Forces Quiz

What is force?

• to push or pull

• to run

• to throw

• to play

How many types of forces are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is contact force?

• when one object pushes or pulls another object by touching it

• force of attraction between 2 masses

• the force that resists

• push or pull

What is gravity?

• force of attraction between 2 masses

• push or pull

• when one object pushes or pull another

Friction is the _______ that resists motion between 2 surfaces that are pressed together.

• force

• friction

• motion

What is net force?

• overall force

• push or pull

• overall force acting on an object when all the forces are combined

• force of attraction

Balanced force is some (equal) push or pull on both sides =

• no movement

• movement

Unbalanced force is ___ side pulls harder than the other side.

• one

• two

• three

• four

Newton's first law states that an object at ____, and an object in ______ remains in rest or motion with the same speed, unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

• rest and motion

• rest and rest

• motion and motion

• none of the above

What does the word inertia mean?

• is the resistance of an object to a change in the speed or direction of its motion

• is the give of an object to a change in speed or direction

• all of the above

• a push or pull