Physics vocabulary

Front

Push or pull on an object

Back

Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Distance traveled per unit time

Back

speed

Front

Object used to compare motion of another object

Back

reference point

Front

Change in velocity

Back

acceleration

Front

Distance between an object and a reference point is changing

Back

motion

Front

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Back

3rd law

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

Force = mass × acceleration

Back

2nd law

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Forces causing motion change

Back

unbalanced

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Energy of motion

Back

Kinetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Tendency of an object to resist motion change

Back

inertia