Force and Motion Vocab

The location of an object.

• Motion

• Position

• Force

• Speed

The tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion unless it is acted on by a force.

• Speed

• Force

• Inertia

• Motion

A push or a pull

• Motion

• Inertia

• Speed

• Force

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The energy behind a moving object that depends on the objects mass and speed.

• Friction

• Speed

• Force

• Momentum

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The force that acts on an object to stop its motion.

• Friction

• Speed

• Inertia

• Momentum

A measurement of distance over time.

• Speed

• Motion

• Momentum

• Force

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Forces that do not start movement.

• Unbalanced Forces

• Balanced Forces

• Force

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The force that pulls things towards Earth.

• Motion

• Force

• Gravity

• Friction

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Movement of an object

• Motion

• Force

• Speed

• Velocity

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Forces that start movement.

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced forces

• Force

• Motion

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