Forces Vocabulary
Patterns of Motion
Other Forces
100
A push or a pull
Force
100
Name one pattern of motion
A line, a circle, back and forth
100
This force always pulls us down and keeps us on Earth
Gravity
200
How fast or slow an object moves
Speed
200
When kicking a soccer ball, it moves in this pattern of motion
A line
200
When two forces are equal, they do not cause motion. What do we call this type of force?
Balanced Forces
300
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Which way an object moves
Direction
300
A windmill moves in this pattern of motion
A circle
300
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Team A is pulling with more force than Team B. What type of forces would these be?
Unbalanced Forces
400
A change in the position of an object compared to its surroundings. (It goes from one place to another)
Motion
400
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The amount of force someone uses
Strength
400
A book is resting on a table. What kind of forces must be acting on the book?
Balanced Forces
500
An object's location to compared its surroundings.
Position
500
A tetherball is moving in a circle, but the rope is cut, what pattern does it move in now?
A line
500
Describe the two forces acting on this apple
Hand pushing up, gravity pulling down