WorksheetsForce & Motion Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the definition of position?
The length of a line between two points
A change in an object's position
The location of an object
The path that a moving object follows
What is the definition of distance?
The length of a line between two points
A change in an object's position
The location of an object
The path that a moving object follows
What is the definition of motion?
The length of a line between two points
A change in an object's position
The location of an object
The path that a moving object follows
What is the definition of direction?
The length of a line between two points
A change in an object's position
The location of an object
The path that a moving object follows
What is the definition of speed?
The length of a line between two points
A change in an object's position
The location of an object
A measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
What is the definition of acceleration?
The length of a line between two points
A change in an object's position
any change in an object's motion
The path that a moving object follows
What is the definition of line graph?
the horizontal line at the bottom of a graph; on a distance-time graph, the line that represents time
a measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
a graph that shows data as a line on a grid
the vertical line at the side of a graph; on a distance-time graph, the line that represents distance
What is the definition of force?
a push or pull
a force that pulls objects toward each other
a force that acts between two surfaces that touch each other
the force or speed with which something moves
What is the definition of mass?
anything that has mass and takes up space
the amount of matter that makes up an object
an object's tendency to resist a change in its motion
a push or pull
What is the definition of matter?
a change in an object's position
the amount of matter that makes up an object
any change in an object's motion
anything that has mass and takes up space
What is the definition of gravity?
a force that pulls objects toward each other
a force that acts between surfaces that touch each other
the force or speed with which something moves
the location of an object
What is the definition of friction?
the force of friction that acts between a moving object and air particles
a push or pull
a force that acts between surfaces that touch each other
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself
What is the definition of air resistance?
to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away
a force that acts between surfaces that touch each other
any change in an object's motion
the force of friction that acts between a moving object and air particles
What is the definition of push?
to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away
a force that acts between surfaces that touch each other
any change in an object's motion
the force of friction that acts between a moving object and air particles
What is the definition of x-axis?
the horizontal line at the bottom of a graph; on a distance-time graph, the line that represents time.
a graph that shows data as a line on a grid
a measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
the vertical line at the side of a graph; on a distance-time graph, the line that represents distance
What is the definition of y-axis?
the horizontal line at the bottom of a graph; on a distance-time graph, the line that represents time.
a graph that shows data as a line on a grid
a measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
the vertical line at the side of a graph; on a distance-time graph, the line that represents distance
What is the definition of momentum?
an object's tendency to resist a change in its motion
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself
the force or speed with which something moves
any change in an object's motion
What is the definition of pull?
an object's tendency to resist a change in its motion
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself
the force or speed with which something moves
any change in an object's motion
What is the definition of weight?
the amount of matter that makes up an object
how heavy something is determined by the pull of gravity on the object's mass
anything that has mass and takes up space
any change in an object's motion
What is the definition of time?
a measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
how heavy something is determined by the pull of gravity on the object's mass
the force or speed with which something moves
What is the definition of inertia?
an object's tendency to resist a change in its motion
the location of an object
the length of a line between two points
a change in an object's position
