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Forces and Motion Introduction

Read each scenario carefully. Use force ideas and the data table to explain how objects move. Forces are measured in newtons (N).

Forces all around

A force is a push or pull. Forces can change an object's speed, direction, or shape.

1.A soccer ball is resting on the grass. Which statement best describes a force?
  • A push or pull that can change an object's motion
  • The amount of space an object takes up
  • The color or material of an object
  • The distance an object travels
2.Classify each force as contact or non-contact: friction between a bike tire and the road; gravity pulling a dropped water bottle toward Earth; a hand pushing a door; a magnet pulling a steel pin.
  • Friction between a bike tire and the road
  • Gravity pulling a dropped bottle toward Earth
  • A hand pushing a door
  • A magnet pulling a steel pin
  • Non-contact
  • Contact
  • Non-contact
  • Contact
3.A toy car rolls down a ramp. Which force pulls the car toward the ground and helps it move down the ramp?
4.A skateboarder coasts across level pavement and gradually slows down. Name the force that opposes the motion between the wheels and pavement, and explain its effect.
5.Gravity pulls downward on a ball, and the support force pushes upward with equal strength. What is the net vertical force on the ball?
  • Zero newtons
  • A downward force equal to gravity
  • An upward force equal to the support force
  • A force to the right
6.A ball is rolling to the right, and friction points left. If the ball is slowing down, what can you conclude about its horizontal forces?

Test-track data

A student gives the same toy car different pushes on the same track. The car starts from rest each time. The table shows the car's speed after 2 seconds.

Push on the car

Speed after 2 seconds (m/s)

Small push

1

Medium push

3

Large push

5

7.Use the test-track results. Which push produced the greatest speed after 2 seconds?
8.When the car speeds up after a push, the forces on it are because the net force is not zero.
9.A cart moves in a straight line at a steady speed. Are the forces on it balanced or not balanced? Explain what its motion tells you about the net force.
10.A player kicks a stationary soccer ball, making it roll forward. Identify the contact force that starts the ball moving and describe one way the ball's motion changed.

3 printable pages

  • Forces and Motion Introduction, page 1 of 3: Forces all around

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  • Forces and Motion Introduction, page 2 of 3: Test-track data

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  • Forces and Motion Introduction, page 3 of 3: 10. A player kicks a stationary soccer ball, making it roll forward. Identify the contact…

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