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Motion Detectives
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100

This tendency keeps a resting soccer ball at rest until an unbalanced force acts.

What is inertia?

100

Increasing the net force on the same cart increases this change in velocity over time.

What is acceleration?

100

A swimmer pushes water backward; the water pushes the swimmer in this direction.

What is forward?

100

A seat belt stops your body from continuing forward during a sudden stop, demonstrating this law.

What is Newton’s First Law?

100

 A hidden kingdom called Talokan challenges Wakanda in this Marvel sequel.

What is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?

200

When a bus stops suddenly, inertia keeps passengers moving in this direction.

What is forward?

200

Under equal net forces, this cart accelerates more: an empty cart or a loaded cart.

What is the empty cart?

200

A balloon pushes air out; this pushes the balloon in the opposite direction.

What is the escaping air?

200

An empty wagon accelerates more than a loaded wagon under the same net force, demonstrating this law.

What is Newton’s Second Law?

200

A mysterious wolf pursues a fearless cat searching for the Wishing Star in this animated sequel.

What is Puss in Boots: The Last Wish?

300

Without friction or other opposing forces, a moving puck continues at a constant speed along this path.

What is a straight line?

300

To keep a wagon’s acceleration the same as you add mass, you must increase this.

What is the net force?

300

When you jump, you push down on the ground, and this force launches you upward.

What is the ground pushing up on you?

300

A skateboard rolls backward as its rider jumps forward, demonstrating this law.

What is Newton’s Third Law?

300

Anxiety takes over headquarters as Riley heads to hockey camp in this animated sequel.

What is Inside Out 2?

400

A book stays at rest on a desk because gravity and the desk’s upward force have this relationship.

What are balanced forces?

400

A cart rolls right while its net force points left, causing its speed to do this.

What is decrease?

400

During a truck–bicycle collision, the truck’s force on the bicycle is this compared with the bicycle’s force on the truck.

What is equal in strength and opposite in direction?

400

A car turns at constant speed. Its changing direction is evidence of this type of force acting on it.

What is an unbalanced force (net force)?

400

“I… am Steve” introduces a familiar character in this movie about a world made of blocks.

What is A Minecraft Movie?

500

A car moves in a straight line at constant speed. Newton’s First Law tells detectives that its net force has this value.

What is zero?

500

Two carts have the same acceleration, but one has twice the mass. Its net force must be this compared with the other’s.

What is twice as great?

500

Action–reaction forces do not cancel each other because they act on these.

What are different objects?

500

Two skaters push apart with equal forces, but the lighter skater accelerates more. These two laws explain the result.

What are Newton’s Third and Second Laws?

500

Elphaba and Glinda become unlikely friends at Shiz University in this musical movie.

What is Wicked?

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