Physics Terms Exam Questions and
Answers
Acceleration - ANSWER-the rate at which velocity changes
Agent - ANSWER-a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific
results
Archimedes' Principle - ANSWER-the rule that the buoyant force on an object is equal
to the weight of fluid the object displaces
Balanced Force - ANSWER-upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged object
Center of gravity - ANSWER-the point in an objet where the force of gravity appears to
act
Centripetal force - ANSWER-force that causes an object to lean/push against
something to move in a circle
Chemical energy - ANSWER-the potential energy stored in chemical bonds
Electrical energy - ANSWER-the energy of electrical charges
Force - ANSWER-a push or pull exerted on an object
Free fall - ANSWER-the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is
gravity.
Friction - ANSWER-the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces
rub against each other
Gravity - ANSWER-the force that pulls objects toward each other
Inertia - ANSWER-the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
Kinetic energy - ANSWER-Energy that an object has due to its motion.
Law of Conservation of Energy - ANSWER-rule states that energy can't be created or
destroyed
Mass - ANSWER-the amount of matter in an object
Mechanical energy - ANSWER-the form of an energy associated with the position and
motion of an object
Answers
Acceleration - ANSWER-the rate at which velocity changes
Agent - ANSWER-a natural force or object producing or used for obtaining specific
results
Archimedes' Principle - ANSWER-the rule that the buoyant force on an object is equal
to the weight of fluid the object displaces
Balanced Force - ANSWER-upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged object
Center of gravity - ANSWER-the point in an objet where the force of gravity appears to
act
Centripetal force - ANSWER-force that causes an object to lean/push against
something to move in a circle
Chemical energy - ANSWER-the potential energy stored in chemical bonds
Electrical energy - ANSWER-the energy of electrical charges
Force - ANSWER-a push or pull exerted on an object
Free fall - ANSWER-the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is
gravity.
Friction - ANSWER-the force that one surface exerts on another when the two surfaces
rub against each other
Gravity - ANSWER-the force that pulls objects toward each other
Inertia - ANSWER-the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
Kinetic energy - ANSWER-Energy that an object has due to its motion.
Law of Conservation of Energy - ANSWER-rule states that energy can't be created or
destroyed
Mass - ANSWER-the amount of matter in an object
Mechanical energy - ANSWER-the form of an energy associated with the position and
motion of an object
