Forces and Motion Questions for the PHET basic simulation

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21 Questions
Forces and Motion Questions for the basic simulation
1.

What is the sum of the net force?

2.

What is the sum of the net force now?

3.

With two small blue people on the left and a small red person on the right, what do you have to do to get a sum of net force of 150 N to the right?

4.

* Click on the zoom in button to see the pictures better!
Force to the right ___

5.

Force to the left

6.

Sum of the Net force- include the amount of newtons of force AND the direction of the arrow

7.

Force to the right

8.

Force to the left

9.

Sum of the Net force- include the amount of newtons of force AND the direction of the arrow

10.

What did you notice about the speed as the player pushed the box?

11.

What happened to the speed once he stopped pushing the box?

12.

Which will take the longest time to increase the speed of the board?

13.

Length of time to reach fastest speed.

fastest
middle
slowest
14.

What do you notice about the speed of the forced object and the mass?

15.

the ____ the force needed to move it

16.

The small girl's mass is ___ than the mass of the mystery box.

17.

The trash can's mass is ___ than the mass of the mystery box.

18.

The refrigerator's mass is ___ than the mass of the mystery box.

19.

Based on the information you have gathered, write a statement about mass of the mystery box and the force used to move it.

20.

What did you learn after playing friction part?

21.

What did you learn after playing on the acceleration part?