Forces and Motion Vocabulary Quiz

Which term describes the energy an object has due to its motion?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Gravitational Force

• Inertia

What is the formula represented by F = ma?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Law of Conservation of Energy

Which term refers to the force that opposes the motion of objects through the air?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Air Resistance

• Net Force

What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

• Inertia

• Momentum

• Gravity

• Acceleration

Which of Newton's laws states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Law of Conservation of Momentum

What is the term for the rate at which an object changes its velocity?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Force

• Distance

Which term describes the quantity of matter in an object?

• Weight

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

What is the term for the distance traveled per unit of time?

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Momentum

What is potential energy?

• Energy in motion

• Stored energy due to position of an object

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from food

What is the definition of net force?

• The force that opposes motion

• The force that causes an object to move

• The total of all the forces acting on an object

• The force that acts at a distance