Forces and Motion Review

Using distance and __________ can help you identify the position of something.

When you ride in a car and the trees and buildings appear to you to move backward, you are observing ________________ motion.

When you describe how fast something is moving, you are describing its __________.

The ________ speed of a moving object is the total distance traveled divided by the total amount of time.

If you know both the speed of an object and the direction in which it is moving, then you know the object's _____________.

Like velocity, acceleration also has both _______ and direction.

Forces can cause a moving object to _______________.

• slow down

• accelerate

Weight is an example of a ___________________ force.

• continuous

• momentary

• lift

• thrust

Examples of forces are _______, gravity, and magnetism.

A device used to measure force is a ______ scale.