Ch10 Science Vocab

Resistance to change in motion

• Weight

• Speed

• Inertia

• Acceleration

The measure of the force of gravity on an object

• Velocity

• Weight

• Slope

• Force

is a force that pulls an object toward each other

A push or pull

Motion

• A place or object used for comparison

• The strength of a force

• A push or pull

• A position change when compared to another Object

Reference point

• A place or object used for comparison

• Combination of all the forces acting on an object

• A contact force that two surfaces exert on each other

The strength of a force

A contact force that two surfaces exert on each other

A combination of all the forces acting on an object

• Speed

• Gravity

• Net force

The distance an object travels per unit of time

• Slope

• Velocity

• Speed