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.
| Answer Choice | Overall | Grades | Gender | Primary Language | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1801 | 6–8 n = 1130 | 9–12 n = 662 | Male n = 835 | Female n = 918 | English n = 1587 | Other n = 179 | ||
| 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% | 

