Physics vocabulary

Front

Push or pull on an object

Back

Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Distance per time

Back

speed

Front

Object used to compare motion of another object

Back

reference point

Front

Change in velocity

Back

acceleration

Front

Distance between an object and a reference point is changing

Back

motion

Front

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Back

3rd law

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Front

Force = mass × acceleration

Back

2nd law

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Front

Forces causing motion change

Back

unbalanced

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

Energy of motion

Back

Kinetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Tendency of an object to resist motion change

Back

inertia