Chapter 2 Vocab

Front

A push or pull acting on an object

Back

force

Front

Tendency of an object to resist motion change

Back

inertia

Front

Rate of change in speed or direction over time

Back

acceleration

Front

Forces that work against each other

Back

opposing forces

Front

Force or attraction between objects or pull toward Earth's center

Back

gravity

Front

Force from two materials rubbing together

Back

friction

Front

Two unequal forces acting on the same object in opposite directions.

Back

Unbalanced forces

Front

Total forces on a body

Back

net force

Front

Two equal forces acting on the same object in opposite directions

Back

balanced forces

Front

Two forces acting together in the same direction

Back

combined forces