Force and Motion
Laws of Motion
Simple Machines
Examples of Simple Machines
Mix
100
A push or pull
What is a force?
100
Objects at rest will stay at rest, unless a force makes them move.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
100
A basic device that can change the amount or the direction of force, or both at once
What is a simple machine?
100
The top of a pickle jar
What is a screw?
100
The use of force to move an object over a distance
What is work?
200
Changing the location of an object from one place to another
What is Motion?
200
Forces can slow down, speed up, or change the direction of an object.
What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?
200
A flat surface that has one end higher than the other
What is an inclined plane?
200
A broom
What is a lever?
200
The distance an object moves in a certain amount of time
What is speed?
300
A force that slows down an object when it rubs against another object.
What is friction?
300
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
300
A simple machine made up of a bar and fulcrum
What is a lever?
300
A doorknob
What is a wheel and axle?
300
Stored up energy waiting to be released
What is potential energy?
400
The natural force that pulls objects toward earth.
What is gravity?
400
The founder of the three laws that explain the relationships between force and motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
400
Two inclined planes placed back to back
What is a wedge?
400
A flagpole
What is a pulley?
400
Energy in motion
What is kinetic energy?
500
The speed and direction of an object.
What is velocity?
500
A soccer ball sits on the grass until a player kicks it.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion?
500
To raise a heavy load, you could use a system made up of one or many of these
What is a pulley?
500
A knife
What is a wedge?
500
Unit used to measure forces
What are Newtons?
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