Forces
Newton's Laws of Motion
Vocabulary
Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
Energy and Motion
100

Forces are unequal; object moves

Unbalanced forces

100
Newton's Second Law of Motion states...

force = mass x acceleration

100

The measurement of the force of gravity on an object

Weight

100

The rate of change of distance, or the distance covered in a certain amount of time

speed

100

If speed is increased, kinetic energy is...

increased
200

Forces are equal; object doesn't move

Balanced forces

200

Newton's Third Law of Motion is also known as the law of...

action and reaction

200

The amount of matter in an object

Mass

200

Speed with a specific direction

Velocity

200

If mass is increased, kinetic energy is...

increased

300

Your sisters are disagreeing about where a table should be moved. Ellie pushes the table to the left with 10 N of force. Maria pushes the table to the right with 12 N of force. The net force is...

2 N to the right

300

Newton's First Law of Motion is also known as the law of...

inertia

300

The sum of all forces acting on an object

Net force

300

The rate of change of velocity which includes speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction

Acceleration

300

The energy of motion is...

Kinetic energy

400

All forces have two things represented by an arrow. These are...

Magnitude and direction

400

Newton's First Law of Motion is...

An object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted on by an external force

400

An object's tendency to resist a change in its motion

Inertia

400

Meemaw is walking 2 miles per hour to the north. This describes her...

Velocity

400

The formula for calculating speed is...

Distance/time; or distance divided by time

500

What is the term for the force that pushes back up on you against gravity?

"normal force"

500

Newton's Third Law of Motion states...

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

500

An object's change in position relative to a reference point

Motion

500

Your poopaw slows down his truck to make a turn. This describes...

Acceleration

500
The formula for calculating kinetic energy is...

KE= 1/2 m x v2

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