What force opposes motion and has a great effect on a mouse trap cars performance.frictionbearingsgravityA car built for distance requires a ____________ lever arm.longshortstableWhat is the approximate speed of a mouse trap hammer?85 mph70 mph50 mphEnergy that is stored is called:kinetic energypotential energystable energyA compressed spring of a mouse trap car is an example of ____________ energy.kineticstablepotential In general the longer the length of the plan the _________ force is needed to move the object.lessmoreThe balance point of an object is called the center of ______________.massbalancetensionWho invented the spring loaded mouse trap?Thomas WardJames spellingJames Henry AtkinsonA twisting force.torquetensioncompressionThe distance form the turning axis to the point of contact is called the:torque pointturning pointlever arm Loading...