Forces vocab

Two forces acting in opposite directions on an object, and in equal size.

• Balanced forces

• Electricity

• Force

• Unbalanced forces

The flow of electrical power or charge

• Balances forces

• Electricity

• Gravity

• Magnet

A push or pull on an object which may cause a change in an object's motion

• Magnet

• gravity

• Force

• Electricity

A force that tried to pull two objects toward each other

• Magnet

• Gravity

• Force

• Magnet

A piece of material, such as iron or steel, that is able to attract certain metal

• Electricity

• Force

• Gravity

• Magnet

The sum of all the forces acting on an object

• Net force

• Static electricity

• Force

• Magnet

The build up of an electric charge on an object

• net force

• static electricity

• unbalanced forces

• magnet

Forces that cause a change in the motion of an object

• net force

• unbalanced forces

• static electricity

• force

the buildup of electricity in an object is...

• static electricity

• opposite poles

• magnets

• gravity

The force that causes things to fall down to the earth is called...

• static electricity

• gravity

• opposite poles

• same poles