Unit 6 - Motion

The location of an object in relation to a nearby object or place is called ________.

• Position

• Direction

• Distance

• Orientation

A change in position is referred to as ________.

• Motion

• Rest

• Inertia

• Equilibrium

________ is how the position of an object changes during a certain amount of time.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Distance

The speed of an object in a particular direction is known as ________.

• Velocity

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Momentum

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Any change in velocity is called ________.

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Speed

• Momentum

A push or a pull is defined as ________.

• Force

• Energy

• Mass

• Velocity

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A force of attraction between two objects is known as:

• Gravity

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Electricity

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________ is a force that opposes motion.

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Inertia

Forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction are called ________.

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Gravitational Forces

• Frictional Forces

Forces that cause a change in the motion are known as ________.

• Unbalanced Forces

• Balanced Forces

• Gravitational Forces

• Frictional Forces

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