Science- Energy of Motion and Force

friction

gravity

force

inertia

watching a slice of bread in the toaster

pulling a casserole out of the oven

listening to your school chorus

taste testing soup cooking on the stovetop

a school bus

a refrigerator

a microwave

a houseplant

It has too much resistance to fly more than a few feet from his hand.

It is too heavy to stay in the air for more than a few seconds.

It will require a lot of force to get it to fly.

It will stay in flight unless something stops it, or it will stay still unless something moves it.

Neutron

Norton

Nucleus

Newton

The force of gravity works against the skateboarders’ inertia.

Skateboard wheels don’t spin fast enough to keep them moving very far.

The skateboarders have no inertia when they launch off a ramp.

Skateboards do not use Newtons to move around ramps.

slipping on a patch of ice

dropping a book on the floor

diving into a swimming pool

wind blowing against you as you walk