Force and Motion Vocab

Front

Average Speed (S=D/T)

Back

Calculated by dividing the total distance an object traveled by the time it took to travel the distance.

Front

Unbalanced Force

Back

Forces on an object that causes a change in the motion of the object.

Front

Speed

Back

The rate of change of position with respect to time, expressed as distance per time.

Front

X-axis

Back

The horizontal line with labels on a coordinate grid. Time is represented on this axis.

Front

Y-axis

Back

The vertical line with labels on a coordinate grid. Distance is represented on this axis.

Front

Force

Back

A push or a pull that can change the motion of an object, measured in newtons.

Front

Balanced Force

Back

Forces on an object that do not change the motion of the object.

Front

Motion

Back

The change in position of an object over time.

Front

Acceleration

Back

The rate at which an object changes its velocity.

Front

Friction

Back

A force that opposes the motion of an object.