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6.55 Force Vectors and Free Body Sketches Worksheet

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Force Vectors and Free‑Body Sketches - Which diagram or model best shows force vectors and free‑body sketches? (NGSS MS‑PS2‑2)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
Which combined statement is best supported by force vectors and free-body sketches?
AChanges in motion depend on the sum of forces, and mass affects how much motion changes.
BOnly moving objects have forces.
CEqual arrows always mean the object is not moving.
DThe largest single force always sets the motion.
Solution & Explanation:Free-body sketches help you find the net force, and net force explains changes in motion. Mass also matters because the same net force changes lighter and heavier objects by different amounts.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
A scientist wants a free-body sketch for a box sliding right across a floor while slowing down because the pushing stops and friction keeps acting. Which sketch is best?
Abalanced upward and downward arrows and a rightward push arrow only
Bbalanced upward and downward arrows and a leftward friction arrow only
Cbalanced upward and downward arrows and equal leftward and rightward arrows
Dno arrows because the push stopped
Solution & Explanation:If the push stops, that rightward force is gone. While the box still slides right, friction continues to act left and makes the box slow down.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
Which statement about free-body sketches is most accurate?
AThey predict exact speed from arrow length alone.
BThey show the size and direction of forces acting on one object.
CThey show the path the object already traveled.
DThey replace measurements of mass.
Solution & Explanation:Free-body sketches are models of forces on one object. They help explain changes in motion, but they do not by themselves show exact speed or replace mass measurements.

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