Forces Cause Change

Which needs the greatest force to put it in motion?

• Car

• Toy Car

• Spaceship

• Truck

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Timmy Tom tried to lift a box, but it did not move. Why?

• Too much fiction between his hands and the box.

• He applied too much force upwards.

• Gravity lifted the box.

• The box applied more force downward then he applied upward.

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Four students moved desks along the same floor for the same number of seconds. Who moved the desk the farthest.

• Allee pushed with 3 times more force than Bill.

• Ali pulled with 4 times more force than Bill.

• Kimberly pulled with 5 times more force than Bill

• Bill pushed with the smallest force.

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Hudson is pushing toy cars with different masses. He pushes each car with the same force for the same amount of time. Which car travels the fastest.

• Toy Car 1 = 2kg

• Toy Car 2 = 3kg

• Toy Car 3 = 4kg

• Toy Car 4 = 5kg

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Mylie and Evan are on opposite sides of a box. They both pull the both with equal forces. What happens to the box?

• The box will accelerate.

• The box did not move.

• The box stayed at a constant speed.

• The box moves at a slant.

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Two people pushed identical boxes across the floor. Natalie pushed a box with twice as much force as Diogo. What happened to the boxes?

• Natalie's box did not move at all.

• Natalie's box moved faster and farther than Diogo's.

• Both boxes moved at the same speed.

• Diogo's box moved faster than Natalie's.

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A box sat on the table. Five newtons of force were placed on it from the left and five newtons from the right. What happens to the box?

• The box did not move.

• The box moved to the left.

• The box moved to the right.

• Ms. Moore took the box.

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Juan has two large toy cars. A blue car has a higher mass than his orange toy car. How can he push them to make them move at the same speed?

• He can push them both with the same force for the same amount of time.

• Push them both with the same force, but push the orange car longer.

• Push them for the same amount of time, but push the blue car with more force.

• Push them for the same amount of time, but push the orange car with more force.

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Jaeden pulled carts with different masses with the same amount of force. Which cart would travel the shortest distance?

• Cart 1 = 25kg

• Cart 2 = 15kg

• Cart 3 = 22kg

• Cart 4 = 13kg

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Camryn and Celia are racing their identical bikes and are side-by-side. Camryn starts to apply more force to her pedals than Celia. What is mostly likely happening?

• Camryn is slowing down.

• Camryn starts to go faster than Celia

• Camryn allows friction to slow her down.

• Camryn cannot overcome the force of gravity.

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