Science Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

when two or more objects crash into each other with a force

• collision
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• inertia

how fast an object's position changes over time at any given moment

• speed
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• inertia

the movement of energy from one object to another

• energy transfer
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• inertia

a law that states that in a closed system, energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be transformed from one type into another

• conservation of energy
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• inertia

a change in an object's position

• motion
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• inertia

the ability to do work

• energy
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• inertia

the tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion or of an object at rest to stay at rest

• inertia
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• motion

a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving

• friction
• acceleration
• force
• inertia
• motion

a push or pull

• force
• acceleration
• friction
• inertia
• motion

the speed and direction of an object

• velocity
• acceleration
• force
• friction
• inertia