Miscellaneous
Friction is caused by the ________ sliding, or rolling of two objects.
What is rubbing?
A force of attraction between objects due to their masses and the distances between them is
What is gravity?
Name an activity that does not produce a lot of friction.
ice skating
skiing
skateboarding
A student throws a ball. What type of energy does a moving ball have ?
What is kinetic energy?
The unit of mass is?
What is grams?
Friction is present whenever 2 things...?
What is touch?
A student throws a ball in the air. What type of energy is present?
What is kinetic energy?
Explain why if we throw a ball it comes back down?
What is gravity pulls objects toward the center of Earth?
If friction is present, what happens when an object is moving?
What is the object will slow down?
A push or pull is called a ?
What is force?
Name one example of potential energy.
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A golf ball sitting on a tee.
Why does a ball eventually stop rolling?
What is friction?
The force of gravity acting on an object is called?
What is the weight?
Friction opposes OR goes in a similar direction to a moving object
What is OPPOSES MOTION?
The Law of Conservation of Energy is......
What is energy can neither be created nor destroyed
Explain one way a spring scale is used
What is measuring force and mass of an object?
What is a spring scale?
The unit of force is the ?
What is NEWTONS?
What is an example of kinetic energy?
Answers will vary...
A ball thrown in the air.
A person skiing going down a hill.