Force and Motion Vocab

a push or pull on an object that may change the motion of an object

• Force

• Mass

• Weight

• Net Force

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the amount of matter in an object

• weight

• mass

• force

• net force

a measure of the force of gravity exerted on an object

• force

• mass

• Newton's

• weight

the overall force exerted on an object measured in Newtons (N)

• Net force

• Balanced force

• unbalanced force

• Newtons

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Equal forces that do NOT cause a change in an object's motion

• net force

• balanced force

• unbalanced force

• Newtons

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unequal forces that cause a change in an object's motion-speed or direction

• unbalanced force

• balanced force

• friction

• gravity

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The units used for force

• Newtons

• Friction

• Gravity

• resistance

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A force that resists motion when two surfaces are touching each other

• Friction

• Gravity

• Newtons

• Mass

a force that pulls all objects that have mass towards one another

• buoyancy
• gravity
• tension
• friction

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The frictional force air exerts

against a moving object.

• Frictional force of gravity
• Magnetic force
• Air resistance (drag)
• Centripetal force