Force and Motion

What is a push or a pull on an object causing it to move, stop, or change directions?

• motion

• energy

• force

• inertia

What is changing the location of an object from one place to another?

• motion

• force

• inertia

• velocity

Is kicking a ball a push, a pull or both?

• push

• pull

• both

Is swinging a push, a pull or both?

• push

• pull

• both

Is a magnet attracting a metal door a push, a pull or both?

• push

• pull

• both

Newton's first law of motion says that objects at _____ will stay at rest unless a ______ makes them move.

• motion, push

• rest, velocity

• rest, force

Newton's third law of motion says, for every ______ there is an equal and opposite __________.

• action, reaction

• motion, motion

• force, motion

Newton's second law of motion says that an object has ______ which keeps an object steady, whether the object is at rest or motion. To get an object to change its motion, we apply _______.

• velocity, inertia

• inertia, force

• acceleration, inertia

__________ is a force that slows down an object when it rubs against another object.

• velocity

• inertia

• friction

The natural force that pulls objects towards the earth is....

• gravity

• velocity

• inertia