Motion & Force Vocabulary Review Guide

A place a object used for comparison to determine whether something is in motion.

• Reference point

• Newton

• Net force

• Motion

A push or a pull.

• Force

• Relative

• Reference Point

• Slope

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A contact force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.

• Friction

• Gravity

• Net Force

• Motion

If the forces act in the same direction, the net force is the ____ of the forces.

• sum

• difference

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If the forces act i opposite directions, the net force is the ____ in the strengths of those forces.

• sum

• difference

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The distance an object moves per unit of time is known as

• speed

• time

• distance

• velocity

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The equation for calculating the speed of an object is

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The speed at which an object travels in a given direction is called

• velocity

• acceleration

Which is an example of speed?

• 4 meters per second

• 4 meters per second N

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Which is an example of velocity?

• 4 meters per second North

• 4 meters per second