Forces and Motion Vocabulary Test

a push or pull that acts on an object

• force
• motion
• inertia
• energy

a force that requires two pieces of matter to touch

• contact force
• noncontact force
• inertia
• gravity

a force on an object by another object that is not touching it

• contact force
• noncontact force
• inertia
• gravity

a force that opposes the motion of one object moving past another

• magnetism
• friction
• inertia
• gravity

the force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass

• magnetism
• friction
• inertia
• gravity

the force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials

• magnetism
• friction
• inertia
• gravity

the quantity of a force; magnitude

• strength
• direction
• position
• energy

an object's change in position relative to a reference point

• motion
• direction
• position
• strength

a frictional force that air pushes against a moving object

• air resistance
• gravity
• magnetism
• inertia

the ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object placed in it

• buoyancy
• air resistance
• magnetism
• gravity