Force/Overmountain Men Vocab Quiz

A change in the position of an object compared to another object.

• Force

• Motion

• Inertia

• Gravity

A pull or push that is applied to an object.

• Force

• Motion

• Inertia

• Gravity

A force that exists between any two objects that have mass.

• Force

• Motion

• Inertia

• Gravity

Which statement(s) are true about gravity? (Select all that apply)

• Gravity pushes one object towards another object.

• Gravity pulls objects towards Earth.

• Gravity is caused by Earth's rotation on its axis

• Gravity is in effect, even when two objects don't touch.

• Gravity increases as the object's distance from the ground increases.

The amount of matter in an object.

• Matter

• Mass

• Force

• Inertia

The force of gravity on an object

• Gravitational Pull

• Inertia

• Weight

• Mass

men who live on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions

• Frontiersmen

• Pioneers

• Native Americans

• Tories

the spirit of a group that makes them want to succeed

• courage

• hope

• morale

• drive

An official count of a population

• Morale

• Courage

• Census

• Hostile