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Motion & Forces test
Flashcards for 7th grade science unit test
Question | Answer |
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_______________ always causes a change in speed, or direction, or both. | Unbalanced forces |
When the net forces equal zero, they are _________________. | balanced forces |
According to Newton's 1st Law, a moving object that is not acted on by an outside _________ will remain in motion. | force |
Sand applied to a slick sidewalk would create _____________ on an object | friction |
An ice skater at rest pushes against a sled at rest, causing both the skater and the sled to move away from each other. This is an example of what law? | Newton's 1st or 3rd Laws of Motion |
A driver of an SUV drives past a person standing on the sidewalk. From the reference point of the person standing on the sidewalk, the SUV is in _________. | motion |
A car stopped by a traffic light is best described by which law? _______________________ | Newton's 1st Law of Motion |
A car traveling at 30 mph to the northeast tells us the _______ of the car. | velocity |
The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space is called an ________. | orbit |
___________ are caused mainly by differences on how much the moon pulls on different parts of the earth. | Tides |
The gravitational pull is greater between two objects that have greater ________. | masses |
The moon stays in orbit around the Earth because Earth's gravitational force provides _____________ on the moon. | centripetal force |
A book sliding off the seat of a car when it comes to a sudden stop is an example of which law? | Newton's 1st Law of Motion |
When two cars collide head on and bounce backwards from each other, this is an example of which law? | Newton's 3rd Law of Motion |
As the distance between between two objects increases, the gravity between them ___________. | decreases |
Pulling a locker open or pushing it closed is an example of a _________. | force |
A person on the Moon's surface and the Earth's surface would have the same ______. | mass |