Force and Motion Quiz

A change in the position of an object over time.

• Motion

• Third Law of Motion

• Force

• Distance

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The force of attraction between objects

• First Law of Motion

• Distance

• Gravity

• Force

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The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they are in contact with each other

• Friction

• Speed

• Second Law of Motion

• Distance

The ability to do work or cause change

• Third Law of Motion

• Distanc

• Friction

• Energy

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A measure of the amount of matter in an object. Objects with greater amounts of matter need a greater force to stop, set in motion, or change acceleration.

• Mass

• Newtons

• Third Law of Motion

• Spring Scale

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A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object

• Distance

• Newtons

• Weight

• Gravity

An object at rest will stay at rest until acted on by an outside force. An object in motion will stay in motion until acted on by an outside force.

• Gravity

• Surface

• Direction

• Inertia

How far an object has moved. The length of a line connecting two points.

• Distance

• Surface

• Acceleration

• Motion

How far an object moves in a certain period of time. Measurement of how fast or slow something is moving.

• Direction

• Velocity

• Speed

• Isaac Newton

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A change in the speed or direction of an object; the rate at which velocity changes.

• Force

• Mass

• Acceleration

• Newtons

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