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What is the force that causes the reading on a vertical spring scale?
Gravity
Explain what happens to the motion of an object when it experiences a balanced force?
No change in motion.
True or False? Four forces are acting on a block. All the forces are equal in all directions and the block does not move.
True
Ken pulls his little brother in a wagon. Next, Ken tries to pull his dad in the wagon. He cannot get the wagon moving. Explain why this happens.
Dad has more mass than little brother.
Red weighs 50 g.
Green weighs 100 g.
Blue weighs 40 g.
Which one will have the greatest motion
Jane Likes to play many types of sports. During the course of a week, she goes bowling and plays soccer, baseball, and volleyball. Jane thinks the bowling ball requires the most force to move. Why?
It has the most mass.
Katie sits on the ground and rests her hands on a bowling ball in front of her. She uses all her force to push the bowling ball away from her body. Next, Katie rests her hands on a soccer ball situated in front of her at the same location. She uses all, her force to push the soccer ball away from her body. How does the movement of the two balls contrast?
The soccer ball moves a greater distance because it has less mass.