Force and Motion Vocab Part 2

Front

Forces that do not change motion

Back

Balanced forces

Front

Size or amount of something

Back

magnitude

Front

Unit for measuring force

Back

Newton

Front

Measure of gravity on an object

Back

weight

Front

Force acting perpendicular to a surface, opposing gravity.

Back

normal force

Front

Forces causing motion change that don't cancel each other.

Back

unbalanced forces

Front

A force acting at a distance; objects don't touch.

Back

noncontact force

Front

Force pulling objects with mass together

Back

gravity

Front

A picture showing all forces on an object

Back

free body diagram

Front

Force opposing motion

Back

Friction