Name two things that were helpful in the technical car drawings
Color, labels, neatness, large enough to see clearly, etc.
Fill in the blank: _____ is a property of matter
Inertia
What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the top of a hill?
Potential
What type of energy does a roller coaster have as it descends down a hill?
When we removed the rubber tires from our standard car, we found out that the car did not move. Explain how the rubber tires enable the car to move.
They create friction between themselves and the floor, allowing the tires to grip the ground and propel the car forward
A bowling ball and a ping pong ball are sitting on a flat surface. Both are pushed with the same amount of force. Which will travel farther?
The ping pong ball
If you place a penny on an index card and flick or pull the card away quickly, the penny stays in place and falls into the cup. Name the rule of motion that keeps the penny from traveling with the card, as well as the one that makes the penny fall.
Inertia and gravity
A bowling ball and a ping pong ball are sitting on a flat surface. You are going to push BOTH objects, but you want the bowling ball to travel farther. How do you make this happen?
Apply more force to the bowling ball and less to the ping pong ball.