Force
Distance Time Graphs
Vocabulary
Speed
Mixed Bag
100

What is a force?

a push or pull

100

What does the horizontal axis on a distance time graph represent?

Time

100

What is used to record facts and amounts during an experiment?

data table

100

To determine the speed of an object, you need to what two things?

time and distance

100

There are two forces acting on a box. One force is pulling it 25 Newtons to the right, and the other force is pulling it 17 Newtons to the left. What is the net force?

8 Newtons to the right

200

What is force measured in?

Newtons

200

What does the vertical axis on a distance time graph represent??

distance

200

What can be measured if you know the distance an object traveled and the amount of time it traveled?

Speed

200

If you see two straight, diagonal lines on a distance time graph, how can you tell which line is moving faster?

The steeper one.

200

How would you describe the movement of an object when forces are balanced?

still or no movement

300

Name a force that slows or stops motion

Friction

300

Show what acceleration looks like on a distant time graph.

Curved line

300

When you find the location of something, you are determining its ___________.

position

300

A car travels 60 meters in 5 seconds. What is the car's speed?

12m/s

300

What cause an object to move?

unbalanced forces

400

What force causes rain drops to fall from the sky?

gravity

400

If a person runs 500 meters at constant speed, then turns around and runs the 500 meters back, what would this look like on a distant time graph?

A straight diagonal line going up, then coming back down.

400

What type of force is friction?

contact force

400

A girl rides her bike down a hill at constant speed. What changes about the girl on her bike as it goes down the hill?

a. speed

b. position

c. direction

B

400

What characteristic of a surface will have the greatest impact on fraction?

a. Temperature of surface

b. hardness of surface

c. smoothness of surface.

C

500

How can you reduce friction between objects rubbing together?

Use a liquid or lubricant

500

A person walks to the comic book store, stays for 15 minutes, then walks back. What would this look like on a distance time graph?

Constant motion going up, horizontal line while at the sore, constant motion going down.

500

If your weight remains the same over the course of 5 years, what term would you use to describe it?

Constant

500

A car travel 393 miles in 6 hours. Determine the average speed of the car.

65.5 mph

500

What type of force is friction?

contact force