Forces Vocabulary Quiz

the motion of an object where gravity is the only force acting upon it

• Freefall

• Inertia

• Fluid friction

• Terminal velocity

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

• Freefall

• Sliding friction

• Weight (force)

• Inertia

a push or pull that acts on an object

• Rolling friction

• (net) force

• Air resistance

• Static friction

a friction force that opposes the motion of an object as it slides over a surface

• Terminal velocity

• Weight (force)

• Sliding friction

• Fluid frictio

a force applied to a mass will cause an acceleration

• Law of Acceleration

• Law of inertia

• Unbalanced forces

• Law of Interaction

the force of gravity on an object

• Terminal velocity

• Sliding friction

• Fluid friction

• Weight (force)

friction force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid (usually a liquid or a gas)

• Terminal velocity

• Fluid friction

• Weight (force)

• Sliding friction

a friction force that acts on rolling objects caused by a change in a shape at the point of rolling contact

• Air resistance

• Static friction

• Rolling friction

• (net) force

the net force equals zero; there is no change in the object's motion

• Law of Interaction

• Unbalanced forces

• Balanced forces

• Law of Acceleration

a friction force that acts on objects that are not moving

• Rolling friction

• (net) force

• Air resistance

• Static friction