Force and Motion Benchmark

A force is

• a push
• gravity
• friction
• all of these

A change in place or position is

• momentum
• motion
• mass
• drag

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Speed equal (s= )

• distance divided by time (d/t)
• time divided by distance (t/d)
• time multiplied by distance (t x d)
• distance multiplied by time (d x t)

A football is set on a tee. Unless a force acts on it, it will stay there forever. This is

• velocity
• air resistance
• inertia

___ is the scientist responsible for explaining the Laws of Motion

• Einstein
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Ben Franklin

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The force of earth's gravity is located

• in earth's core
• in the air around us
• in earth's crust

The pull of gravity of an object, measured in Newtons, is the object's ___

• speed
• mass
• weight
• velocity

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A change in velocity (speeding up, slowing down, changing direction) is

• momentum
• acceleration
• friction

The amount of matter in an object is

• mass
• weight
• velocity
• speed

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The reason for wearing a seat belt is explained by Newton's ___ Law

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd

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