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Force unit vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A push or a pull on an object that changes the object's motion.

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

air resistance

2.

A force that opposes motion between the surface of two objects

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Inertia

3.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

weight

b)

force

c)

force

d)

mass

4.

The force of gravity acting on an object's mass.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

net force

d)

inertia

5.

A natural force that attracts two object toward each other; depends on mass

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

weight

d)

gravity

6.

Equal and opposite forces that cancel

a)

unbalanced force

b)

net force

c)

balanced force

d)

inertia

7.

Forces on an object that do not cancel

a)

unbalanced force

b)

weight

c)

balanced force

d)

inertia

8.

The sum of all forces

a)

net force

b)

balanced force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

inertia

9.

The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest and an object in motion to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

weight

d)

gravity

10.

A force opposing motion of an object through air.

a)

friction

b)

air resistance

c)

terminal velocity

d)

free fall

11.

The motion of an object when the only force acting on it is gravity

a)

terminal velocity

b)

inertia

c)

air resistance

d)

free fall

12.

The constant velocity of a falling object experiencing balanced forces

a)

terminal velocity

b)

free fall

c)

inertia

d)

air resistance

13.

The Law of Inertia

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

14.

Net force is equal to mass of the object times its acceleration.

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

15.

For every action force there is a reaction force of equal size and opposite in direction

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd law

c)

Newton's 3rd law