in maGnets, like poles:
a) attract each other
b) repel each other
c) do not affect each other
Which one is NOT a force?
a) magnetism
b) kinetic energy
c) gravity
d) friction
b) kinetic energy
Set up a distance-time graph and correctly label the X-axis and the Y-axis.
The definition of "_______" is something that takes up space
a) mass
b) matter
c) weight
d) force
b) matter
Without gravity, what would happen to the basketball when we tried to shoot some hoops?
it would shoot off into space
a) X-axis
b) Y-axis
c) it does not belong on the graph
d) it is the title of the graph
a) X-axis
An unbalanced force acting on an object changes:
a) speed
b) direction
c) both
d) neither
c) both
Draw a graph showing an object moving at a constant speed
gravity
When a baseball player hits a ball with his bat, is it a contact or non-contact force?
contact
Ms. McKaig's middle name is:
a) Gabrielle
b) Grace
c) Gwen
d) Georgia
b) Grace
Can an electromagnet be turned on and off?
yes! (bill nye said so)
Draw a graph showing an object at rest.
yes
A racecar will go faster on a surface with __________ friction.
a) more
b) less
c) no
d) friction does not affect speed
b) less
According to Newton's Law of Gravity:
a) every object exerts gravitational force on every other object
b) gravitational force depends on how much mass the objects have
c) gravitational force depends on how far apart the objects are
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
a) increases force
b) decreases force
c) resists movement by force
d) inertia is a made up word
c) resists movement by force
Which object is moving the fastest?
object A
What is Ms. McKaig's favorite thing in space?
a) the moon
b) the stars
c) the sun
d) saturn
b) the stars
what is ms. mckaig's favorite sport?
a) basketball
b) football
c) soccer
d) lacrosse
c) soccer
what is zero gravity?
a) when an object is falling freely with gravity
b) when there is no gravity
c) when two gravitational forces cancel each other out
d) there is no such thing
c) when two gravitational forces cancel each other out
If there are 5 newtons of energy pushing on a box from the left, and 6 newtons of energy pushing on a box from the right, which direction will the box go in?
a) left
b) right
c) it will not move
d) it will explode
BONUS: what is the net force?
a) left
The steeper a line in a graph is, the _____________ it is going.
a) faster
b) slower
a) faster
When we are in space we have:
a) less weight
b) less mass
c) both
d) neither
a) less weight
(weight is just a measurement. It changes as gravitational force changes!)
Give one example of how friction, magnetism, or gravity affects a certain sport.