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Force and Motion
A force is a push or a pull between two objects.
Item FM059003: An object does not acquire a force by being shoved.
A person shoves an ice cube off a table. Which of the following acts on the ice cube after it leaves the table but before it hits the floor?
- Only the force from the shove on the ice cube
- Only the force of the earth’s gravity on the ice cube
- Both the force of the earth’s gravity on the ice cube and the force from the shove on the ice cube
- Neither the force of the earth’s gravity on the ice cube nor the force from the shove on the ice cube
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1798 |
6–8 n = 1127 |
9–12 n = 662 |
Male n = 832 |
Female n = 919 |
English n = 1585 |
Other n = 178 |
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| A. | Only the force from the shove on the ice cube | 13% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| B. | Only the force of the earth’s gravity on the ice cube | 24% | 26% | 21% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| C. | Both the force of the earth’s gravity on the ice cube and the force from the shove on the ice cube | 58% | 54% | 65% | 59% | 58% | 59% | 50% |
| D. | Neither the force of the earth’s gravity on the ice cube nor the force from the shove on the ice cube | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 9% |