Air Resistance

Air resistance pushes against falling

objects and __________________.

• Speeds them up

• Keeps them afloat

• Slows them down

• Spins them

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Another name for air resistance is...

• Buoyancy

• Streamline

• Gravity

• Drag

The larger the surface area of the moving object, the ___________ air resistance there is.

• Less

• More

• Longer

• Quicker

Air resistance is a force caused by...

• Water pushing against moving objects

• Air pushing against moving objects

• Gravity pushing against moving objects

• Normal force pushing against moving objects

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A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.

• surface area

• air resistance

• velocity

• gravity 

The frictional force air exerts against a moving object

• Friction

• Gravity

• Air Resistance

• Motion

This person is showing an example of....

• Friction

• air resistance

• force

• energy

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The upward force acting on the parachute is called ______________.

• Force of friction

• Force of gravity

• Normal force

• Air resistance

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These skydivers are experiencing what two forces?

• electricity and magnetism

• gravity and tension

• air resistance and gravity

• gravity and normal force

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This plane is using _______ during its flight, take off, and landing.

• Friction

• air resistance

• push

• pull

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