Force & Motion Vocabulary

Definition: a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

• Scalar quantity

• Velocity

• Vector quantity

• Mass

A line on a motion graph that goes from point A to point B.

• Mass

• Velocity

• Frequency

• Distance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Definition: Force equals mass times acceleration.

• Newton's Third Law

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Fourth Law

• Newton's Second Law

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Definition: Forces that produce a nonzero net force, which changes an object's motion; Net Force: +

• Balanced Force

• Applied Force

• Gravity

• Unbalanced Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Definition: The amount of matter in an object

• velocity

• force

• mass

• speed

Definition: A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

• Friction

• Momentum

• Gravity

• Magnetism

Definition: Equal forces acting on an object in opposite directions; Net force: Zero

• Gravity

• Balanced Force

• Unbalanced Force

• Normal Force

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

Definition: The distance an object travels per unit of time.

• Mass

• Force

• Speed

• Position

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Definition: Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point.

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Gravity

• Displacement

Definition: The combination of all forces acting on an object.

• Gravity

• Friction

• Net force

• Velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2