Science Quiz Set 14 Voc. Words

to pull towards; opposite poles of a magnet come together when they attract each other

• force

• inertia

• attract

• mass

What is a pull or push that is applied to an object?

• force

• mass

• gravity

• weight

What is the force of attraction between two masses?

• gravitation

• force

• mass

• gravity

What is a force that exists between any two objects that have mass ?

• mass

• gravitation

• matter

• gravity

What is an object's resistance to a change in motion?

• attract

• pendulum

• inertia

• mass

What is a metric unit for describing mass?

• surface

• weight

• kilogram

• gravity

What is the amount of matter in an object?

• mass

• force

• attract

• inertia

A material that has mass and takes up some amount of space is a(an) ___________________.

• mass

• kilogram

• motion

• matter

What is a change in the position of an object compared to another object?

• motion

• pendulum

• inertia

• force

A string or bar that is loose at one end but fixed at the other and can rotate or swing around the fixed point is called a(an) _________________.

• weight

• pendulum

• inertia

• force