Forces and Motion vocab

Front

Forces that slow down or stop movement

Back

friction

Front

The measurement of distance over time is _______.

Back

speed

Front

What states that objects at rest or in motion will stay in motion or at rest until acted upon by a force?

Back

inertia

Front

A push or a pull is a ____.

Back

force

Front

The prefix hydro- means

Back

of water

Front

Does the suffix -ist mean a person?

Back

True

Front

_____ is an object's speed in a particular direction.

Back

Velocity

Front

The prefix geo- means

Back

of the earth

Front

______ is how an object's position changes over time.

Back

motion

Front

______ is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.

Back

gravity