Unit 1 and 2 Science Vocab

The result of a push or pull on an object.

• Motion

• Newton

• Tension

A push/pull on an object that is not subject to an equal or opposite push or pull which causes a change in motion.

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Gravitational pull

Two forces acting in opposite directions on an object, resulting in no motion.

• Balanced Forces

• Unbalanced Forces

• Distance

The contact force that works against motion.

• Force

• Friction

• Net Force

The unit of measurement for force (N)

• Mass

• Net Force

• Newton

A push or pull applied to an object

• Centripetal Force

• Friction

• Force

A motion that has a repeating pattern.

• Net Force

• Cyclic Motion

• Distance

The sum of all forces acting on an object.

• Net Force

• Force

• Friction

The state of being stretched tight.

• Mass

• Tension

• Gravitational Pull

The measurement of the amount of space between two objects.

• Distance

• Solid

• Matter