Force and Motion Vocabulary Practice

Forces that cause a change in motion of an object are called...

• Balanced forces

• Unbalanced forces

• powerful

• opposite

Two forces acting in opposite directions on an object, and equal in size. The object stays still or continues at the same speed and direction. What is this called?

• Balanced forces

• Unbalanced forces

• Powerful

• Opposite

The location of an object is called it's......

• spot

• location

• place

• position

The speed AND direction of an object is the object's.......

• speed

• direction

• velocity

• acceleration

How fast an object's position is changing over a period of time is called......

• acceleration

• speed

• velocity

• inertia

A force that acts from a distance is a.....

• contact force

• inertia

• force

• non-contact force

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called.....

• speed

• inertia

• acceleration

• friction

The force of attraction between two objects is called.....

• gravity

• friction

• inertia

• sus

The force that results when two materials rub against each other or when their contact prevents sliding.

• Gravity

• Friction

• inertia

• sus

A push or pull that acts on an object.

• acceleration

• gravity

• force

• position