Unit 6 Vocabulary- Force & Motion

a push or a pull exerted on an object that may change the motion or shape of the object; force has strength and direction

• force

• motion

• acceleration

• inertia

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate

• Speed

• motion

• acceleration

• inertia

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the action or process of moving or being moved.

• force

• motion

• acceleration

• inertia

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the tendency of an object to resist changes in motion

• force

• motion

• acceleration

• inertia

the rate of change of velocity per unit of time

• force

• motion

• acceleration

• inertia

a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion

• reference point

• speed

• radar device

• velocity

electromagnetic sensor used for detecting, locating, tracking, and recognizing objects of various kinds at considerable distances

• reference point

• speed

• radar device

• velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the total distance traveled by the object in a particular time interval.

• speed

• average speed

• net force

• gravity

the combined effect (the sum) of the real forces acting on the object

• speed

• average speed

• net force

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a force that resists motion between a moving object and the air around it 

• force

• air resistance

• friction

• motion