Force and Motion Quiz

When the force on the object is _______  the object will not move.

• unbalanced
• rest
• balanced

A force is a _______ or a ________.

• pull and non-contact
• push and pull
• push and mass

The First Law of Motion says: An object at ______ tends to stay at ______ and an object in ________ tends to stay in _________ unless acted upon by an _________ force.

• push, pull, non-contact, opposite
• rest, rest, motion, motion, unbalanced
• mass, force, contact, balanced

Newton's Third Law says that for every ______ there is an ________ and _________ reaction.

• action, equal, opposite
• push, pull, contact
• motion, unbalanced, equal

Friction is 

• Is a property of matter, the more mass an object has the more force is required to move the object.
• The resistance that one surface has when moving over another surface.
• Is a force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.

You toss a football into the air as high as you can.  What makes it come back down to earth?

• Friction
• Gravity
• Motion

Motion is:

• The change in position of an object over time

• The total amount of force on an object

• The amount of matter in an object

• The effect of gravitational force on the mass of an object

• A push or pull on an object that puts it in motion

Net force is:

• The change in position of an object over time

• The total amount of force on an object

• The amount of matter in an object

• The effect of gravitational force on the mass of an object

• A push or pull on an object that puts it in motion

Which of the statements below has been proven true about speed?

• Speed describes how fast an object is moving.
• To calculate speed, a person needs to know the distance traveled and the time needed to travel that distance.
• All of the above

When an object is in motion, it is changing –

• its position
• its direction
• its location
• Any of the above