Forces and Motion Quiz

What is the force that attracts a body toward the center of the Earth?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Upthrust

• Air resistance

Which of the following is the SI unit of force?

• Joule

• Kilogram

• Newton

• Meter

What is the term for the upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged object?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Upthrust

• Air resistance

What is the ability of an object to float in a fluid called?

• Buoyancy

• Friction

• Gravity

• Mass

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

• Energy

• Mass

• Force

• Speed

What is the term for a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced?

• Equilibrium

• Acceleration

• Friction

• Gravity

What is the ability to do work called?

• Force

• Energy

• Mass

• Speed

What is the term for a force that can be helpful or unhelpful, such as making a bike harder to pedal?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Upthrust

• Air resistance

What is the term for the force on an object moving through water that causes it to slow down?

• Air resistance

• Water resistance

• Gravity

• Upthrust

What is the term for a form of friction that can be helpful, such as in skydiving, to reduce speed before impact?

• Gravity

• Air resistance

• Upthrust

• Water resistance