Topic 2: Force and Motion

Front

displacement

Back

length of a straight line between two points

Front

distance

Back

total length of the path actually taken from Point A to Point B

Front

speed

Back

ratio of distance traveled to the amount of time taken

Front

velocity

Back

speed in a specific direction

Front

uniform motion

Back

motion of an object with a velocity that does not change

Front

slope

Back

Steepness of a graph at a given point

Front

force

Back

A push or a pull

Front

inertia

Back

Tendency of an object to remain stationary or to remain in motion

Front

unbalanced force

Back

A force on an object that is not canceled by other forces

Front

balanced forces

Back

Forces of equal magnitude but in opposite directions acting on the same object