MI-Star 6.4 Vocab Review

Front

What is the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the downward force exerted on everything that has mass by the earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

What are variables/conditions that are kept the same in an investigation?

Back

Constants

Front

What do we call it when the sum of the forces on an individual object add up to zero?

Back

Balanced forces

Front

What is the change in motion due to the object's changing speed?

Back

Acceleration

Front

What is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the term for the rate at which an object changes its position?

Back

Speed

Front

What is the force that causes an object to move in a circular path?

Back

Centripetal force

Front

What is the term for the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken?

Back

Average speed

Front

What is the measure of the amount of space an object occupies?

Back

Volume