Science Unit 2 Module 4 Vocabulary

The car's starting ___________ of the race was at a starting line.

• vector

• position

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

• friction

The velocity or acceleration of an object is referred to as a ____________.

• position

• vector

• speed

• contact force

A surface covered with oil has less ____________ than a surface covered in sand paper.

• position

• vector

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

• friction

The floor pushing on you as much as you are pushing on it is an example of ______________.

• position

• vector

• friction

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

A ball rolling across the floor and slowly coming to a stop by the force of gravity is an example of ____________.

• speed

• noncontact force

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• field

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The gravitational ______________ of Earth surrounds Earth at all points.

• field

• speed

• position

• vector

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The motorcycle's average _____________ when racing around the track was 2.4 m/s.

• speed

• vector

• position

• friction

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A balloon applying a static charge to the hair without touching it is an example of a ______________.

• contact force

• position

• noncontact force

• displacement

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The man's __________ made his side of the seesaw pound the ground when he sat on the seat.

• vector

• position

• speed

• weight

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Pushing a chair across the floor is an example of a __________.

• contact force

• gravity

• normal force

• noncontact force

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