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Kick the Ball! Forces at Play

Forces are everywhere in ball-kicking games

on the playground and everywhere else.

Kicking and throwing are two ways that people

v.
to use; to put force or physical pressure on something
exert forces on a ball. Whether the ball is
exert

rolling, flying, being kicked, or being caught,

forces are in action when people play ball.

▲ Unbalanced forces at work: When a soccer

player kicks the ball, the unbalanced force

causes the ball to move. The ball moves in the kickoff midair act on

direction of the kick until another player or More Words backward forward
the net stops or changes the ball’s motion.

Unit 7 | Kick the Ball! Forces at Play