Force and Motion Vocabulary

Front

To apply Force

Back

Exert

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Distance

Back

Quantity that refers to 'how much ground an object has covered' during its motion.

Front

A push and pull

Back

Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

The sum of all the forces acting on an object

Back

Net Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

The tendency of an object to resist change in the direction or speed of its motion

Back

Inertia

Front

The force that pulls objects toward each other

Back

Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

The rate of change of velocity

Back

Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Front

The measure of how fast something is moving in a specific direction

Back

Velocity

Front

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact

Back

Friction

Front

The unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)

Back

Newton (N)