August 13-16 Homework for 8th Grade Science

**Directions: Complete questions 1-5 by Wednesday, 14th August. ALL questions will be checked for accuracy on
Friday. Please use complete sentences to answer each question.

1. Construct a free-body diagram representing motion of an object having a net force of 5 N to the right.

2. Describe the motion of a crash dummy when its car hits a tree. Explain how this is an example of
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3. Name and define the property that describes the crash dummy’s motion in question #2.
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4. Create a free-body diagram representing a net force of zero.

5. Explain why a ball can continue to move upward even after the force that pushed it upward is no longer
on the ball, and why the ball will slow down and then begin to move down again.__________________
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6. Describe the purpose of dots and arrows on a motion map. Indicate why some arrows are longer than
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For questions #7 and #8, use the motion map below:

7. Describe the movement of the object referenced in the motion map.

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8. Explain how a change in force is affecting the object’s acceleration._____________________________
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9. Below there are two motion maps representing the movement of cars. In which motion map is the car
accelerating? Explain your reasoning.
Map A)

Map B)

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10. A car is traveling down the highway at 65 mph. Name & describe three ways that you could make the
velocity change? What is the term for a change in velocity?
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