Chapter 6 Test Force,Motion

What is the term for the change in position of an object?

• Motion

• Reference point

• Distance

• Displacement

Fill in the blank: The speed of an object at a particular moment is called ________.

• Average speed

• Instantaneous speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Which term describes the rate of change of velocity?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Force

• Inertia

Fill in the blank: The force that opposes the motion of objects through air is known as ________.

• Friction

• Air resistance

• Net force

• Weight

What is the term for the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?

• Inertia

• Force

• Velocity

• Displacement

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the total force acting on an object.

• Net force

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Weight

Which law explains the gravitational attraction between two masses?

• Law of Conservation of Momentum

• Law of Universal Gravitation

• Newton's First Law

• Law of Inertia

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the distance traveled divided by the time taken.

• Speed

• Average speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

What is the term for the measure of the gravitational force on an object?

• Weight

• Mass

• Force

• Inertia

Fill in the blank: The ________ states that momentum is conserved in a closed system.

• A) Law of Universal Gravitation

• B) Law of Conservation of Momentum

• C) Newton's Second Law

• D) Law of Inertia