10 vocab

Question 1

a push or a pull exerted on an object that may change the motion or shape of the object

Answer 1

force

Question 2

the SI unit for force

Answer 2

newton

Question 3

the speed of an object in a particular direction

Answer 3

velocity

Question 4

the rate at which velocity changes over time

Answer 4

acceleration

Question 5

a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and that decreases as the distance between the objects increases

Answer 5

gravity

Question 6

an objects change in position relative to a reference point

Answer 6

motion

Question 7

the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion

Answer 7

inertia

Question 8

the distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occoured

Answer 8

speed

Question 9

a force that opposes motion between 2 surfaces that are in contact

Answer 9

friction

Question 10

the area surrounding a mass in which another mass would be influenced by a force of gravitational attraction

Answer 10

gravitational feild