Force and Motion Test

A ________ is simply a push or a pull applied to an object.

• force

• inertia

• mass

• motion

A __________ force is a push or pull one object applies to another object by touching the object.

• non-contact

• contact

• gravitational

• potential

In our textbook, using your hands to knead dough is classified as a ___________.

• gravitational force

• acceleration force

• contact force

• non-contact force

A ____________ force is a force applied to an object without actually touching the object.

• non-contact

• contact

• kinetic

• potential

Gravity and magnetism are great examples from our textbook of ________ forces.

• elastic

• newton

• contact

• non-contact

If you are able to increase the _________ of an object, the gravitational force increases between the object and earth.

• mass

• volume

• energy

• motion

As you move an object away from the earth, which force are you decreasing between the objects?

• kinetic

• gravitational

• potential

• elastic

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called________.

• inertia

• non contact force

• force

• contact force

Newton's first law of motion states that if the net force acting on an object is ZERO, the motion of the object_________.

• does not change

• will move slower

• will move faster

• will become unbalanced

Newton's Second Law of Motion concentrates mainly on____________, and how the velocity of an object is changed.

• acceleration

• forces

• energy

• speed