Force and Motion Vocab

Front

Location of an object.

Back

Position

Front

Tendency of an object to stay at rest or in motion unless acted on by a force.

Back

Inertia

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Front

A push or pull

Back

Force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Energy of a moving object based on mass and speed.

Back

Momentum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Force that stops motion.

Back

Friction

Front

Distance over time measurement.

Back

Speed

Front

Forces that do not start movement.

Back

Balanced Forces

Front

Force that pulls objects towards Earth.

Back

Gravity

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Front

Movement of an object

Back

Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

Forces that start movement.

Back

Unbalanced forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2