Chapter 16 Test

An object's ________________ is its location, or place.

Hint: Think about where an object is located.

• position

• motion

• force

• friction

The distance traveled in a unit of time is called _____________________.

• force

• speed

• velocity

• motion

The force of _______________ pulls things toward Earth.

• force

• motion

• gravity

• velocity

A simple machine made up of two inclined planes is a _________________.

• pulley

• inclined plane

• wheel and axle

• wedge

An object's change in position when compared to things around it is called ________________.

• position

• simple machine

• motion

• gravity

The force that slows the motion between two surfaces that touch each other is called _______________.

• pulley

• speed

• friction

• wedge

A push or a pull is a _________________.

• lever

• velocity

• force

• friction

A simple machine made up of a slanted surface is a _________________.

• inclined plane

• pulley

• screw

• wheel and axle

An object's __________________ includes its speed and direction.

• speed

• position

• gravity

• velocity

An inclined plane wrapped around a column is a _______________.

• wedge

• lever

• screw

• inclined plane