Forces & Motion

The location of an object in relation to a nearby object or place is called . . .

• reference point

• motion

• position

• frame of reference

A change in position is called . . .

• position

• frame of reference

• reference point

• motion

You know something is moving if its position changes against a background, which is called . . .

• position

• motion

• frame of reference

• reference point

Tells you how the position of an object changes during a certain amount of time

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• force

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You can measure time in . . .

• hours (hr)

• minutes (min)

• seconds (sec)

• all of the above

The speed of an object in a particular direction is called . . .

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• force

Any change in velocity (speed and/or direction) of motion . . .

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• force

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A push or pull on matter from all directions is called . . .

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• force

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Forces that cause a change in motion are . . .

• gravity

• friction

• balanced forces

• unbalanced forces

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Forces on an object that are equal in size & opposite direction, cancelling each other out, are called . . .

• unbalanced forces

• balanced force

• friction

• gravity