Force Vocab Quiz

What is a push or pull exerted on an object?

• force

• Newton

• Mass

• Drag

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The ability of an object to attract (pull together) or repel (push apart) magnetic
materials

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Drag

• Thrust

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The force that opposes the motion of objects as they fall through air

• Air Resistance

• Thrust

• Weight

• Mass

The “Forward” force that moves an object in the direction of motion

• Drag

• Lift

• Weight

• Thrust

An “Upward” force that moves an object in the direction of motion

• Drag

• Weight

• Lift

• Thrust

The “Backward” force that opposes (or fights) the forward motion of an object through a
fluid

• Weight

• Lift

• Drag

• Thrust

When two forces acting on an object are equal in size, but act in opposite
direction; Net Force is 0 Newtons

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Weight

• Mass

Produce a Change in Motion, such as a change in speed or a change in
direction; Net force is greater than 0 Newtons

• Mass

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Air Resistance

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The unit used to express force (N)

• Newton

• Force

• Mass

• Gravity

The combination of all forces acting on an object

• Lift

• Thrust

• Mass

• Net Force

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