Motion and Forces

A push or a pull on an object is called:

• Mass

• Matter

• Force

• Speed

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A force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other and causes objects to slow down or stop.

• Mass

• Motion

• Inertia

• Friction

Which of the following statements are examples of FRICTION? (Check all answers that apply.)

• Rubbing your hands together

• Dragging your sister across the floor

• Earth pulled by the Sun

The force that pulls objects toward each other is:

• Friction

• Gravity

• Balanced

• Equal

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The friction experienced by falling objects through the air is:

• Air Resistance

• Free Fall

• Gravity

• Inertia

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A unit of measure for force is called:

• Neutrons

• Newtons

• Watts

• Joules

Speed in any given direction is:

• Acceleration

• Mass

• Velocity

• Altitude

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If a car travels 35 miles per hour north, what is the SPEED of the car?

• 35mph

• 35 mph North

• 35 m/s

• 35 m/s²

If a car travels 35 miles per hour north, what is the car's VELOCITY?

• 35 mph

• 35 mph north

• north

• 35 m/s

Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions; object will not move:

• Unbalanced Force

• Friction

• Gravity

• Balanced Force