Force and Motion Vocabulary

____ determines how much distance an object covers.

• Speed

• Direction

• Distance

• Time

What is the distance an object moves in a certain amount of time?

• Distance

• Time

• Direction

• Speed

When an object is moving at a constant rate, its ___ is changing.

• Direction

• Reference Point

• Speed

• Position

What is the formula for speed?

• Distance x time

• Distance divided by time

• Direction divided by time

• Direction x time

What word means remaining the same?

• Varying

• Constant

• Increasing

• Decreasing

What affects the motion of objects?

• Unbalanced Forces

• Motion

• Reference Points

• Balanced forces

Objects with more ___ require stronger forces to move.

• Gravity

• Friction

• Mass

• Constant

What is a push or pull?

• Motion

• Force

• Reference Point

• Position

A ____ force will cause an object to go faster and farther.

• Weaker

• Stronger

• Balanced

Unbalanced forces DO NOT cause objects to move.

• True

• False