Fall Semester Vocabulary 2024

Front

What is the amount of mass in a given amount of space?

Back

Density

Front

What is a push or pull?

Back

Force

Front

What is an applied force that is perpendicular to the object?

Back

Normal force

Front

What is a substance in which the particles are close together and in contact but move past each other; not rigid, no fixed shape, fixed volume?

Back

Liquid

Front

What describes an action force and its corresponding reaction force, as described by Newton's 3rd law?

Back

Force pairs

Front

What is the term for the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for the total force acting on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are combined?

Back

Net force

Front

What is the term for the force that opposes the motion of an object?

Back

Frictional force

Front

What is the term for the state of matter that has a definite shape and volume?

Back

Solid