Force and Motion

Force and Motion

Multiple Choice

______ is a force that involves the attraction or repulsion between two objects.

• gravity

• friction

• applied force

• tension

• magnetism

Multiple Choice

______ is a noncontact force. It is an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass.

• gravity

• friction

• applied force

• tension

• magnetism

Multiple Choice

______ is a contact force that is applied to an object by a person or another object.

• gravity

• friction

• applied force

• tension

• magnetism

Multiple Choice

______ is the force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable, or wire when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.

• gravity

• friction

• applied force

• tension

• magnetism

Multiple Choice

______ is a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching.

• gravity

• friction

• applied force

• tension

• magnetism