Newton's Vocab Quiz

What is a force?

• A measure of mass

• A push or a pull on an object

• A type of energy

• A state of rest

According to Newton's first law of motion, what happens to an object at rest?

• It will start moving

• It will stay at rest

• It will change direction

• It will accelerate

What are unbalanced forces?

• Forces that cancel each other out

• Forces that combine to form a net force of zero

• Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero

• Forces that do not affect an object

What is net force?

• The speed of an object

• The combination of all the forces acting on an object

• The weight of an object

• The energy of an object

What are balanced forces?

• Forces that cause acceleration

• Forces that combine to form a net force of zero

• Forces that increase speed

• Forces that change direction

What is inertia?

• The tendency for objects in motion to resist changes to their direction and speed

• The force that pulls objects downward

• The energy stored in an object

• The speed of an object

What does acceleration measure?

• The amount of matter in an object

• The change in velocity during a period of time

• The energy of an object

• The distance traveled by an object

What is mass?

• The speed of an object

• The amount of matter in an object

• The energy of an object

• The force applied to an object

What does Newton's second law of motion state?

• An object at rest will stay at rest

• The acceleration of an object is equal to the net force divided by the object's mass

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

• Objects in motion stay in motion

What is a force pair?

• The energy stored in an object

• The forces two objects apply to each other

• The speed of an object

• The mass of an object