Force and Motion

Front

position

Back

the location of an object

Front

distance

Back

The length of a line between two points.

Front

motion

Back

A change in an object's position.

Front

direction

Back

The path that a moving object follows.

Front

speed

Back

a measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time

Front

Distance-Time Graph

Back

A line graph that shows an object's motion.

Front

mass

Back

The amount of matter that makes up an object.

Front

matter

Back

anything that has mass and takes up space

Front

gravity

Back

a force that pulls objects toward each other

Front

friction

Back

a force that acts between surfaces that touch each other; tends to slow an object's motion