Pushes/Pulls
When you move an object towards you, you are using a _____ force.
a. pushing
b. driving
c. pulling
d. friction
c
An object is in motion if it is not moving.
True or False
False
When a ball collides with a wall, both the ball and the wall will move.
True or False
False
Gravity affects all objects on Earth.
True or False
True
The reason the toy car runs slower on the carpeted floor than the wooden floor is because of _________.
a. motion
b. friction
c. gravity
b
When an object is given a light push, it will move farther than when it is given a strong push.
True or False
False
A rubber-soled sneaker on a concrete surface has more friction than a skate on an icy surface.
True or false.
True
Which object collides with the least force?
a. a basketball
b. a baseball
c. a ping pong ball
c
a. speed
b. gravity
c. friction
b
Friction can work against motion.
True or false.
True
When a soccer player kicks a ball, they are applying a pushing force.
True or False
True
An object traveling 50 mph describes an object's position.
True or False
False
When objects collide, they ____________.
a. push against each other
b. pull away from each other
c. have no effect on each other
a
When a ball is thrown into the air, gravity pulls it back toward the ground.
True or False
True
If two identical objects are moving at the same speed, the object with more friction with the ground will travel farther.
True or False
False
Joseph kicks a ball two times. On the second kick, he uses twice as much force as the first kick. Which is more likely to happen?
a. The ball will not move.
b. The ball will go twice as far.
c. The ball will go the same distance as the first kick.
b
Words such as above and below are used to describe an object's speed.
True or False
False
When two objects collide, there is a strong pulling force.
True or False
False
Which force brings a man jumping out of a plane to the ground?
a. gravity
b. friction
c. motion
a
When a bicycle is ridden on a sidewalk, there is friction between the tires and the sidewalk that slows down the bicycle.
True or False
true
If each object is pushed with the same amount of force, which will be moving the fastest after the push?
a. a marble
b. a soccer ball
c. a tennis ball
a
a. her speed
b. the amount of friction
c. the distance
a
When two heavy objects collide, the forces are _____________ when two lighter object collide.
a. less than
b. more than
c. the same as
b
What does gravity do?
Teacher discretion
Which force slows a basketball?
a. friction
b. gravity
c. inertia
a