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Vocabulary
Force or Motion
Unbalanced and Balanced forces
Newton’s laws
100

How is gravity affected by mass?

The larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity

100

A change in motion caused by an unbalanced force acting on an object; includes increasing speed, decreasing speed, or a change in direction

Acceleration 

100

Ball kicking

Force

100

A wheeled cart is moving to the right at a constant speed. Two forces of equal magnitude are acting upon the cart. Which of the following best describes the forces and motion of the cart?

Balanced Forces, Constant Speed

100

What's Newton’s 1st law?

Inertia 

200

What is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces?

Friction

200

Forces on an object that do not change the motion of the object


Balanced Forces 

200

Boomerang 

Motion 

200

You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?

60 N right

200

What's Newton's 2nd law 

Acceleration

300

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Mass is how much matter is in an object, and weight is the gravitational pull on that object

300

A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another

Friction 

300

Roller-coaster 

Motion 

300

Forces that have a net force of zero

Balanced Force

300

What's Newton's 3rd law

Action-Reaction

400

What slows down the motion of an object or keeps it from starting?

friction

400

The tendency of a physical object to remain still or continue moving unless force is applied

Inertia 

400

Brake applied to the vehicle

Force 

400

Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?

A. A plate sitting on a dining table

B. A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving

C. Earth orbiting the Sun 

D. A baseball that has been thrown to home plate

D. A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.

500

What are two examples of forces?

A push or pull

500

Newton’s law stating that acceleration of an object depends on the object's mass and the magnitude of the force acting upon it (F = ma); often referred to as Newton's second law of motion

Newton’s Law of Force and Acceleration

500

Rubbing 

Force

500

Which could be an example of a balanced force?

A. An asteroid moving at a constant speed through space 

B. A car accelerating from a stop sign

C. A box of dishes falling from a counter 

D. A rocket taking off 

A. An asteroid moving at a constant speed through space