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Force and Motion A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is force? | a push or a pull or a twisting action on an object. |
| What is a newton? | A unit of measure of force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second. |
| What is energy? | The ability to do work or cause change. |
| What is a scale? | Equipment to measure mass. |
| What is work? | Force exerted on an object to make it move forward. |
| What is friction? | The force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces rub against each other. |
| What is gravity? | The force that pulls objects towards each other. The force of attraction between all masses in the universe. |
| What is inertia? | The tendency for and object to resit any change in its motion. The tendency for and object to stay at rest or to stay in motion. |