Force and Motion Vocab

Equal forces that do NOT cause a change in an object's motion

• net force

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

• Newtons

A force that resists motion when two surfaces are touching each other

• Friction

• Gravity

• Newtons

• Mass

a force that pulls all objects that have mass towards one another

• buoyancy

• gravity

• tension

• friction

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The scientist credited with the 3 laws of motion

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Niels Bohr

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Any change in the location of

an object.

• Rest

• Stillness

• Stability

• Motion

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An object at rest will remain at

rest and an object in motion will

remain in motion until acted

upon by an unbalanced force.

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

• Whose Newton?

The force of an object is equal

to its mass multiplied by its

acceleration.

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newtons's 3rd Law

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For every action there is an

equal and opposite reaction.

• Newton's 1st Law

• Newton's 2nd Law

• Newton's 3rd Law

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An object’s tendency to resist a

change in motion.

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Momentum

The rate of change of velocity

which includes speeding up,

slowing down, or changing

direction.

• deceleration

• velocity

• acceleration

• momentum