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Force Vocabulary
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Force | A push or a pull |
| Spring Scale | A tool used for measuring force |
| Newtons | Units to represent force |
| Friction | Opposing force caused by two objects rubbing against each other. |
| Gravity | A force that pulls objects together. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to keep doing whatever it is doing. |
| Net Forces | The combination of all forces acting on an object. |
| Balanced Forces | Two or more equal forces that cancel each other out, preventing a change in motion. |
| Unbalanced Forces | Two or more unequal forces acting on an object causing the object to accelerate. |
| Momentum | How difficult it is to stop a moving object. |