Forces Vocabulary Key Terms

What is the rate at which velocity changes called?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Distance

What term describes the amount of space between two things or people?

• Distance

• Speed

• Thrust

• Lift

What is the resistance of the air against the forward movement of an airplane called?

• Lift

• Drag

• Thrust

• Friction

What is the force between two electrically charged objects called?

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Electrical force

• Net force

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What is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces?

• Thrust

• Friction

• Lift

• Drag

What is the force of attraction between all masses called?

• Electrical force

• Magnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Net force

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What does it mean to observe or make a detailed and systematic examination?

• Investigate

• Accelerate

• Inertia

• Thrust

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What is an upward force called?

• Drag

• Lift

• Thrust

• Friction

What is the attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles called?

• Electrical force

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Net force

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What is the sum of all forces acting on an object called?

• Net force

• Thrust

• Lift

• Drag

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