Force and Motion Review

Front

What is the standard unit force is measured in?

Back

Newtons

Front

What is a push or a pull called?

Back

Force

Front

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

Back

Gravity

Front

What do we call a force that causes an object to move away from you?

Back

Push

Front

What is the tendency of an object that is at rest to stay at rest or if in motion to stay in motion?

Back

Inertia

Front

What is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the term for the rate at which an object moves?

Back

Speed

Front

What do we call the distance traveled per unit of time?

Back

Velocity

Front

What is the product of an object's mass and its velocity?

Back

Momentum

Front

What is the force that acts on an object in free fall?

Back

Gravity