Force and Motion vocabulary

Front

What is the ability to do work or cause change?

Back

Energy

Front

What is a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop or change direction?

Back

Force

Front

What is anything that takes up space and has mass?

Back

Matter

Front

What is the movement of an object?

Back

Motion

Front

What is the location of an object?

Back

Position

Front

What is the measure of how much matter is in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the rate at which an object moves?

Back

Speed

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the change in position of an object over time?

Back

Displacement