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Vocabulary - Forces and Motion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An example of force is ...

a)

you pull on a door to open it.

b)

you stared at the teacher.

c)

sitting still.

d)

going to sleep.

2.

Motion is ...

a)

the action or process of moving or being moved.

b)

standing still.

c)

being frozen.

d)

mass.

3.

Mass means ...

a)

an object.

b)

how fast you can move.

c)

the pull of an object.

d)

density of an object.

4.

Increasing speed, decreasing speed, or changing direction

a)

Mass

b)

gravity

c)

weight

d)

acceleration

5.

The combination of all forces acting on an object

a)

net force

b)

net power

c)

direction

d)

position

6.

speed in a given direction

a)

slope

b)

velocity

c)

inertia

d)

position

7.

the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other. There are three types: static, sliding, rolling, fluid

a)

static

b)

inertia

c)

friction

d)

net force

8.

– the distance an object travels per unit of time. Speed Calculation: Speed = Distance / Time

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

time

d)

location

9.

Unbalanced forces can cause an object to start moving, stop moving or change direction. The net force is greater than zero.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Balanced forces are equal forces acting on one object in opposite directions. The net force is zero.

a)

True

b)

False