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Force and Motion Vocab

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  • The greater the _____ of an object, the more force it will take to accelerate the object.
    mass
  • The strength of something when it is moving.
    Momentum
  • A push or pull on an object
    force
  • the course something moves along.
    direction
  • forces acting in EQUAL and OPPOSITE directions. Creating NO MOTION.
    balanced force
  • For every action, there is an equal and opposite ________
    reaction
  • gaining or increasing speed
    acceleration
  • The amount of space between 2 objects.
    distance
  • An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
    inertia (or Newton's 1st law of motion)
  • The amount of distance something goes in a time period
    speed
  • A type of friction that slows objects down in the air.
    air resistance
  • A force that pulls an object towards another object.
    gravity
  • force that slows down an object that is rubbing on a surface
    friction
  • Anything that has mass and takes up space
    matter
  • The location of an object.
    position
  • 2 or more forces where one force is stronger than the other. This results in the object moving.
    unbalanced force