Forces & Motion Vocabulary Review

The distance an object travels in a certain amount of time

• Force

• Friction

• Kinetic Energy

• Speed

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The energy of motion is called

• Balanced Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Friction

• Acceleration

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A push or pull

• Force

• System

• Newton

• Friction

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When the forces being applied to an object is NOT the same size as another force being applied in the opposite direction

• Balanced Force

• Unbalanced Force

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The change in speed (measured in meters per second) per unit time (measured in seconds)

• Newton

• Acceleration

• Balanced Force

• Breaking Distance

Unit of measurement for force

• m/sec

• cm

• Newtons (N)

• Pereiras (P)

The force that exists at the boundary between any two pieces of matter that are in contact with one another

• Gravity

• Friction

• System

• Balanced Force

The distance a vehicle travels after the driver applies the brakes before it comes to a full stop

• Reaction Time

• Breaking Distance

• Reaction Distance

• Acceleration

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A group of interacting objects or processes

• System

• Newtons (N)

• Force

• Speed

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The total of the distance the car traveled during the reaction time plus the distance traveled while braking

• Breaking Distance

• Reaction Time

• Reaction distance

• Stopping Distance