Forces & Motion Vocab Words

Front

To pull toward each other

Back

attract

Front

Object remains steady

Back

balance

Front

Forces that do NOT cause movement

Back

balanced forces

Front

To make smaller

Back

decrease

Front

How far one thing is from another.

Back

distance

Front

A push or pull

Back

force

Front

Force between rubbing objects.

Back

Friction

Front

A force that pulls objects together.

Back

gravity

Front

To make larger or bigger

Back

increase

Front

Scientist known for 3 laws of motion.

Back

Isaac Newton