Vocab Quiz #7: Energy Set 1

What is the term for the rate at which an object changes its position?

• Acceleration

• Energy

• Force

• Motion

Which term refers to a push or pull on an object?

• Balanced Force

• Friction

• Inertia

• Force

What is the ability to do work or cause change called?

• Energy

• Mass

• Velocity

• Work

Which term describes the resistance to a change in motion?

• Force

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Speed

What is the force that pulls objects towards each other?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Mass

• Velocity

Which term refers to the energy of motion?

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Speed

• Work

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

• Energy

• Mass

• Motion

• Velocity

Which term describes the change in position of an object?

• Force

• Inertia

• Motion

• Work

Which law states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an external force?

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

• Unbalanced Force

Which law states that the acceleration of an object is dependent on the force acting upon the object and the mass of the object.?

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

• Unbalanced Force