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Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Friction is a force that acts in a(n) ___________ direction of movement.

a)

similar

b)

opposite

c)

parallel

d)

west

2.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
3.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
4.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
5.

In Newtonian physics, ________________ is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it.

a)

kinematics

b)

free fall

c)

mechanics

d)

velocity

6.

When the air resistance or drag is equal and opposite to the weight of the object you would call this

a)

terminal velocity

b)

gravitational weight

c)

flux capacitor

d)

rotational inertia

7.

This is a force of attraction between two objects that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

gravity

d)

kilogram

8.

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

a)

acceleration

b)

inertia

c)

mass

d)

frame of reference

9.

The sum of all of the forces acting on an object is known as the _____.

a)

net force

b)

weight

c)

mass

d)

friction

10.

According to Newton's Laws, for every action there is an ....

a)

equal and opposite reaction.

b)

equal and parallel reaction.

c)

unequal and opposite reaction.

d)

unequal and unrelated reaction.

11.

When the force on a car is doubled, the acceleration is doubled. Which Law is described?

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

12.

The upward force which is exerted against a falling object through air is

a)

gravity

b)

terminal velocity

c)

air resistance

d)

inertia

13.
A horse gallops around a circular arena.  The centripetal force on the horse is ___.
a)
directed outward
b)
tension
c)
directed toward the center of the arena
d)
9.8 N