Force and Motion Vocabulary Quiz

What is a force?

• A type of simple machine

• A push or a pull

• A fixed point

• A slanted surface

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What is being moved when a simple machine is used?

• A lever

• A load

• A screw

• A wedge

What force moves an object away from you?

• Pull

• Load

• Push

• Friction

What force moves an object toward you?

• Push

• Pull

• Gravity

• Friction

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What is a simple machine?

• A machine with many moving parts

• A machine with few or no moving parts

• A machine that cannot do work

• A machine that only uses electricity

What is friction?

• A force that attracts objects to the earth

• A force caused by one object rubbing against another

• A force that moves objects away

• A force that pulls objects toward you

What is gravity?

• A force that moves objects away

• A force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth

• A force that pushes objects

• A force that causes friction

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What is a lever?

• A grooved wheel with a rope

• A straight bar that moves on a fixed point

• A wheel that moves on a center post

• An inclined plane wrapped around a post

What is a fulcrum?

• A fixed point that a lever moves on

• A type of pulley

• A type of screw

• A type of wedge

What is a wheel and axle?

• A grooved wheel with a rope

• A wheel that moves on a center post

• A straight bar that moves on a fixed point

• An inclined plane wrapped around a post