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Lesson Check: Forces and Motion
1) How can you determine the speed of a moving train?
Divide the distance traveled by the time spent moving.
Divide the time spent moving by the direction traveled.
Multiply the distance traveled by the time spent moving.
Multiply the kinetic energy by the distance traveled.
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An object that is sitting still has forces acting on it.
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balanced
unbalanced
3) A boy pushes on a box and moves it across the room. This is an example of _____.
balanced forces
unbalanced forces
potential energy
chemical energy
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Objects in motion tend to stay in motion because of the property of .
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inertia
gravity
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5) Dana is the pitcher for her community baseball team. What force causes the baseball to change
direction when it is hit by the bat?
The catcher’s force on the ball with his mitt.
The batter’s force on the ball as he misses.
The pitcher’s force on the ball as he throws.
The batter’s force on the ball with the bat.
6) The distance traveled in an amount of time is called .
7) Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.
describes when a moving object speeds up.
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Acceleration
Velocity
8) If you drop a rock in a lake, the rock will slow down because the water exerts ____.
gravity
less resistance
drag forces
velocity
9) What causes heat when rubbing your hands together?
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