Force Practice

What is the definition of a force?

• an action and reaction

• a push or pull

• Velocity and speed

• Potential and kinetic energy

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a force to move something away

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Push

• Pull

A force to move something towards you

• Pull

• Push

• Gravity

• Spring

A force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth

• magnetism

• spring

• push

• gravity

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a force which results when a spring is compressed or stretched and it returns the object back to rest

• Magnetism

• Push

• Spring

• Gravity

a force that pulls metals towards a magnet

• Gravity

• Push

• Spring

• Magnetism

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What can forces do? 

• A.  can affect how objects move.
• B.  never affect how objects move.
• C.  only affect an object's speed but not its direction.
• D.  only affect an object's direction but not its speed. 

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What would happen if objects do not have friction? 

• A.  objects would be able to rest.
• B.  objects would not be able to rest.
• C.  objects would not fall down.
• D.  objects would slide. 

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unit of force

• deceleration

• magnitude

• acceleration

• Newton

a force that is applied to an object by a person or another object.

• normal force

• balanced force

• applied force

• unbalanced force