Force & Motion Vocabulary

What is the term for when an object changes position or place?

• friction

• velocity

• motion

• force

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

• momentum

• weight

• mass

• inertia

What is the term for an object's speed and direction?

• velocity

• drag

• friction

• gravity

What is the term for the slowing down of an object by air or a liquid?

• drag

• momentum

• force

• inertia

What is the term for a force that pulls (or holds) objects to the surface of the earth?

• buoyancy

• gravity

• speed

• acceleration

What is the term for the amount of force gravity puts on an object?

• weight

• velocity

• force

• friction

What is the term for a push or a pull that makes an object move or puts it into motion?

• force

• motion

• momentum

• mass

What is the term for a force caused by two objects rubbing against each other?

• friction

• inertia

• drag

• gravity

What is the term for an object's resistance to a change in motion?

• acceleration

• speed

• inertia

• buoyancy

What is the term for the rate of motion over distance?

• force

• speed

• mass

• weight