What force becomes important when skydivers fall for thousands of feet?
PS2.A - Forces and Motion - Level 2 Enrichment

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Friction
Lift
Drag
Gravity
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What force pushes up opposite to gravity when skydivers fall?
Lift
Friction
Thrust
Drag
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for using drag to push the body in the direction it's facing?
Tracking
Hybrids
Docking
Flipping
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What position changes the surface area as the skydiver is exposed to the wind?
Sitting
Standing
Head-down
Flipping
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What helps skydivers to slow down so they can land safely?
Thrust
Friction
Parachute
Lift
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the maximum speed skydivers can reach in certain positions?
100 miles per hour
150 miles per hour
200 miles per hour
250 miles per hour
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for creating formations with other skydivers?
Hybrids
Docking
Tracking
Flipping
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why can't skydivers track when they jump off of a high dive at a swimming pool?
Not in the right position
Not enough drag
Not enough air molecules
Not going fast enough
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Can an object be in motion and the forces be balanced?
yes
no
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