Physics Vocabulary (8th Grade)

Gravity

________: the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.

Inertia

________: the tendency of an object to resist to change in motion.

Mass

________: a measure of how much matter is in an object.

Acceleration

________: the rate of which velocity changes.

Newton

________ (N): a unit on measure that equals the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of a mass at 1 meter per second per second.

Velocity

________: speed in a given direction.

Weight

________: a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object.

Friction

________: the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other.