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Forces and Motion Questions for the PHET basic simulation
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Forces and Motion Questions for the basic simulation
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Based on the information you have gathered, write a statement about mass of the mystery box and the force used to move it.
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What did you learn after playing friction part?
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What did you learn after playing on the acceleration part?
What is the sum of the net force?
0 Newtons
20 Newtons
50 Newtons
100 Newtons
What is the sum of the net force now?
0 Newtons left
25 Newtons right
50 Newtons left
100 Newtons right
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?
Add more red people
add more blue people
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Force to the right ___
50 N
100 N
150 N
Force to the left
50 N
100 N
150 N
Sum of the Net force- include the amount of newtons of force AND the direction of the arrow
O N
50 N
150 N
Force to the right
50 N
150 N
250 N
Force to the left
50 N
150 N
250 N
Sum of the Net force- include the amount of newtons of force AND the direction of the arrow
100 N to the right
100 N to the left
What did you notice about the speed as the player pushed the box?
It kept going up
It slowed down
It stayed the same
What happened to the speed once he stopped pushing the box?
It kept going up
It slowed down
It stayed the same
Which will take the longest time to increase the speed of the board?
Refrigerator
Small Girl
Trash Can
Length of time to reach fastest speed.
refrigerator
fastest
Small girl
middle
trash can
slowest
What do you notice about the speed of the forced object and the mass?
It took longer for the heavier mass to reach the same speed
Regardless of the mass, they all reached the same speed in the same amount of time.
the ____ the force needed to move it
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less
The small girl's mass is ___ than the mass of the mystery box.
greater
less
The trash can's mass is ___ than the mass of the mystery box.
greater
less
The refrigerator's mass is ___ than the mass of the mystery box.
greater
less
