4.2 Vocabulary Quiz

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15 questions

Note from the author:

Force, Motion and Energy Vocab 

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4.2 Vocabulary Quiz

Last updated almost 7 years ago

15 questions

Note from the author:

Force, Motion and Energy Vocab 

Question 1

Which word means a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop or change speed or position?

A speed

B push 

C gravity

D force

Question 2

Which word means how fast an object is moving?

A speed

B push 

C gravity

D force

Question 3

Which word means energy in motion?

A kinetic energy

B potential energy

C friction

D gravity

Question 4

Which word means stored energy an object has because of its position ?

A kinetic energy

B potential energy

C friction

D gravity

Question 5

Which word means force that pulls objects to Earth ?

A kinetic energy

B potential energy

C friction

D gravity

Question 6

Gravity is the force that pushes objects away from Earth

True

False

Question 7

The force between surfaces that resists the motion of one surface past another surface; friction creates heat is motion

True

False

Question 8

What is friction?

A  the ability to do work, either to make an object move or to change matter 

B  force between surfaces that resists the motion of one surface past another surface; friction creates heat 

C  an object’s direction and speed 

D  Scientist who came up with 3 laws of motion; also the unit used to measure the amount of force applied 

Question 9

What is energy?

A  the ability to do work, either to make an object move or to change matter 

B  force between surfaces that resists the motion of one surface past another surface; friction creates heat 

C  an object’s direction and speed 

D  Scientist who came up with 3 laws of motion; also the unit used to measure the amount of force applied 

Question 10

10.

Who is Newton?

A  the ability to do work, either to make an object move or to change matter 

B  force between surfaces that resists the motion of one surface past another surface; friction creates heat 

C  an object’s direction and speed 

D  Scientist who came up with 3 laws of motion; also the unit used to measure the amount of force applied 

Question 11

11.

What is motion?

A  the ability to do work, either to make an object move or to change matter 

B  force between surfaces that resists the motion of one surface past another surface; friction creates heat 

C  an object’s direction and speed 

D  Scientist who came up with 3 laws of motion; also the unit used to measure the amount of force applied 

Question 12

12.

Which word means the tendency of an object to remain in motion or to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force?

A inertia

B speed

C push

D relative location

Question 13

13.

Which word means describing the location of an object in relation to another object; next to, near, beside, in front of ?

A inertia

B speed

C push

D relative location

Question 14

14.

Direction means the position in which an object moves; forward, backward, up, or down

True

False

Question 15

15.

What does resistance mean?

A  an object’s direction and speed 

B how fast an object is going

C   stored energy an object has because of its position 

D  anything that slows something down 