Investigation 6 Vocab and Review Vocab

Front

Interaction between masses; a push or pull.

Back

force

Front

Unit for measuring force in metric system.

Back

Newton

Front

Distance traveled by an object in a unit of time.

Back

speed

Front

Change of velocity per unit time (increase, decrease, or direction change).

Back

acceleration

Front

Sum of all forces on an object.

Back

net force

Front

Net force on an object causes acceleration proportional to the force and inversely to mass.

Back

Newton's 2nd law

Front

Force between surfaces in contact; they rub in opposite directions.

Back

friction

Front

Changing position.

Back

motion

Front

Point used to determine an object's position and change of position.

Back

reference point

Front

Objects in uniform motion (rest or constant velocity) remain so until a net force acts on them.

Back

Newton's 1st law