Topic 8: Lesson Test

Speed in a given direction

• slope
• velocity
• acceleration

The steepness of a graph line; the ratio of the vertical change (the rise) to the horizontal change (the run).

• slope
• velocity
• acceleration

The rate at which velocity changes.

• slope
• velocity
• acceleration

The state in which one object's distance from another is changing.

• Newton
• Reference Point
• Force
• Motion

The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.

• Friction
• Gravity
• Net Force
• Speed

The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.

• Friction
• Speed
• Gravity
• Net Force

The overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together

• Gravity
• Speed
• Friction
• Net Force

The distance an object travels per unit of time.

• Speed
• Gravity
• Friction
• Net Force

A push or pull exerted on an object.

• Force
• Newton
• Reference Point
• Motion

A place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion

• Force
• Reference Point
• Motion
• Newton