Week 4 Motion 1

What is the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion unless acted upon by a force?

• Motion

• Inertia

• Friction

• Gravity

What is the action or process of moving or being moved?

• Force

• Motion

• Gravity

• Friction

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What is a push or pull exerted on an object that can cause it to change its velocity or direction?

• Inertia

• Friction

• Force

• Gravity

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What type of force causes an object to accelerate because the forces acting on it are not equal and opposite?

• Balanced Force

• Unbalanced Force

• Contact Force

• Non-Contact Force

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What is the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Friction

• Motion

What force attracts two bodies toward each other, notably pulling objects toward the center of the Earth?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Motion

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What type of friction acts against the motion of objects moving through the air, slowing them down?

• Air Resistance

• Gravity

• Contact Force

• Non-Contact Force

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When two forces acting on an object are equal in size but opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion, what is this called?

• Unbalanced Force

• Balanced Force

• Contact Force

• Non-Contact Force

What type of force occurs when two objects are physically touching each other, such as friction or tension?

• Non-Contact Force

• Gravity

• Contact Force

• Air Resistance

What type of force can act at a distance without physical contact, such as gravitational, magnetic, or electric forces?

• Contact Force

• Non-Contact Force

• Friction

• Air Resistance

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