Vocabulary

Question 0

A location which another location is compared.

Answer 0

Reference Point

Question 1

An objects location.

Answer 1

Position

Question 2

A change of position over time.

Answer 2

Motion

Question 3

A measure of how fast something moves through a particular distance over a definite period of time. Speed is distance divided by time.

Answer 3

Speed

Question 4

A speed in a specific direction.

Answer 4

Velocity

Question 5

A quantity that has both size and direction.

Answer 5

Vector

Question 6

The rate that velocity changes over time.

Answer 6

Acceleration

Question 7

A push or pull; something that changes the motion of an object.

Answer 7

Force

Question 8

The overall force acting on an object when all of the forces acting on it are combined.

Answer 8

Net Force

Question 9

The resistance of an object to a change in speed or the direction of its motion.

Answer 9

Inertia

Question 10

A scientific law stating that any object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion with the same velocity, unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

Answer 10

Newton’s First Law

Question 11

A scientific law stating that the acceleration of an object increases with increased force and decreases increased mass.

Answer 11

Newton’s Second Law

Question 12

Any force that keeps an object moving in a circle.

Answer 12

Centripetal Force

Question 13

A scientific law stating that every time one object exerts a force on one object, the second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back on the first object.

Answer 13

Newton’s Third Law