Force and Motion Vocabulary Review

Front

What is an object’s location or place?

Back

Position

Front

What is a change in an object’s position compared to objects around it?

Back

Motion

Front

What is a force that slows or stops motion between two surfaces that touch each other?

Back

Friction

Front

What is a measure of the distance an object travels in a certain amount of time?

Back

Speed

Front

How is speed measured?

Back

Distance/Time

Front

What is the term for the rate at which an object changes its position?

Back

Velocity

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other?

Back

Gravity

Front

What do we call the path an object takes as it moves?

Back

Trajectory

Front

What is the term for a push or pull on an object?

Back

Force

Front

What is the unit of measurement for speed?

Back

Meters per second (m/s) or kilometers per hour (km/h)