Inclined Planes vocabulary

What is a device that reduces the amount of force needed to move an object?

• Force

• Inclined Plane

• Spring Scale

• Load

What is the unit of measurement for force?

• 500

• 10 N

• Grams

• Newtons

What is a tool that measures a pulling force by the tension on a spring in units of newtons?

• Force

• Load

• Spring Scale

• Inclined Plane

What is a ramp or slope that reduces the force needed to move objects up and down heights?

• Inclined Plane

• Spring Scale

• Load

• Force

What is a push or pull that can change the motion of an object?

• Force

• Spring Scale

• Inclined Plane

• Load

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object, which is not affected by the forces acting on it?

• Weight

• Mass

• Force

• Load

What is the force that opposes the motion of one surface over another?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Inclined Plane

• Spring Scale

What is the force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Force

• Load