Forces and Motion

Front

net force

Back

The combination of all the forces acting on an object

Front

force pairs

Back

The forces two objects apply to each other

Front

normal force

Back

The force that pushes perpendicular to the object's surface

Front

non-contact force

Back

A force that one object applies to another object without touching it

Front

gravity

Back

An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass

Front

field

Back

A region of space that has a physical quantity (such as a force) at every point

Front

weight

Back

The gravitational force exerted on an object

Front

friction

Back

A contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching