Force and Motion Vocab

These are equal and opposite forces that do not cause a change in position or motion.

• Unbalanced Force
• Balanced Force
• Net Force
• Neutral Force

This is the measured value (always positive) from one point to another.

• Distance
• Displacement
• Acceleration
• Disorientation

 The overcoming push or pull movement to create the ability to apply a change in velocity acting on a given object.

• Newton
• Newton's Law
• Force
• Tug of War

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This is a force which resists all motion.

• Air Resistance
• Gravity
• Friction
• Drag

This is an attractive force between any two objects due to mass. More mass, more pull (in a downward direction).

• Friction
• Gravity
• Inertia
• Attraction

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This is a measure of resistance to motion, by an object.

• Air Resistance
• Centrifugal Force
• Friction
• Inertia

This number is the length of a vector. It is always positive.

• Magnitude
• Velocity
• Direction
• Net Force

This is a measure of the quantity of matter.

• Mass
• Matter
• Measurement
• Molecule

This is a change in the position of a body with respect to time relative to a reference point.

• Motion
• Movement
• Acceleration
• Speed

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This is the sum of all the forces applied to an object. It is usually separated into a horizontal and vertical component.

• New Force
• Balanced Force
• Unbalanced Force
• Neutral Force