Newton's Laws of Motion Vocab

Question 1

change in an object’s position over time

Answer 1

motion

Question 2

an object that appears to stay in place

Answer 2

reference point

Question 3

a measure of the distance an object moves in a given amount of time

Answer 3

speed

Question 4

the quantity that describes the speed of the object and its direction of travel

Answer 4

velocity

Question 5

the rate at which velocity changes

Answer 5

acceleration

Question 6

the tendency of objects to resist any change in motion

Answer 6

inertia

Question 7

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

Answer 7

friction

Question 8

an object will remain at rest or move at a constant speed in a straight line unless it is acted on by an unbalanced force

Answer 8

the law of inertia

Question 9

when force increases, the acceleration of an object with constant mass increases with the same multiplier as the force

Answer 9

directly proportional

Question 10

force remains constant and the mass is decreased, the object will accelerate at a faster rate

Answer 10

inversely proportional

Question 11

the force that attracts an object to the center of the earth

Answer 11

gravity