Unit 3 Vocabulary

Change in an object’s motion; caused by unbalanced forces

• Velocity

• Balance

• Acceleration

• Inertia

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Equal and opposite forces on an object that result in no change in position, direction, or motion; net force equals zero

• Balanced Force

• Unbalanced Force

• Net Force

• Rebalanced Force

Tendency of an object to resist change in motion

• Gravity

• Laziness

• Inertia

• Net force

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

• Law of reaction-action

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Velocity

• Law of action-reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

When an object that has a constant mass is acted upon by a force, the object will accelerate in the same direction as the force applied

• Law of inertia

• Law of force and acceleration

• Law of velocity

• Law of balanced force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The tendency of an object to resist change in motion unless acted upon by a force

• Law of net force

• Law of speed

• Law of acceleration

• Law of inertia

Measurement of the total forces exerted on an object

• Balanced force

• Net force

• Unbalanced force

• Unequal force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time

• speed

• rate

• velocity

• force

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Unequal forces on an object that may result in a change in position, direction or motion; net force does not equal zero

• Balanced force

• Unequal force

• Unbalanced force

• Imbalanced force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A measurement of an object's speed and direction

• Speed

• Velocity

• Inertia

• Acceleration