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The following three questions refer to the material you were to read in preparation to the lesson. Questions one and two require you to write a three or four sentence response. Number three is a multiple choice question. Click in the appropriate circle.

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1.

One farmer is bragging about his strong horse, his neighbor is proud of his powerful horse.

If these men are giving the words strong and powerful their correct physical meaning, what can you say about the two horses?



2.

A good, professional baseball pitcher throws a ball straight up in the air. Estimate how high the ball will go? ( A good throw can reach 90 mph.)




3.

An object is moving in such a way that the force of gravity is increasing its kinetic energy. You can conclude that

the object is falling freely

there is a net force on the object

both A and B

neither A nor B





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