things that start with "G"
forces
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sports
100

in maGnets, like poles:

a) attract each other

b) repel each other

c) do not affect each other

b) repel each other
100

Which one is NOT a force?

a) magnetism

b) kinetic energy

c) gravity

d) friction

b) kinetic energy

100

Set up a distance-time graph and correctly label the X-axis and the Y-axis.


100

The definition of "_______" is something that takes up space

a) mass

b) matter

c) weight

d) force

b) matter

100

Without gravity, what would happen to the basketball when we tried to shoot some hoops?

it would shoot off into space

200
In a graph showing the results of an experiment, the independent variable goes on the:


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

200

An unbalanced force acting on an object changes:

a) speed

b) direction

c) both

d) neither

c) both

200

Draw a graph showing an object moving at a constant speed


200
What is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?

gravity

200

When a baseball player hits a ball with his bat, is it a contact or non-contact force?

contact

300

Ms. McKaig's middle name is:

a) Gabrielle

b) Grace

c) Gwen

d) Georgia

b) Grace

300

Can an electromagnet be turned on and off?

yes! (bill nye said so)

300

Draw a graph showing an object at rest.

300
Is there gravity in space?

yes

300

A racecar will go faster on a surface with __________ friction.

a) more

b) less

c) no

d) friction does not affect speed

b) less

400

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

400
Inertia is when an object _______________________.


a) increases force

b) decreases force

c) resists movement by force

d) inertia is a made up word

c) resists movement by force

400

Which object is moving the fastest?

object A

400

What is Ms. McKaig's favorite thing in space?

a) the moon

b) the stars

c) the sun

d) saturn

b) the stars

400

what is ms. mckaig's favorite sport?

a) basketball

b) football

c) soccer

d) lacrosse

c) soccer

500

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

500

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

500

The steeper a line in a graph is, the _____________ it is going.


a) faster

b) slower

a) faster

500

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!)

500

Give one example of how friction, magnetism, or gravity affects a certain sport.

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