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Force and Motion Vocabulary

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the speed and direction of a moving object?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Inertia

2.
The speed and direction of an object's motion.
a)
Inertia
b)
Equilibrium
c)
Velocity
d)
Acceleration
3.
A push or pull that acts on an object.
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Lubricant
4.
The change in position of an object.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Motion
c)
Equilibrium
d)
Unbalanced Force
5.
The combination of different forces acting on an object at the same time.
a)
Net force
b)
Balanced force
c)
Equilibrium
d)
Unbalanced force
6.
The state an object is in when all forces acting on it balance each other.
a)
Inertia
b)
Net force
c)
Equilibrium
d)
Velocity
7.
Forces that are not equal in size and direction.
a)
Equilibrium
b)
Unbalanced forces
c)
Acceleration
d)
Velocity
8.
The rate at which the velocity of an object changes over time.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Speed
c)
Direction
d)
Motion
9.
A force that resists the movement of one surface past another surface.
a)
Acceleration
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Lubricant
10.
The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion.
a)
Net force
b)
Motion
c)
Momentum
d)
Inertia
11.
The force of attraction that exists between any two objects.
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Magnetism
d)
Gravity
12.
stored energy
a)
net force
b)
potential energy
c)
rest
d)
trial
13.
When an object is not moving.  It is at ______
a)
force
b)
balanced
c)
trial
d)
rest
14.
When the forces acting on an object are equal.  There is not movement.
a)
balanced force
b)
rest
c)
force
d)
motion
15.
A change in position, direction, or speed
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
motion
d)
friction
16.

What is pull of objects toward Earth (or one another in space)?

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

gravity

d)

pull

17.
an object stays in motion or at rest until an outside force acts upon it
a)
gravity
b)
push
c)
pull
d)
inertia
18.
how fast something moves over a certain distance
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
distance
d)
speed
19.
how far an object moves
a)
distance
b)
speed
c)
force
d)
push
20.

Distance traveled in a specific amount of time? You can calculate it by dividing the distance by time.

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

speed

d)

force

21.

Every action has an opposite, equal reaction.

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

d)

Fig Newton's law

22.

An objects resistance to change of speed or direction?

a)

speed

b)

inertia

c)

unbalanced force

d)

gravity

23.

The force that one surface exerts on another surface when two objects rub against each other?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

balanced force

24.

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Likewise an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton's 2nd law

b)

Newton's 3rd law

c)

Fig Newton's law

d)

Newton's 1st law

25.

Motion of an object depends on the objects mass and the net force applied to it.

a)

Newton's 3rd law

b)

Newton's 1st law

c)

Newton's 2nd law

d)

Fig Newton's law

26.

The rate at which an objects speeds up, slows down or changes direction.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

momentum

27.

Identifies an object's speed and direction.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

net force

28.

When two or more equal forces act upon an object, resulting in no motion.

a)

friction

b)

balanced force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

inertia

29.

When two or more unequal forces act upon an object, resulting in a change or in motion or direction.

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

inertia

d)

friction

30.

Which of Newton's laws does the following example represent? You push down on a chair with 20 newtons, and the chair pushes back with 20 newtons.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

31.

Which of Newton's laws does the following example represent? A truck is harder to accelerate then a car.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

32.

Which of Newton's laws does the following example represent? A soccer ball stays still until you kick it.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

33.

Which of Newton's laws does the following example represent? F = M x A

a)

3rd

b)

2nd

c)

1st

34.

Which of Newton's laws does this image represent?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

35.

What is mass?

a)

when all forces added together equals 0 so there is no movement

b)

energy that is stored

c)

movement of an object

d)

the amount of matter in an object

36.

What is a balanced force?

a)

When all the forces added total 0 so that an object is at rest and not in motion

b)

When the total forces added up together = any number but zero. This results in a net or total force that moves the object.

c)

The total amount of force acting on an object.

d)

A force of attraction between any two masses.

37.

What is an unbalanced force?

a)

A force of attraction between any two masses.

b)

The total amount of force acting on an object.

c)

When the total forces added up together = any number but zero. This results in a net or total force that moves the object.

d)

When all the forces added total 0 so that an object is at rest and not in motion.

38.

What is net force?

a)

When all the forces added total 0 so that an object is at rest and not in motion.

b)

When the total forces added up together =any number but zero.

c)

The total amount of force acting on an object.

d)

The weight added to a vehicle

39.

What is weight?

a)

the amount of matter an object has

b)

the measure of the force of gravity pulling down on an object

c)

the same as mass

d)

a unit used to measure force

40.

What is a Newton (N) in science?

a)

a measure of how fast something is moving

b)

a measure of the force of gravity

c)

a cookie

d)

a unit of measurement for force

41.

a place or object used for comparison to determine if an object is in motion

a)

reference point

b)

magnitude

c)

inertia

42.

When two or more equal forces act upon an object, resulting in no motion.

a)

friction

b)

balanced force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

inertia

43.

When two or more unequal forces act upon an object, resulting in a change or in motion or direction.

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

inertia

d)

friction

44.

To calculate average speed, divide the total _________ by the total _________

a)

distance

b)

acceleration

c)

time

d)

velocity

45.

___________ between your feet and a sidewalk prevent you from slipping as you walk.

a)

gravity

b)

weight

c)

friction

d)

inertia

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