FORCES
ELEMENTARY
CONTACT
GRAVITY
FRICTION
100

A PUSH OR PULL

FORCE

100

THIS FORCE HOLDS THE NUCLEUS TOGETHER. 

STRONG NUCLEAR

100

THE PULLING FORCE CARRIED BY A ROPE IS CALLED?

TENSION

100

THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ON AN OBJECT IS CALLED?

WEIGHT

100

A FORCE THAT RESISTS MOTION

FRICTION

200

A UNIT OF FORCE COMMONLY USED IN THE USA

POUND

200

THIS FORCE ACTS BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHARGES. 

ELECTROMAGNETIC

200

A STRETCH OR INCREASE IN SIZE

EXTENSION

200

GRAVITY EXERTS A FORCE OF ____ ON EVERY KILOGRAM OF MASS.

9.8 N

200

FRICTION IS A FORCE AND MEASURED IN ?

NEWTONS

300

A METRIC UNIT OF FORCE

NEWTON

300

THIS FORCE CAUSES SOME KINDS OF RADIOACTIVITY.

WEAK FORCE

300

A SQUEEZE OR DECREASE IN SIZE

COMPRESSION

300

MASS IS A FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTY OF MATTER MEASURED IN ?

KILOGRAM

300

A FORCE THAT RESISTS MOTION BETWEEN TWO SURFACES

SLIDING

400
THE NEWTON IS A LARGER UNIT OF FORCE THAN THE POUND.

TRUE OR FALSE

FALSE

SMALLER

400

THIS FORCE CAUSES ALL MASSES TO ATTRACT EACH OTHER. 

GRAVITY

400

______ ALWAYS ACTS ALONG THE DIRECTION OF THE ROPE. 

TENSION

400

WEIGHT IS A FORCE MEASURED IN ?

NEWTONS

400

A FORCE THAT KEEPS AN OBJECT THAT IS STANDING STILL FROM STARTING TO MOVE. 

STATIC FRICTION

500

ONE POUND OF FORCE EQUALS ______ NEWTONS.

4.448

500

THE ACTION THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE MOTION.

FORCE

500

______ DEPENDS ON MASS AND GRAVITY.

WEIGHT

500

WEIGHT DIVIDED BY GRAVITY

MASS

500

THE SUM OF ALL THE FORCES ON AN OBJECT

NET FORCE