Force and Motion Vocabulary

In which crash did the puck experience a stronger force?

• The puck didn't experience a force. Only the paddles experienced force.

• Crash 2: The force of the purple paddle was stronger in this crash because it has more mass, so the force on the puck was stronger,

• The diagram doesn't tell you anything about the force on the puck.

• The puck experienced the same force in both crashes.

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In which crash did the rubber duck experience a stronger force? How do you know?

• There is no force on the rubber duck. One the toy boats experienced a force in those crashes.

• The diagram doesn't tell you anything about the force on the rubber duck.

• The force was the same in both crashes.

• Crash two because the force on the orange boat is stronger.

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If an unbalanced force acts on a stationary object, the object will...

• remain stationary

• move away from the force

• accelerate in the direction of the force

• accelerate in the opposite direction of the force

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In which crash did the test car experience a stronger force?

• Crash 1: Force on garbage truck was stronger, so force on car was also stronger.

• There is NO force on the car. In each crash, only the truck experienced force.

• It was the same from both crashes. The trucks changed speed by the same amount in both crashes, so the force on the test car was the same both times.

• The diagram doesn't tell you anything about the force on the test car. It only tells you about the force on the trucks.

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In which crash did the tennis ball experience a stronger force?

• Crash 1: The force on the soccer ball was strong so the force on the tennis ball was also stronger.

• There was NO force on the tennis ball.

• The force was the same in both crashes.

• The diagram doesn't tell you anything about the force on the tennis ball.

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If no force is being applied to a stationary object, the object will...

• remain stationary.

• accelerate in the direction of the force.

• move at a constant speed in the direction of the force.

• accelerate in the opposite direction of the force

In which crash does the satellite experience a stronger force?

• It was the same force in both crashes.

• Crash 1: The force exerted by the black asteroid would have been stronger in this crash, so the force on the satellite would also have been stronger.

• The diagram doesn't tell you anything about the force on the satellite.

• There is no force on the satellite.

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In which crash did the asteroid experience the stronger force?

• There was no force on the asteroid.

• Crash 2: The force on the planet was stronger in this crash. So the force on the asteroid was stronger.

• The diagram doesn't tell you anything about the force.

• The force was the same in both crashes.

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A ___________ is required to change the velocity of an object.

• force

• larger mass

• smaller mass

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What is the term for the resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity?

• Inertia

• Momentum

• Force

• Acceleration