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Force and Motion Vocabulary Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change in the location of an object from one place to another is called ______.

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

force

d)

motion

2.

The speed and direction of an object is known as ______.

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

velocity

d)

inertia

3.

A push or a pull on an object causing it to move, stop, or change direction is ____________.

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

push

d)

pull

4.

__________ is an object's resistance to any change in motion.

a)

acceleration

b)

inertia

c)

velocity

d)

gravity

5.

This is the change of speed and direction over time.

a)

deceleration

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

distance

6.

This force slows down an object when it rubs against another object.

a)

push

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

friction

7.

This natural force pulls an object toward the Earth.

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

motion

d)

pull

8.

This scientist in the 1600's studied the ways that things move and what caused them to move.

a)

Sir Jimmy Neutron

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Sir Bill Nye the Science Guy

d)

Sir Gallahan

9.

The 3 laws, or rules, to help explain what force is and how force causes motion are known as__________.

a)

The Laws of Gravity

b)

The Laws of Earth

c)

The Laws of Motion

d)

The Laws of Georgia

10.

Newton's first law is motion is __________. It states that an object in motion will keep moving in the same direction unless a force acts upon it.

a)

energy

b)

inertia

c)

extreme

d)

intent