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The Man’s PSSA Practice. What change could be made in the setup in diagram 1 to increase the amount of force necessary to move the block of wood? Add mass or weight to the block, roughen the surface of the table or the bottom of the block, increase the surface area of the wood, etc.
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The Man’s PSSA Practice
What change could be made in the setup in diagram 1 to increase the amount of force necessary to move the block of wood? Add mass or weight to the block, roughen the surface of the table or the bottom of the block, increase the surface area of the wood, etc.
Explain why round pencils in diagram 2 decrease the amount of force necessary to move the block of wood. Pencils reduce friction, the pencils roll instead of slide, pencils serve as wheels.
Which diagram best represents the correct reading for the same spring scale being used to weigh a 200 g mass? Choice 2
Which satellite would experience the strongest pull of Earth’s gravity? State the scientific principle that explains your answer. A, b/c as it’s closer so the gravitational pull is stronger; b/c as distance decreases, the gravitational pull is stronger.
Motion for 500 Predict what might happen to satellite B if the forces acting on it become unbalanced. It will move into a new orbit. It will crash into Earth. It will escape from its orbit.
A student goes skateboarding a few times a week. The student notices that she can go faster while skating on some level surfaces than on others. She hypothesizes that speed has something to do with the surface she is skating on. The student wants to design an experiment to test this hypothesis. a Identify the independent (manipulated) variable in the experiment. Surface or surface material b Identify the dependent (responding) variable in the experiment. Speed or skateboard speed
A student goes skateboarding a few times a week. The student notices that she can go faster while skating on some level surfaces than on others. She hypothesizes that speed has something to do with the surface she is skating on. The student wants to design an experiment to test this hypothesis. Identify two factors that will need to be held constant in the experiment. Same skateboard Same person Same wheels Air temperature Level surface Wind speed Wind direction Equal push Equal distance Placement of person on the skateboard
What is the relationship between the mass of the planets and the relative strength of their gravitational pull? As mass increases, the gravitational pull/force increases OR it’s a direct relationship
Which 3 planets have less gravitational pull than Earth? Mercury, Mars, Pluto