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?
  
- 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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								6–8 n = 1130  | 
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				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% | 

