Name:
Date:
Part 1: Will It Accelerate? Cut & Sort
Directions: Cut out the free-body diagrams. First, separate into two piles: ‘accelerating’ and ‘not accelerating.’ Then divide
the accelerating objects into ‘speeding up’ or ‘slowing down.’ Lastly, divide the non-accelerating objects into ‘non-zero
velocity’ and ‘zero velocity.’ After you finish gluing, use this side to help you answer the questions on the back.
Accelerating
Speeding Up
Slowing Down
Not Accelerating
Non-Zero Velocity
Zero Velocity
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Will It Accelerate? Cut & Sort
3N
6N
2N
10 N
Direction of Object’s
Motion
2N
10 N
Direction of Object’s
Motion
10 N
10 N
Direction of Object’s
Motion
Direction of Object’s
Motion
10 N
6N
3N
Object’s Position
Does Not Change
3N
10 N
Direction of Object’s
Motion
3N
3N
3N
Object’s Position
Does Not Change
Direction of Object’s
Motion
15 N
10 N
Direction
of Object’s
Motion
10 N
2N
2N
10 N
30 N
15 N
15 N
Direction
of Object’s
Motion
Object’s Position
Does Not Change
Object’s Position
Does Not Change
15 N
15 N
15 N
Direction
of Object’s
Motion
Direction
of Object’s
Motion
15 N
10 N
Direction
of Object’s
Motion
Direction
of Object’s
Motion
15 N
10 N
10 N
30 N
Directions: Cut out these free-body diagrams. First separate into two piles: ‘accelerating’ and ‘not
accelerating.’ Then divide the accelerating objects into ‘speeding up’ or ‘slowing down.’ Lastly, divide the
non-accelerating objects into ‘non-zero velocity’ and ‘zero velocity’ and glue all pieces down. After you
finish gluing, use your answers to help you answer the questions on the back.
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Name:
Date:
Part 2: Will It Accelerate? Cut & Sort
1. What do all eight of the accelerating free-body diagrams have in common?
2. What do all eight of the non-accelerating free-body diagrams have in common?
3. Draw your own free-body diagram below that matches each of the criteria:
Accelerating
Not Moving
Moving at Constant Speed
4. Can you tell from a free-body diagram alone if an object is moving at a constant velocity or at rest? Why?
5. Draw your own free-body diagram below that matches each of the criteria:
Speeding Up & Moving Left
Slowing Down & Moving Left
Speeding Up & Moving Right
Slowing Down & Moving Right
6. Does positive acceleration always mean speeding up? Explain with an example.
7. Provide an example to explain that negative acceleration does not always mean slowing down.
8. An object experiencing zero net force could be …. (circle all that apply):
a) Speeding up
b) Slowing down
c) Not moving
d) Moving at a constant velocity
9. An object experiencing non-zero net force could be … (circle all that apply):
a) Speeding up
b) Slowing down
c) Not moving
d) Moving at a constant velocity
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