Force and Motion vocabulary

Front

What is the term for force applied over a specific distance?

Back

Work

Front

What do we call the movement of an object?

Back

Motion

Front

What is the ability to do work or cause change?

Back

Energy

Front

What is a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction?

Back

Force

Front

What is the term for distance over time?

Back

Speed

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other, like the Earth pulling us down?

Back

Gravity

Front

What do we call the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What do we call the rate at which an object changes its velocity?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What is the term for the position of an object in relation to a reference point?

Back

Position