Chapter 2 Vocab Review

Front

Combined forces yield a net force of zero.

Back

Balanced force.

Front

Force resisting motion of touching surfaces

Back

Friction

Front

A push or pull on an object by another object that is touching it.

Back

Contact force.

Front

Attractive force between all objects with mass

Back

gravity

Front

Amount of matter in an object

Back

mass

Front

Force applied without contact

Back

noncontact force

Front

important; momentous

Back

significant

Front

At rest or no motion

Back

Static

Front

Measure of gravitational force on an object

Back

weight

Front

Tendency of an object to resist motion change

Back

inertia