Forces Vocabulary
Types of Forces
Other Forces
Miscellaneous
Extras
100
A push or a pull
Force
100
Acts only when one object touches another object
Contact Force
100
This force always pulls us down and keeps us on Earth
Gravity
100
how far an object travels
Distance
100
True or False:
Moving your eyes to read a page is considered work.
True
200
How fast or slow an object moves
Speed
200
Acts between objects that are not touching
Noncontact Force
200
When two forces are equal, they do not cause motion. What do we call this type of force?
Balanced Forces
200
No Changes in an object's motion demonstrates a____________
Balanced force
200
True or False:
If an object is moving, work is being done.
True
300
Which way an object moves
Direction
300
This type of force slows down an object
Friction
300
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Team A is pulling with more force than Team B. What type of forces would these be?
Unbalanced Forces
300
Forces that are not equal in strength
Unbalanced forces
300
Give three examples of things that do work.
People, animals, wind, water, machines
400
A change in the position of an object compared to its surroundings. (It goes from one place to another)
Motion
400
An example of a contact force
Friction, kicking a ball, pushing a door open, etc.
400
A book is resting on a table. What kind of forces must be acting on the book?
Balanced Forces
400
True or False:
Pushing against a building with all your might is defined as work.
False
400
Name three patterns of motion.
Zig-zag, up and down, back and forth, around in a circle
500
An object's location to compared its surroundings.
Position
500
Two examples of a noncontact force
gravity and magnetism
500
Describe the two forces acting on this apple
Hand pushing up, gravity pulling down
500
Two patterns of motion God created in the solar system
revolution and rotation
500
Give an example of a predicted pattern of motion and an unpredicted pattern of motion.
Predicted: merry go round, ball rolling down a hill
Unpredicted: children playing tag, flag blowing in the wind