Definitions for Motion
Definitions for Forces
Gravity
Laws of Motion
Miscellaneous
100
A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
What is reference point?
100
Defined as a push or pull.
What is force?
100
The force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe.
What is universal gravitation?
100
An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
What is Newtonś First Law of Motion?
100
The unit for measuring distance/length.
What is meter?
200
A system of measurement based on multiples of ten and on established measures.
What is International System of Units (SI)?
200
Determines whether an object moves as well as which direction it moves.
What is net force?
200
The force of gravity on an object.
What is weight?
200
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newtonś Third Law of Motion?
200
The unit for measuring mass.
What is gram/kilogram?
300
The distance an object travels in a certain amount of time.
What is speed?
300
The four types of friction.
What is static, sliding, rolling and fluid?
300
The two factors that affect the gravitational attraction between objects.
What is mass and distance?
300
Which law describes why a gun recoils when you shoot it?
What is Newtonś Third Law?
300
Formula for speed?
What is distance divided by time?
400
A word that describes the speed and direction of an objects motion.
What is velocity?
400
When two solid surface slide over each other.
What is sliding friction?
400
A object falling through air experiences this type of fluid friction.
What is air resistance?
400
Which of Newtonś Laws is also called the Law of Inertia?
What is Newtonś First Law?
400
The three ways something can accelerate.
What is speed up, slow down or change direction?
500
Increasing speed, decreasing speed or a change in direction refers to an objects _________________.
What is acceleration?
500
Occurs when a solid object moves through a fluid.
What is fluid friction?
500
The creator of the three Laws of Motion.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton.
500
Which law explains why your body flies forward when your mom slams on the brakes?
What is Newtonś First Law/Law of Inertia?
500
The metric prefixes in order.
What is kilo, hecto, deca, base, deci, centi and milli?
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