Vocabulary
A person is walking north towards a building. Does this describe the person's position, direction, distance, or speed?
Direction
What is a force?
A push or a pull
It will not move.
A car has gone 45 miles on a country road. Does this describe the car's position, direction, distance, or speed?
Distance
What is the difference between a contact and a non-contact force?
With a contact force, two objects are touching. With a non-contact force, two objects are not touching.
Rylan is pushing a desk to the right with 10 Newtons of force. Kyle is pushing the same desk to the left with 5 Newtons of force. How much net force is being applied to the desk?
5 Newtons
The ball is in the middle of the soccer field. Does this describe the ball's position, direction, distance, or speed?
Position
Give an example of tension force.
Ex. Stretching a rubber band
Chloe is pulling a rope with 20 Newtons of force. Aisha is helping her pull in the same direction with 10 Newtons of force. How much force is being applied to the rope?
30 Newtons
The jogger is running 5 miles per hour. Does this describe the jogger's position, distance, direction, or speed?
Speed
Give an example of friction.
Ex. Bike tires rubbing against the road.
Julian is pushing a wagon with 1 Newton of force. Bianca is pushing the wagon in the same direction with 1 Newton of force. How many Newtons of force are being applied to the wagon?
2 Newtons
What is relative position?
An object's position in relation to something else. (Giving an example is an acceptable answer.)
Give two examples of non-contact forces.
Gravity, magnetism, electricity
If Mrs. Hajj applies 10 Newtons of force to move a desk to the right and Miss Cole applies 10 Newtons of force to move the same desk to the left, what will happen to the desk?
The desk will not move.