Motion Vocabulary

What is any change in velocity?

• Acceleration

• Momentum

• Speed

• Inertia

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What is a force that opposes, or acts against motion when two surfaces rub against each other?

• Friction

• Inertia

• Velocity

• Kinetic energy

What stops an object in motion from going on forever? A third force that affects objects on Earth all the time.

• Gravity

• Velocity

• Inertia

• Friction

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What is the property of matter that keeps it moving in a straight line or keeps it at rest?

• Inertia

• Speed

• Centrifugal Force

• Acceleration

What is the energy of motion, or energy in use?

• Kinetic energy

• Inertia

• Potential energy

• Reaction

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What is a measure of how hard it is to slow down or stop an object?

• Momentum

• Speed

• Reaction

• Velocity

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What is stored energy, the energy an object has because of its place or condition?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Speed

• Reaction

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What is a measure of the distance an object moves in a given amount of time?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Momentum

• Friction

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What is an object's speed in a particular direction?

• Velocity

• Momentum

• Acceleration

• Inertia

What is an apparent force that acts outward on a body moving around a center, arising from the body's inertia?

• Centrifugal force

• Centripetal force

• Reaction

• Kinetic energy