Force & Motion Vocabulary and Concepts

Force

• speed in a particular direction

• A push or pull that changes an object's motion

• to apply a force

• The force between an object and the surface it is moving over

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Exert

• the force between an object and the surface it's moving over

• to apply a force

• speed in a particular direction

• to release an object

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Velocity

• speed in a particular direction

• a push or pull that can change an object's motion

• to apply a force

• The force between an object and the surface it is moving over

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Mass

• a push or pull that can change an object's motion

• Speed in a particular direction

• The amount of matter that makes up an object

• The amount distance in which an object travels

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Collision

• The moment two objects hit each other

• speed in a particular direction

• the force between an object and the surface it's moving over

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Matter

• speed in a particular direction

• to apply a force

• Anything that has a mass and takes up space

• The amount of matter that makes up an object

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Kinetic Energy

• A push or a pull that can cause an object to change motion

• Energy an object has that is stored

• Energy an object has because it is moving

• The force between an object and the surface it is moving over

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Potential Energy

• To apply a force

• Energy an object has because it is moving

• Energy an object has that is stored; can make an object move or change later

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Which of the following is an example of "exerting a force"?

• Pushing someone on a swing

• A ball floating on the water

• Kicking a soccer ball

• A tree growing in the ground

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What is a "Newton"?

• A unit of force

• energy converting from one type to another

• Justification for your argument