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Forces Vocabulary #2 Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acts on object that are not moving

a)

static friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

rolling friction

d)

fluid friction

2.

Force that opposes motion of an object as it slides over a surface

a)

static friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

rolling friction

d)

fluid friction

3.
The force that acts in the opposite direction of motion when two surfaces come in contact. 
a)
Force
b)
Friction
c)
Static
d)
Kinetic 
4.
What is gravity?
a)
A resistance to change. 
b)
A force that attracts and repels objects.
c)
A force that pulls objects "in" or together.
d)
A force that causes objects in motion to stay in motion. 
5.

Define acceleration due to gravity.

a)

The force of gravity acting on an object.

b)

The velocity of an object under the influence of gravity.

c)

The acceleration experienced by an object due to gravity.

d)

The force of gravity.

6.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time of motion to another place. 
b)
velocity 
c)
distance 
d)
speed
7.

Air resistance always acts in the _________direction of the moving object.

a)

same

b)

opposite

8.
When an object is falling, and it reaches it's maximum speed because air resistance is equal to the force of gravity, the object has reached __________________________.
a)
Free Fall
b)
Terminal Velocity
c)
Projectile Motion
d)
Orbit
9.
What force causes objects falling near Earth's surface to slow down?
a)
Gravity
b)
Air Resistance
c)
Centripetal Force
d)
Newtons
10.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
measure of the force of gravity on your body
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride 
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
11.
A measure of how much matter an object has is--
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
volume
12.

The net force on an object moving with constant speed in circular motion is in which direction?

a)

downward

b)

opposite to the object's motion

c)

toward the center of the circle

d)

in the direction of the object's velocity

13.

what is the factors that affect gravitational force

a)

mass, distance

b)

speed, distance

c)

momentum, mass

14.

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation affects

a)

All objects with mass in the known universe

b)

All objects and empty space in the known universe

c)

Thoughts and Ideas

d)

Only things that are the color red