Unit 3- Force and Motion

Force

a push or pull acting on an object

Friction

a force that acts on a moving object in the opposite direction to the movement because of contact with other objects

Gravity

a force that pulls objects toward each other

Magnetism

an attracting or repelling force that causes a magnetic material to move

Attract

to cause to draw near or adhere (stick together) by physical force

Motion

a change in the position of an object

Position

the spot where an object is placed, typically represented as coordinate(s)

Pull

a force to move something toward you or with you

Push

a force to move something away

Repel

to push apart or force away

Rest

an object is not moving and its position stays the same compared to the things around it

System

a group of individual parts that work together to form a whole and do a job