Forces and Motion Vocabulary

A change in velocity over time (speeding up)

• Velocity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Acceleration

• Speed

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A force which tends to slow the movement of an object through a liquid or gas

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Acceleration

• Drag Force

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A push or pull

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Acceleration

• Force

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A force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving.

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Acceleration

• Force

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The tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion or of an object at rest to stay at rest.

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Acceleration

• Force

An invisible force that makes everything be pulled down towards the Earth.

• Gravity

• Friction

• Inertia

• Acceleration

• Force

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A change in an objects position

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Motion

• Velocity

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How fast an object is moving. Divide the distance it traveled by the time spent moving.

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Motion

• Velocity

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The speed AND direction of an object

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia

• Motion

• Velocity

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How far from each other two points or places are

• Distance

• Acceleration

• Gravity

• Motion

• Velocity