Newton's Laws of Motion Vocabulary Practice

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction.

• Friction

• Force

• Acceleration

• Drag

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A force that causes something to move away.

• Panel

• Pull

• Push

• Photo

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Forces that happen when objects touch each other.

• Non-Contact Force

• Spring Force

• Contact Force

• Gravitational Force

Forces that occur when two objects interact without touching each other.

• Spring Force

• Gravitational Force

• Contact Force

• Non-Contact Force

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The build-up of electric charges on an object.

• Spring Electricity

• Static Electricity

• Elasticity

• Acceleration

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The push or pull that a spring does when you stretch it or squeeze it, trying to get back to its normal shape

• Rolling Force

• Gravity Force

• Spring Force

• Contact Force

The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or deformed.

• Elaboration

• Elasticity

• Energy

• Engineering

A special kind of pull or push that happens between magnets, where they can attract (stick to) each other or repel (push away) depending on which side of the magnet is facing each other, even if they aren't touching; it's like an invisible force.

• Magnetic Force

• Contact Force

• Gravational Force

• Kinetic Force

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An invisible pull that exists between any two objects with mass.

• Spring Force

• Control Force

• Non-Contract Force

• Gravitational Force

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A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another.

• Friction

• Fraction

• Favorite

• Flammable