Friction and Forces Vocab

Force - a ______ or a pull.

• push

• twist

• turn

• lift

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Gravity - an attractive force between all objects resulting in an acceleration of those objects towards each other, on Earth gravity’s acceleration is about ______ or 32ft/s/s.

• 10m/s/s

• 9.8m/s/s

• 15m/s/s

• 20m/s/s

Friction - a force that acts between objects in contact with each ______.

• other

• self

• side

• surface

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Coefficient of friction - a measure of the frictional force between objects, low value slides ______.

• easily

• slowly

• with difficulty

• not at all

Acceleration - is a change in ______ or direction.

Speed - a distance over ______.

• time

• distance

• velocity

• acceleration

Weight - the force caused by gravity on ______, (or Planet).

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

Stationary - not ______.

• moving

• still

• fixed

• stationary

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Unbalanced force - a force that causes an object to ______.

• accelerate

• stop

• remain stationary

• move in a circle

Balanced force - the object has no acceleration, maintains its ______.

• inertia

• velocity

• momentum

• position