Force and Motion Quiz

What is a frame of reference?

• A tool used to measure distance

• Something that is not moving and helps detect motion

• A force acting on an object

• A type of energy

What is speed?

• How fast an object is moving

• The direction an object is moving

• The amount of mass an object has

• A force that slows objects down

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What is velocity?

• Speed in a particular direction

• A push or pull

• A change in mass

• Motion without direction

What is a force?

• The color of an object

• A push or pull that can change an object’s velocity

• A measure of temperature

• A type of energy

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Why do force and velocity have a cause-and-effect relationship?

• Velocity causes forces to appear

• Force is the cause that can change an object’s velocity

• They are always equal

• They cancel each other out

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What is friction?

• A force between an object and the surface it moves over

• A type of energy

• A measurement of speed

• A type of matter

What does it mean to exert a force?

• To measure energy

• To apply a force to something

• To observe motion

• To increase mass

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What is inertia?

• A force that slows objects

• The tendency of an object to keep doing what it’s doing unless a force acts on it

• A measure of speed

• A type of collision

What does it mean to accelerate?

• To decrease speed

• To stay still

• To increase in speed or rate

• To change mass

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What does it mean to decelerate?

• To increase in speed

• To decrease in speed or rate

• To change direction only

• To move at a constant rate