Force and Motion

Front

What is the term for a change in location or moving from one place to another?

Back

motion

Front

What measurement is used to measure the amount of force?

Back

Newton's

Front

What is the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion?

Back

inertia

Front

Which law states that the greater the mass of an object, the more force it will take to accelerate it?

Back

Newton's Second Law

Front

What do we call a push or pull that causes a change in motion?

Back

force

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other, like the Earth pulling you down?

Back

gravity

Front

What is the term for the force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact?

Back

friction

Front

What is the first law of motion that states an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by a force?

Back

Newton's First Law

Front

What is the term for the rate at which an object changes its position?

Back

speed

Front

What is the unit of force in the metric system?

Back

Newton (N)