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Force & Motion Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is an object's location relative to another object.

a)

direction

b)

motion

c)

position

d)

speed

2.

_________ is friction between a moving object and air particles.

a)

friction

b)

matter

c)

gravity

d)

air resistance

3.

A non-contact force of attraction that that exists between any two objects

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

air resistance

4.

This is a non-contact force that acts at a distance and cannot be seen. Materials that create this force are said to be magnetic.

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

magnetism

d)

air resistance

5.

_______________ are forces that are not equal in size and/or direction and produce a change in motion of an object,

a)

contact forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

unbalanced forces

d)

non-contact forces

6.

This is how much matter is in an object.

a)

mass

b)

surface area

c)

speed

d)

direction

7.

____________Is the size of an object's surface.

a)

speed

b)

surface area

c)

texture

d)

motion

8.

What kind of force requires two pieces of matter to touch?

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

contact force

d)

non-contact force

9.

a push or a pull that can make things move faster, slower, stop, or change direction

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

friction

10.

________ is a contact force that acts against motion and slows down moving objects.

a)

contact force

b)

gravity

c)

speed

d)

friction

11.

This is the speed of an object or how fast or slow an object is moving

a)

speed

b)

rate of motion

c)

magnetism

d)

motion

12.

What is a lubricant?

a)

a substance that increases friction

b)

how a surface feels

c)

the size of an areas surface

d)

a substance that reduces friction

13.

How a surface feels is it's ____________

a)

mass

b)

direction

c)

texture

d)

position

14.

The course or path that an object is moving

a)

position

b)

speed

c)

direction

d)

force

15.

the measure of how fast an object is moving

a)

rate of motion

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

direction

16.

Balanced forces...

a)

are forces that are not equal in size and/or direction

b)

cause a change in motion of an object

c)

are forces that are equal in size and/or direction

d)

cause objects to speed up or slow down

17.

_________ is a change in an object's position.

a)

direction

b)

position

c)

motion

d)

speed

18.

A____________________ acts at a distance.

a)

contact force

b)

non-contact force

c)

balanced force

d)

unbalanced force

19.

What non-contact force causes tides to rise and fall?

a)

magnetism

b)

speed

c)

friction

d)

gravity

20.

Motor oil in a vehicle keeps the parts of the engine moving freely. Motor oil is an example of a(n) ____________.

a)

texture

b)

surface area

c)

lubricant

d)

non-contact force