Forces and Motion Vocabulary Quiz

What is a force?

• A type of weather
• A push or a pull

• A pull

• A math problem

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Which of these is an example of a contact force?

• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Friction
• Wind

What does 'attract' mean?

• To push away
• To draw near
• To stay still
• To spin around

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What is a diagram?

• A type of force
• A picture of something
• A unit of measurement
• A kind of magnet

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What does 'direction' refer to in motion?

• How fast something is moving
• How heavy something is
• Which way something is heading
• How long something moves

What is distance?

• How fast an object moves
• How far an object travels
• How heavy an object is
• How long an object stays still

What does it mean to 'demonstrate' something?

• To hide it
• To break it
• To show it
• To forget about it

Which force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

• Magnetism
• Friction
• Gravity
• Electricity

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What is friction?

• A force that helps objects move faster
• A force that acts in the opposite direction to movement
• A force that makes objects float
• A force that only works in water

What is inertia?

• A type of magnet
• The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
• A unit of force
• The speed of an object