Speedometry Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the force that resists the movement between two surfaces that are in contact?

• Gravity

• Speed

• Friction

• Drag

What do we call the force that pulls objects down toward the center of earth??

• Gravity

• Speed

• Kinetic energy

• Surface

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What is the energy an object has because of its position?

• Gravity

• Speed

• Surface

• Potential energy

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What is the energy that a body possesses because of its motion?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Drag

• Surface

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What term describes how fast something is moving or the distance it moves in a certain amount of time?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Speed

• Drag

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What is the term for the natural or artificial top layer of something?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Surface

• Potential energy

What is the term for the resistance of the air against the forward movement of an object?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Kinetic energy

• Drag

What is the effect of friction on the motion of objects?

• It speeds them up

• It slows them down

• It changes their direction

• It has no effect

What is force?

• The ability to do work

• A push or pull on an object

• The speed of an object

• The distance an object travels

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