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Misconception FMM128:
Item Description
How Often the Misconception was Chosen
FM055004
The speed of a sailboat will continue to decrease the entire time the force of the water slowing it down is greater than the force of the wind pushing it forward.
26%
FM098002
A moving snowmobile will slow down the entire time that the force of the wind moving toward the snowmobile is greater than the force moving the snowmobile forward.
14%
FM095001
A moving object will slow down the entire time that a force that opposes its motion is greater than the force pushing or pulling it forward.
FM097002
A snowmobile sliding across a lake with its engine turned off will move slower and slower the entire tme it is sliding across the lake.
13%
FM096001
A hockey puck that is sliding across the ice will move slower and slower the entire time it slides across the ice.