Force and Motion Vocabulary.

What does the term force mean?
"She had to force her foot in her shoe."

• The speed and direction of a moving object.
• A push or pull that acts on an object.
• A change in velocity.
• Where the lever rests. 

What does the term inertia mean?
"Newton's first law focuses on the law of inertia."

• The tendency of an object to resist a CHANGE in its state of motion.
• Opposes the motion of one object moving past another.
• The speed and direction of a moving object.  
• Forces that do not cancel each other out when acting together on a single object. 

What does the term friction mean?
" The oil in my car reduces the friction on my engine."

• Using force to move an object. 
• How fast an object's position is changing with time at any moment. 
• Opposes the motion of one object moving past another. 
• A wheel with a groove in the rim. 

What does the term acceleration mean?
"The car showed acceleration by going faster and faster."

• A change in velocity. 
• When my car goes faster. 
• A push or pull on an object. 

What does the term mass mean?
"That bowling ball had a large mass."

• A measure of how much matter is in an object
• The speed and direction of a moving object. 

What does the term velocity mean?
"That ball had a lot of velocity behind it."

• Velocity is the rate of change in an object's position.
• Using force to move an object. 
• A device with few moving parts that will make the work easier to do. 

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What does the term work mean?
"Moving this box requires a lot of work!"

• Using force to move an object.
• A force to move something away.
• A force to move something towards you. 
• A force that attracts objects towards each other.

What does the term pull mean?
"I cannot pull this fish out of the water."

• A force to move something away.
• Using force to move an object.
• A force to move something towards you.
• A force that attracts objects towards each other. 

What does the term gravity mean?
"The gravity made that apple fall on my head."

• A force to move something away.
• A force that attracts objects toward each other. 
• Using force to move an object. 
• A force to move something towards you.

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What does the term push mean?
"I could not push that rock."

• A force that attracts objects towards each other. 
• A force to move something toward you.
• Using force to move an object. 
• A force to move something away.

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