unit 3 vocab

change in speed or direction: slowing down, speeding up, turning

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Motion

• Velocity

Forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero

• Constant

• Unbalanced Forces

• Motion

• Balanced Forces

A push or pull exerted on an object

• Forces

• Velocity

• Motion

• Speed

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

• Balance

• Force

• Unbalance

• Friction

tendency of an object to resist change in motion

• Friction

• Interia

• Velocity

• Newton

measurement of the total forces exerted on an object

• Acceleration

• Newtons

• Kg

• Net Force

How fast an object is moving; rate; distance/time

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Velocity

• Net Force

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

• Equal Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Balanced Forces

• Diagonal Forces

a measurement of an object's speed and direction

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Velocity

• Force

stored energy; energy of position

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy