Forces Vocabulary

equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions

• balanced forces

• centripetal force

• unbalanced forces

• friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

any force that causes an object to move in a circular path

• balanced forces

• centripetal force

• unbalanced forces

• friction

forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion

• balanced forces

• centripetal force

• unbalanced forces

• friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid

• fluid friction

• rolling friction

• sliding friction

• static friction

friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface

• fluid friction

• rolling friction

• sliding friction

• static friction

friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another

• fluid friction

• rolling friction

• sliding friction

• static friction

friction that acts on objects that are not moving

• fluid friction

• rolling friction

• sliding friction

• static friction

a push or pull on an object

• friction

• force

• inertia

• momentum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the force that two surfaces exert on each other when the two rub against each other

• friction

• force

• inertia

• momentum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

• friction

• force

• inertia

• momentum