Force and Motion Vocabulary Quiz

A push or pull that makes an object move in any direction or stops it from moving .

• Position

• Motion

• Speed

• Force

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A change in the position of an object.

• Gravity

• Friction

• Motion

• Inertia

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A force between surfaces that slows objects down or stops them.

• kinetic energy

• friction

• speed

• potential energy

An object's place or location

• Air resistance

• gravity

• position

• speed

A force that attracts all objects that have mass.

• Potential Energy

• Gravity

• Kinetic Energy

• Inertia

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The distance traveled in a certain amount of time.

• Speed

• Force

• Position

• Gravity

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The friction between air molecules and an object in motion.

• point of reference

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• air resistance

The energy of of moving objects

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravity

• Inertia

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Stored energy that is waiting to be used.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravity

• Inertia

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The tendency of an object in motion to remain in motion.

• Force

• Postition

• Point of reference

• Inertia