Unit 3: Force and Motion Vocabulary

What is a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time?

• Distance

• Speed

• Force

• Acceleration

What is a collection of objects that interact in the same way?

• Net Force

• System

• Motion

• Model

What is the amount of matter in an object?

• Mass

• Matter

• Force

• System

What is a push or pull on an object that may change the position of the object?

• Mass

• Force

• Newton's First Law

• Applied Force

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What is the combination of all forces acting on an object?

• Force Total

• Applied Force

• Net Force

• Normal Force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the force that is applied to an object by a person or another object?

• Normal Force

• Applied Force

• Force

• Net Force

What is  the force that surfaces exert to prevent solid objects from passing through each other?

• Normal Force

• Applied Force

• Force

• Net Force

What is an act, process, or instance of changing position or location?

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Travel

• Motion

What is an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts on the object?

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's First Law

• Acceleration

What is law that states that the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force exerted on the object divided by the object’s mass?

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• System

• Newton's First Law