Newton's 3rd Law Vocabulary

A force that moves something up

• drag

• thrust

• lift

• gravity

a force that pushes an object forward

• net force

• friction

• gravity

• thrust

a force that slows down or hinders the motion of an object

• action/ reaction forces

• drag

• thrust

• inertia

a force that pulls everything towards the Earth

• gravity

• friction

• drag

• inertia

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an object's tendency to resist changes in motion

• friction

• lift

• inertia

• balanced force

a force that makes it hard for things to slide or move against each other

• lift

• friction

• net force

• gravity

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a push or pull on an object

• gravity

• thrust

• lift

• force

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when a first object applies a force on a second object which applies a force back on the first

• net force

• action/ reaction force

• balanced force

• inertia

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the total combined force acting on an object

• net force

• inertia

• balanced force

• friction

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when 2 equal forces push against each other in opposite directions

• net force

• gravity

• thrust

• balanced force