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Unit 6 Vocabulary- Force & Motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a push or a pull exerted on an object that may change the motion or shape of the object; force has strength and direction

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

inertia

2.

the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate

a)

Speed

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

inertia

3.

the action or process of moving or being moved.

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

inertia

4.

the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

inertia

5.

the rate of change of velocity per unit of time

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

inertia

6.

a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion

a)

reference point

b)

speed

c)

radar device

d)

velocity

7.

electromagnetic sensor used for detecting, locating, tracking, and recognizing objects of various kinds at considerable distances

a)

reference point

b)

speed

c)

radar device

d)

velocity

8.

the total distance traveled by the object in a particular time interval.

a)

speed

b)

average speed

c)

net force

d)

gravity

9.

the combined effect (the sum) of the real forces acting on the object

a)

speed

b)

average speed

c)

net force

d)

gravity

10.

a force that resists motion between a moving object and the air around it 

a)

force

b)

air resistance

c)

friction

d)

motion

11.

Match the following

a)

unless acted on by an unbalanced force, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion at a constant velocity; unbalanced forces cause an object to accelerate (change direction or speed).

1.

1st Law of Motion

b)

greater net force causes a greater acceleration for a given mass. For two objects with the same net force, the object with the greater mass accelerates less than the object with less mass.

2.

2nd Law of Motion

c)

states that when one object applies a force to a second object, the second object applies an equal and opposite force to the first object.

3.

3rd Law of Motion

12.

a force that opposes motion between two materials that are in contact

a)

force

b)

air resistance

c)

friction

d)

motion

13.

is the international unit of measure for force. It is equal to the force required to accelerate an object with a mass of 1 kilogram 1 meter per second per second.

a)

mass

b)

newton

c)

kilogram

d)

energy

14.

the speed of something in a given direction.

a)

reference point

b)

speed

c)

radar device

d)

velocity

15.

a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and that decreases as the distance between the objects increases

a)

reference point

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

gravity