Force and Motion Vocab

A push or pull that acts on an object

• force

• motion

• pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The movement an object has when acted on by a force

• motion

• gravity

• friction

• balanced force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When an object is moved toward the source of the force

• push

• pull

• friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When an object is moved away from the source of the force

• friction

• motion

• push

• pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A force that pulls objects toward Earth's center

• push

• friction

• gravity

• pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A force that resists and slows down the motion of an object

• push

• motion

• friction

• pull

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

When two equal forces push on an object in opposite directions

• distance

• speed

• balanced force

• pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When more than one force acts on an object and one force is greater than the others

• pull

• push

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A measure of how far an object moves

• speed

• distance

• position

• direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A measure of how fast an object is moving

• direction

• speed

• position

• pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1