| Question |
Answer |
| a push or a pull |
force |
| force that opposes the mtoin of one object sliding over another |
friction |
| a force of attraction that exists between objects with mass |
gravity |
| a force that opposes the motion of an object through liquid or gas |
drag force |
| forces that cancel each other out when acting together on a single object |
balanced forces |
| forces that DO NOT cancel each other out when acting on a single object |
unbalanced forces |
| the tendancy of an object to oppose a change in motion |
inertia |
| an object at rest stays at rest will stay at rest; an object that is moving will contine moving |
Newton's First Law of Motion |
| the kind of friction that is acting on a box that is being pushed across the floor |
sliding |
| the kind of friction that is acting on wheels going down hill |
rolling |
| the kind of friction that prevents any movment |
static |