Vocab: Motion and Forces

Front

Rate of velocity change over time; an object accelerates if speed, direction, or both change.

Back

Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

A push or pull on an object to change its motion.

Back

Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Motion of a body under gravity.

Back

Free Fall

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

Attraction between objects due to mass.

Back

Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

Tendency of an object to resist motion change without an outside force.

Back

Inertia

Front

Change in position relative to a reference point.

Back

Motion

Front

A path a body follows around another in space.

Back

Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

Speed of an object in a direction

Back

Velocity

Front

Combination of all forces on an object.

Back

Net force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Distance traveled divided by time.

Back

Speed