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Motion and Forces Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurred

a)

acceleration

b)

momentum

c)

speed

d)

velocity

2.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
3.
The definition of momentum is
a)
Mass in Motion
b)
The size of an object
c)
The velocity of an object
d)
A comparison between two objects
4.

Acceleration is defined as

a)

the change in velocity over time

b)

the change in position over time

c)

the change in time over velocity

d)

the change in time over distance

5.

A force is a _____

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

Both push and pull

d)

Object

6.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
7.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
8.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
9.
This FORCE pulls things.  It PULLS things into orbit around the sun. 
a)
Newton
b)
gravity
c)
weight
d)
path
10.

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

a)

acceleration

b)

inertia

c)

mass

d)

frame of reference

11.

Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?

a)

the feather

b)

the metal bolt

c)

They would hit the ground at the same time.

d)

They would be suspended (floating) in a vacuum.

12.

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

13.

Identify true statement

a)

Drag is increasing

b)

Velocity is increasing

c)

Terminal velocity

d)

Acceleration

14.

What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s? (HINT: Speed =distance/time)

a)
0.0357 m/s
b)
28.0 km/s
c)
0.036 m/s
d)
28.0 m/s
15.

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds? (HINT: Speed =distance/time)

a)

240 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

0.067 m/s

d)

15 mph