Vocabulary Quiz

What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

• Potential energy

• Inertia

• Kinetic energy

• Friction

• Gravity

What do we call a force that slows down moving objects?

• Potential energy

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Kinetic energy

Which type of energy is stored due to an object's position?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Friction

What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Kinetic energy

• Friction

• Potential energy

Which of the following refers to the energy of motion?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Friction

What is the amount of matter in an object?

• Inertia

• Potential energy

• Mass

• Friction

• Gravity

Which of the following is a push or pull that makes objects move?

• Force

• Potential energy

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Friction

What do we call the combined force of electricity and magnetism?

• Electromagnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

• Potential energy

• Inertia

The amount of space between two objects is called:

• Distance

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Potential energy

• Friction

What term refers to the speed and direction of an object’s movement?

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Velocity

• Friction

• Potential energy