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3 Pretest 1. rue or alse. Astronauts experience weightlessness because they are high enough where rue or alse. here are microgravity research facilities at NASA where scientists drop rue or alse. In the loop rides, where the riders experience circular motion, they also A. acceleration B. temperature. speed D. speed and acceleration rue or alse. he horses located on the outer part of a carousel travel at a different speed A. 11 to 15 steps B. 18 to 25 steps. 40 to 60 steps D. 100 to 110 steps at the top of a hill at the bottom of a hill going around a curve the string that supports it is shortened. rue or alse. When two identical marbles collide head-on and each marble rebounds at rue or alse. In order for the roller coaster to take full advantage of the physical properties 127

4 1. Pretest Answer Key rue or alse. Astronauts experience weightlessness because they are high enough where rue or alse. here are microgravity research facilities at NASA where scientists drop rue or alse. In the loop rides, where the riders experience circular motion, they also A. acceleration B. temperature. speed D. speed and acceleration rue or alse. he horses located on the outer part of a carousel travel at a different speed A. 11 to 15 steps B. 18 to 25 steps. 40 to 60 steps D. 100 to 110 steps at the top of a hill X at the bottom of a hill X going around a curve X the string that supports it is shortened. rue or alse. When two identical marbles collide head-on and each marble rebounds at rue or alse. In order for the roller coaster to take full advantage of the physical properties 128

5 Posttest 1. rue or alse. Astronauts experience weightlessness because they are high enough where rue or alse. here are microgravity research facilities at NASA where scientists drop rue or alse. In the loop rides, where the riders experience circular motion, they also A. acceleration B. temperature. speed D. speed and acceleration rue or alse. he horses located on the outer part of a carousel travel at a different speed A. 11 to 15 steps B. 18 to 25 steps. 40 to 60 steps D. 100 to 110 steps at the top of a hill at the bottom of a hill going around a curve the string that supports it is shortened. rue or alse. When two identical marbles collide head-on and each marble rebounds at rue or alse. In order for the roller coaster to take full advantage of the physical properties 129

6 1. Posttest Answer Key rue or alse. Astronauts experience weightlessness because they are high enough where rue or alse. here are microgravity research facilities at NASA where scientists drop rue or alse. In the loop rides, where the riders experience circular motion, they also A. acceleration B. temperature. speed D. speed and acceleration rue or alse. he horses located on the outer part of a carousel travel at a different speed A. 11 to 15 steps B. 18 to 25 steps. 40 to 60 steps D. 100 to 110 steps at the top of a hill X at the bottom of a hill X going around a curve X the string that supports it is shortened. rue or alse. When two identical marbles collide head-on and each marble rebounds at rue or alse. In order for the roller coaster to take full advantage of the physical properties 130

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