Item FM052004: A ball does not acquire a force when it is rolled off a table.
A ball is rolled along and off a table. Which of the following acts on the ball after it leaves the table but before it hits the floor?
- Only the force of the earth’s gravity on the ball
- Only the force the ball got from being rolled off the table
- Both the force of the earth’s gravity on the ball and the force the ball got from being rolled off the table
- Neither the force of the earth’s gravity on the ball nor the force the ball got from being rolled off the table
- Distribution of Responses
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- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 444 | 1714 | 26% |
Grades | |||
6–8 | 313 | 1102 | 28% |
9–12 | 131 | 612 | 21% |
Gender | |||
Male | 233 | 839 | 28% |
Female | 204 | 850 | 24% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 408 | 1578 | 26% |
Other | 27 | 100 | 27% |