Motion and Forces Vocabulary Class Assignment

Front

What is the location of an object?

Back

Position

Front

What do we call a push or pull?

Back

Force

Front

What are forces that act together on an object without changing its motion?

Back

Balanced forces

Front

What is a change in an object’s position over time?

Back

Motion

Front

What are forces that do not cancel each other out and cause an object to change its motion?

Back

Unbalanced force

Front

What is the distance traveled by an object in a specific direction?

Back

Displacement

Front

What is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the rate of change of velocity?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What do we call the speed of an object in a given direction?

Back

Velocity

Front

What is the term for the total path length traveled by an object?

Back

Distance