Force & Motion Vocab

Front

What is the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion?

Back

Inertia

Front

What is the distance an object travels per unit of time?

Back

Speed

Front

What is the product of an object's mass and velocity?

Back

Momentum

Front

What law states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

Back

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

Front

What law states that if one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of equal strength in the opposite direction?

Back

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

Front

What is the rate of change of velocity of an object?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What is the force that attracts two bodies towards each other, commonly experienced as weight?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?

Back

Newton (N)

Front

What is the formula for calculating force?

Back

Force = Mass x Acceleration (F = ma)