the passage mainly about?
Why swimmers and cyclists move at different speeds
The motion of bodies and objects
The movement of an object inside a vacuum
The scientific discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton
"Newton suggested that objects like the soccer ball have a natural tendency to keep moving. The only reason they stop, he believed , is because an unbalanced force acts." What does tendency mean?
a very small chance of something happening
a fifty-fifty chance of something happening
the fear of doing something or acting in a certain way
the way something normally behaves or acts
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