Force Vocabulary Test

1. The metric unit for forces including weight

• Gravity
• Newton
• Velocity
• Pounds

2. A push or pull that acts on objects and often can affect the motion of objects

• Velocity
• Gravity
• Force
• Acceleration

3. The ________ can be found by dividing the total distance by the total time.

• Acceleration
• Speed
• Average
• Average Speed

4. A force that stops or slows down motion whenever two surfaces rub against each other

• Balanced force
• Unbalanced force
• Friction
• Newton

5. The forces acting on an object that cause a change in velocity, making the object speed up, slow down, or change direction

• Balanced Force
• Unbalanced Force
• Friction
• Gravity

6. The force that pulls everything toward the center of Earth; the force of gravitation on Earth

• Balanced Force
• Unbalanced Force
• Friction
• Gravity

7. A measure of how far something moves during a period of time

• Friction
• Velocity
• Speed
• Average Speed

8. The speed of an object in a particular direction

• Speed
• Velocity
• Friction
• Force

9. The opposite forces acting on an object that cancel each other out

• Force
• Unbalanced Force
• Balanced Force
• Velocity

10. What is the formula for momentum?

• velocity x distance
• length x width
• weight x velocity
• mass x velocity