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Unit 4 Force & Motion Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ is a push or pull that can change the position or motion of an object or material.

a)

motion

b)

friction

c)

force

d)

gravity

2.

_______ is a force that acts in an opposite direction to movement.

a)

friction

b)

motion

c)

gravity

d)

magnetism

3.

_________ is the force that pulls objects toward the Earth, and toward each other.

a)

friction

b)

motion

c)

gravity

d)

magnetism

4.

_________ is a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move.

a)

friction

b)

motion

c)

force

d)

magnetism

5.

_________ is a change in the position of an object.

a)

friction

b)

motion

c)

magnetism

d)

gravity

6.

_________ is the location of an object in relation to another object or place.

a)

magnetism

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

position

7.

A ______ is the act of applying force to move something toward or with you.

a)

magnet

b)

push

c)

pull

d)

friction

8.

A _____ is the act of applying force in order to move something away.

a)

friction

b)

push

c)

pull

d)

magnet

9.

A flat, tilted surface, or ramp, is called an ______________.

a)

object

b)

inclined force

c)

gravity

d)

inclined plane

10.

___________ and __________ determine the motion of objects.

a)

gravity and magnetism

b)

push and pull

c)

position and friction

d)

gravity and friction

11.

What force in our Down You Go Domino investigation prevented the rock from sliding before the domino?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

weight