Physics Vocabulary

A continuous push in the one direction is

• inertia

• gravity

• mass

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Another word for speed and direction is

• inertia

• momentum

• velocity

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All of these are forces except

• friction

• mass

• gravity

• inertia

A force is

• a push

• a pull

• any push or pull

• none of the above

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What is velocity

• speed

• speed and direction

• momentum

One name for Newton's First Law of Motion is

• Inertia

• gravity

• momentum

If an object changes its speed and direction it is

• changing

• moving

• accelerating

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Motion is

• forces

• a change in position

• none of the above

• acceleration

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Who discovered many concepts of physics, including the laws of motion?

• Albert Einstein

• Miss Radic

• Ben Franklin

• Isaac Newton

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What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion?

• An object at rest stays at rest unless acted up by an outside force and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force

• Force = mass x acceleration

• For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

• Inertia