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Item FM096001: A hockey puck that is sliding across the ice will move slower and slower the entire time it slides across the ice.
What will happen to a hockey puck that is sliding along the ice if friction is acting?
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- The puck will move slower and slower the entire time.
- The puck will move at a constant speed the entire time.
- The puck will move at constant speed for a while and then slow down.
- The puck will slow down for a while and then move at a slower constant speed.
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Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1801 |
6–8 n = 1130 |
9–12 n = 662 |
Male n = 835 |
Female n = 918 |
English n = 1587 |
Other n = 179 |
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| A. | The puck will move slower and slower the entire time. | 31% | 28% | 36% | 38% | 24% | 32% | 21% |
| B. | The puck will move at a constant speed the entire time. | 13% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| C. | The puck will move at constant speed for a while and then slow down. | 49% | 50% | 47% | 43% | 53% | 48% | 51% |
| D. | The puck will slow down for a while and then move at a slower constant speed. | 8% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 13% |