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Balls and Ramps Vocab
Types of Force
Ramps
Bounciness and graphs
The Amazing Car race
100
This word describes how fast or slow an object is going
What is Force
100
When you move an object away from you, you are_________ the object
Pushing
100
If I have two ramps and one is taller than the other, I would stay that ramp is more __________
Steep
100
Which ball bounces better, a marble or rubber ball?
Rubber ball
100
In a car race, you would push or pull your car?
Push
200
When an object is hit with force, it gains this:
Energy
200
When you move an object closer to you, you are _________ the object
Pulling
200
A taller ramp will always give the ball or an object more:
Energy/force/speed
200
Why does the rubber ball bounce better than a marble?
It is soft/flexible and pushes back against the object it hits
200
When you hit your car with force, you are giving it:
Energy
300
When a bunch of objects next to eachother, energy is ________ through the objects
Transferred
300
What is force?
Movement of an object
300
If I roll a ball down two ramps, one that is higher than the other, which ramp will make the ball hit a block and move the block further?
The taller ramp
300
If i bounce two types of balls, a tennis ball and a wooden ball, the tennis ball bounces 9 times and the wooden ball bounces 3 times....how would I show that on a graph?
You would shade in spots above the tennis ball up to 9 and shade in spots above the wooden ball up to 3
300
Where should I put two cars in a race as one way to make it fair?
At the same starting line
400
This word describes how tall a hill or ramp is
Steepness
400
Balls and cars are able to roll because they are:
Round or have round tires
400
Name some ramps in real life:
Wheelchair ramp, high way ramp, ramp that goes into a truck
400
What must you always have on the sides of your graph
Labels and numbers
400
When should I push two cars in a race to make it fair?
At the same time
500
This word describes how something can bend but not break
Flexible
500
An object usually does not roll well because:
It is not round or has no wheels
500
Why are ramps important?
They allow less energy/work to be done and make it safer for the object to go from a high place to a low place or a low place to a high place.
500
Why are graphs important?
It is a visual way to show someone your date and to collect data
500
What kind of race track should I put two cars on to make it fair?
A level Race track