Physical Science Forces Vocabulary

A push or a pull

• Force

• Friction

• Pull

• Push

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The action or process of moving or being moved

• Pulling

• Moving

• Motion

• Mowing

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Resistance of motion, causes things to slow down

Rate of motion, distance over time

The force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth

• Gravity

• Force

• Weight

• Friction

The speed of an object plus its direction

• Velocity

• Speed

The amount of matter in an object

• Mass

• Momentum

• Matter

• Newtons

The gaining of speed during motion

• Friction

• Momentum

• Velocity

• Speed

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"An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a force."

• Newton's First Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)

• Newton's Second Law of Motion (Law of Acceleration)

• Newton's Third Law of Motion (Law of Reactions)

"Acceleration is produced when a force is applied to a mass. The greater the mass, the more force needed."

• Newton's First Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)

• Newton's Second Law of Motion (Law of Acceleration)

• Newton's Third Law of Motion (Law of Reactions)

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