Speed, Acceleration and Newton's Test Review

Question 1

motion

Answer 1

the process of changing positions

Question 2

speed

Answer 2

measurements of how quickly something is moving

Question 3

Newton

Answer 3

unit of measurement of force

Question 4

Sir Issac Newton

Answer 4

Developed Law’s of Motion

Question 5

force

Answer 5

a push or a pull of an object

Question 6

acceleration

Answer 6

the rate at which an object changes speed or direction

Question 7

net force

Answer 7

the combination of all forces on an object

Question 8

reference point

Answer 8

the starting point you choose to describe the location of an object

Question 9

friction

Answer 9

force that causes a moving object to slow down

Question 10

inertia

Answer 10

the tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged

Question 11

an object moves due to an ____________ force

Answer 11

unbalanced

Question 12

an object stays the same from a _____________ force

Answer 12

balanced

Question 13

if you increase the mass of an object what will happen to it’s acceleration?

Answer 13

acceleration would decrease due to the increased amount of mass

Question 14

how does friction affect the motion of an object

Answer 14

friction causes the motion of an object to slow down

Question 15

formula for Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion

Answer 15

F=MxA

Question 16

Three types of acceleration

Answer 16

speed up, slow down, change direction