Force and Motion Vocabulary

Front

Work

Back

Work is done when a force is used to move something (a load).

Front

Force

Back

A push or a pull.

Front

Load

Back

What is being moved.

Front

Push

Back

Force that moves an object away from you.

Front

Pull

Back

Force that moves an object toward you.

Front

Simple machine

Back

A machine with few or no moving parts that makes doing work easier.

Front

Friction

Back

Force caused by one object rubbing against another.

Front

Gravity

Back

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.

Front

Lever

Back

Straight bar that moves on a fixed point.

Front

Fulcrum

Back

The fixed point that a lever moves on.