Forces Vocab

Front

Amount of matter in an object

Back

mass

Front

Objects don't change motion without an outside force.

Back

inertia

Front

Rate of change in velocity

Back

acceleration

Front

Inward force creating an orbit.

Back

centripetal force

Front

Overall forces acting on an object.

Back

net force

Front

Force exerted by air on moving objects.

Back

air resistance

Front

Velocity of falling objects when air resistance equals gravitational pull.

Back

terminal velocity

Front

Force of gravity on an object

Back

weight

Front

Force opposing motion of touching objects.

Back

friction

Front

Attraction between 2 objects due to mass.

Back

gravitational pull