Exploring Force and Motion Concepts

What is the primary cause of a change in the motion of an object?

• Volume

• Mass

• Temperature

• Force

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What happens to an object when balanced forces act on it?

• Its motion does not change

• It changes direction

• It speeds up

• It slows down

Which type of force causes an object at rest to move?

• Frictional force

• Gravitational force

• Unbalanced force

• Balanced force

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What is the term for the ability to do work by using force to move an object over a distance?

• Energy

• Power

• Momentum

• Velocity

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What type of energy is stored and waiting to be used?

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Sound energy

• Kinetic energy

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Which type of kinetic energy involves the movement of tiny atoms and molecules?

• Sound energy

• Electrical energy

• Mechanical energy

• Thermal energy

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What type of energy is produced when a force causes an object to vibrate?

• Radiant energy

• Thermal energy

• Sound energy

• Electrical energy

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Which form of potential energy is associated with an object's height above ground level?

• Gravitational potential energy

• Nuclear potential energy

• Elastic potential energy

• Chemical potential energy

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What happens to potential energy as the height of an object increases?

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It fluctuates

• It decreases

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Which form of potential energy involves the stretching and compressing of an object?

• Chemical potential energy

• Thermal potential energy

• Gravitational potential energy

• Elastic potential energy