CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Newton's First Law
Answer: An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in
motion at constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
●● Equilibrium
Answer: A condition in which all forces are balanced and the net force
equals zero.
●● Force
Answer: A push or pull that can change an object's motion and is
measured in Newtons (N).
●● Net Force
Answer: The overall force acting on an object after all forces are
combined.
●● Mass
Answer: The amount of matter in an object and a measure of its inertia,
measured in kilograms (kg).
, ●● Motion
Answer: A change in position over time.
●● Distance
Answer: The total length of the path traveled by an object.
●● Speed
Answer: How fast an object moves; Equation: v = d/t
●● Velocity
Answer: Speed in a specific direction.
●● Acceleration
Answer: The rate of change of velocity; Equation: a = Δv/t
●● Gravity
Answer: The attractive force between masses that causes objects to
accelerate toward Earth.
●● Free Fall
Answer: Motion in which gravity is the only force acting on an object.
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Newton's First Law
Answer: An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in
motion at constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
●● Equilibrium
Answer: A condition in which all forces are balanced and the net force
equals zero.
●● Force
Answer: A push or pull that can change an object's motion and is
measured in Newtons (N).
●● Net Force
Answer: The overall force acting on an object after all forces are
combined.
●● Mass
Answer: The amount of matter in an object and a measure of its inertia,
measured in kilograms (kg).
, ●● Motion
Answer: A change in position over time.
●● Distance
Answer: The total length of the path traveled by an object.
●● Speed
Answer: How fast an object moves; Equation: v = d/t
●● Velocity
Answer: Speed in a specific direction.
●● Acceleration
Answer: The rate of change of velocity; Equation: a = Δv/t
●● Gravity
Answer: The attractive force between masses that causes objects to
accelerate toward Earth.
●● Free Fall
Answer: Motion in which gravity is the only force acting on an object.