Forces and Motion (Ohio Standards)

Something that makes an object start moving, stop moving, speed up, or slow down.

• Force

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Friction

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Equal forces act on an object in opposite directions causing the object not to move.

• Force

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Friction

Unequal forces on an object in a particular direction cause the object to move.

• Force

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Friction

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Friction is a force that acts in the​ (a)   direction of movement.

• opposite
• similar
• upward
• downward
• forward

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A force that slows down the movement of two objects that are touching (a car's tire rolling on the road)

• Force

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Friction

The distance traveled in a period of time

• Speed

• gravity

• Friction

• inertia

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The (distance ÷ time) or (distance/time)

• how to find time

• how to find distance

• how to find acceleration

• how to find speed

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Two tug-of-war teams complete, and for 5 minutes, neither team is able to move.

• Unbalanced force

• Balanced force

• Speed

• Friction

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A person who pushes a desk across the room.

• Unbalanced force

• Balanced Force

• Friction

• speed

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A skier moving faster over snow than a person sliding on grass.

• how to decrease speed

• increasing acceleration on grass

• less friction on snow or ice

• measuring balance forces

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