Respond to the following based on your reading.
1. What happens when one side of the tug-of-war rope has a large
net force than the other?
2. What happens when both sides of the tug-of-war rope are
equal in force? What is the net force in this scenario?
3. What happens to the speed when the two small people are
placed on one side and the two taller people are placed on the
other side? What about when it is one small person on one side
versus all four people on the other side?
4. Which objects did you choose to put onto the skateboard?
5. Complete the simulation wfor three different trials. Complete
chart below, using the data for your simulation from each trial.
Applied Force by Speed When
Let Go
Trial
number
Mass on
Skateboard
Person