Forces and Motion

Front

Motion

Back

Moving from one position to another

Front

Gravity

Back

A force that pulls objects down to Earth and toward each other

Front

Conductor

Back

A material that electric charges easily can flow through.

Front

Repel

Back

To push away from something

Front

Attract

Back

To pull toward something. Magnets with opposite poles do this.

Front

Force

Back

The push or pull that makes an object move.

Front

Balanced Forces

Back

Two equal forces acting on an object. That means an object will stay in the same position. One example is books sitting on a shelf.

Front

Magnetic Field

Back

The area where a magnetic force acts.

Front

Noncontact Force

Back

A force that does not need to touch an object to affect it, such as gravity.

Front

Contact Force

Back

A force that is exerted only when two objects are touching.