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Forces and Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any change in the speed or direction of an object's motion.

a)

inertia

b)

acceleration

2.

A pull or push of any kind.

a)

force

b)

motion

3.

A force that resists motion between objects that are in contact.

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

acceleration

4.

A force that acts between any two objects, causing them to pull on each other

a)

acceleration

b)

gravitation

c)

velocity

5.

The force of attraction between Earth and other objects.

a)

position

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

6.

The property of matter that keeps an object at rest or keeps it moving in a straight line.

a)

position

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

7.

A change of position of an object.

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

velocity

8.

The location of an object.

a)

inertia

b)

position

c)

acceleration

9.

The measure of an object's change in position during a unit of time.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

inertia

10.

The measure of the speed and direction of motion of an object.

a)

motion

b)

position

c)

velocity

11.

A measure of the gravitational force acting on an object.

a)

friction

b)

weight

c)

inertia

12.

The force that holds the moon in its orbit around the Earth.

a)

gravitation

b)

speed

c)

velocity

13.

The more mass an object has, the more ____________ it has.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

inertia

14.

Distance divided by time equals _______________________.

a)

weight

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

15.

This image shows:

a)

gravitational force

b)

friction

c)

motion

16.

This image demonstrates

a)

friction

b)

acceleration

c)

position

17.

You divide ______________________ by time to get your average speed.

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

distance

18.

A ___________ can help you tell whether or not objects have moved.

a)

position

b)

force

c)

frame of reference

19.

A person's weight on the moon would be ____________ than on Earth.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same

20.

__________ keeps an object from changing speed or direction unless a force acts on it.

a)

friction

b)

inertia

c)

gravity