Force and Motion Vocabulary

How fast an object is moving

• Speed

• Energy

• Motion

• Net Force

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The ability to do work

• Inertia

• Friction

• Energy

• Force

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Energy in motion

• Kinetic

• Potential

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An object at rest; stored energy

• Kinetic

• Potential

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A push or pull that causes an object to stop, move, or change directions

• Force

• Friction

• Energy

• Speed

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A force that opposes the motion of an object

• Force

• Potential energy

• Friction

• Net Force

Newton's 1st Law of motion; An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rests stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

• Friction

• Inertia

• Speed

• Force

The amount of matter in an object

• Mass

• Motion

• Friction

• Force

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An object's speed and direction

• Net force

• Kinetic

• Motion

• Mass

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A combination of all the forces acting on an object

• Net force

• Energy

• Speed

• Mass

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