Force and Motion vocabulary

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What is friction?

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A force that opposes the motion of another object, making it slow down or giving it traction to get moving.

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What is momentum?

Back

How difficult it is to stop an object.

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What is mass?

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The amount of matter in an object.

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work or cause change.

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What is magnetism?

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The pulling force of a magnet.

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What is force?

Back

A push or pull on an object.

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What is motion?

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The change in position of an object over time.

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What is gravity?

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The force that pulls objects toward each other, such as the Earth pulling us down.

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What is inertia?

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The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.

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What is a balanced force?

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Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.