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What two surfaces are in contact when:
You kick a ball
Foot
Shoe
Ball
Ground
What two surfaces are in contact when:
swim at the beach
Foot
Body
Sand
Water
What two surfaces are in contact when:
A car is driving
Car
Engine
Wheels
Road
What two surfaces are in contact when:
You are pedalling a bike
Pedal
Wheel
Road
Shoe
Reorder the following: Which surfaces have the least to most friction?
Tabletop
Sandpaper
Grass
Cardboard
Brick paving
Match the following forces to their definitions.
Opposing force between two surfaces that are touching | Push | ||
Force moving towards the body | Pull | ||
Force that pulls things down towards the ground | Friction | ||
Force moving away from the body | Gravity |
True or False:
Friction acts in the same direction as an object's motion.
True
False
True or False:
The greater the weight of the object, the more friction it experiences.
True
False
True or False:
Friction makes a machine work better.
True
False
Which is not a way to reduce friction?
Add a lubricant or oil
Make the surface rougher
Use a trolley or wheels
Use a streamlined design
Choose the word that best completes the sentence below:
Gravity is a ________ force.
Contact
Non-contact
Choose the word that best completes the sentence below:
Gravity _______ objects towards the Earth.
Pulls
Pushes
Choose the word that best completes the sentence below:
All objects naturally ________ each other.
Attract
Repel
Choose the word that best completes the sentence below:
Objects fall at different speeds due to their ______.
Size
Surface area
When are the forces balanced when someone is skydiving?
Right after they have jumped out of the plane.
When they have reached terminal velocity,
When they have opened their parachute.
When are the forces unbalanced when someone is skydiving?
Right after they have jumped out of the plane.
When they have reached terminal velocity,
When they have opened their parachute.
True or False:
A gravitational field is where gravity works on objects.
True
False
True or False:
The strength of a gravitational field increases as distance increases.
True
False
True or False:
Mass is the gravitational pull on an object.
True
False
True or False:
Gravitational attraction keeps things like moons and satellites in orbit around planets.
True
False
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