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Invest. 6 vocab
Vocab words for Force and Motion 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Force | A push or pull object that acts on a force |
| Newton (N) | unit used to measure force |
| Net Force | the total sum of all the forces acting on an object |
| Balanced Forces | forces that cancel each other out |
| Unbalanced forces | forces that don't cancel each other out |
| Friction | A force that acts between surfaces |
| Sliding Friction | friction between two sliding surfaces |
| Rolling friction | friction that occurs when one of the two surfaces in contact rolls |
| Fluid Friction | occurs when one of the two surfaces in contact is a liqiud |