Force and Motion Vocab

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Force

Back

A push or pull on an object that causes it to move, change speed or direction, or stay in one place.

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Motion

Back

The change in position of an object over time in relation to a place or object that is not moving.

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gravity

Back

A force that pulls objects towards each other.

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friction

Back

A force that resists the sliding or rolling of one surface against another.

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increasing

Back

Something is growing or rising, or becoming greater in number, amount, size, or in some other way.

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decreasing

Back

To become less in number, amount, size, or in some other way.

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Speed

Back

The rate at which an object moves through time or how far it travels in a given amount of time.

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Direction

Back

The line or course something moves along.

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distance

Back

How far one thing is from another thing.

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mass

Back

The amount of matter in an object.