Force and Motion Vocabulary

Front

Action of moving

Back

Motion

Front

Resistance of motion

Back

Friction

Front

Rate of motion, distance over time

Back

Speed

Front

Force pulling objects to Earth's center

Back

Gravity

Front

Speed + Direction

Back

Velocity

Front

Amount of matter in an object

Back

Mass

Front

Gaining speed during motion

Back

Momentum

Front

Newton's First Law of Motion

Back

Law of Inertia: An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a force.

Front

Newton's Second Law of Motion

Back

Acceleration = Force / Mass

Front

Sloped and leaning

Back

Incline