NC CHECKIN REVIEW 1

What is the term for a push or pull on an object that can make it move, stop, or change direction?

• Motion

• Friction

• Force

• Gravity

Which term describes the act of something moving from one place to another?

• Inertia

• Motion

• Mass

• Position

What is the force that happens when two surfaces rub against each other, slowing things down?

• Gravity

• Acceleration

• Friction

• Direction

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

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Mass

• Force

What is the term for a change in the speed or direction of something that is moving?

• Acceleration

• Position

• Direction

• Friction

What is the tendency of an object to keep doing what it’s doing, either staying still or moving in the same way, unless acted on by a force?

• Mass

• Inertia

• Motion

• Force

What is the amount of matter in an object, which doesn’t change no matter where the object is?

• Position

• Mass

• Direction

• Acceleration

What is the exact place where something is located?

• Direction

• Position

• Motion

• Force

What is the path that something follows as it moves, like up, down, left, or right?

• Mass

• Inertia

• Direction

• Friction

What is the definition of speed?

• The ability to do work or make things move.

• How fast something is moving.

• The energy an object has because it’s moving.

• The overall force acting on an object.