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Matter & Motion
Quiz pages 103-121
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8th Grade
10/05/2007

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Term
Tell if the statment below is true or false.

For work to be done, an object must be moved.
Definition
True.
Term
What is the name for the attraction between any two objects?
Definition
Gravity.
Term
What do we call the ability to do work?
Definition
Energy.
Term
Does the movment of a car present kinetic energy, or potetial energy?
Definition
Kinetic.
Term
Define the word, inertia.
Definition
Is the tendency of matter to stay at rest if at rest, or to continue moving at a constant velocity if in motion.
Term
Tell if the statment below is true or false.

Acording to the law of conservation of matter, matter is destroyed when wood is burned.
Definition
False.
Term
What is defined as a force that causes an object to travel in a curved path rather then in a straight line?
Definition
Centripetal force.
Term
Name the metric unit of force and weight.
Definition
A newton.
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What two factors determine velocity?
Definition
How fast the object is moving, and the direction in which the object is moving.
Term
What is the term for motion in which the velocity of the moving object does not change?
Definition
Uniform motion.
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