6.8B Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Vocabulary

Front

A push or pull exerted on an object

Back

force

Front

equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions

Back

balanced forces

Front

forces that cause a change in the motion of an object

Back

unbalanced forces

Front

total distance divided by total time

Back

average speed

Front

how far an object moves

Back

distance

Front

Classify: second (s), minutes (min), hours (hr)

Back

time

Front

the rate at which velocity changes over time

Back

acceleration

Front

the path that a moving object follows

Back

direction

Front

object's overall change in position from the starting point

Back

displacement

Front

change in position (movement)

Back

motion