07 Forces and Motion Test

Front

What is the resistance of a mass to changes in its motion?

Back

Inertia

Front

How can you show the direction and strength of a force?

Back

By drawing arrows

Front

What happens to a shopping cart when the forces acting on it are unbalanced?

Back

It will accelerate.

Front

What are forces that are equal and opposite from each other and do not change an object's motion?

Back

Balanced forces

Front

What is the unit used to measure force?

Back

Newton

Front

What is the term for the rate of change of velocity?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What do we call the force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid?

Back

Drag

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for the total force acting on an object when all the individual forces are combined?

Back

Net force

Front

What is the principle that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by a net external force?

Back

Newton's First Law of Motion