FORCE & MOTION VOCABULARY

DISTANCE-- the length of a line between two points
SPEED-- a measure of how far an object moves in a certain amount of time; how fast something travels
FORCE-- a push or a pull
DIRECTION-- the path a moving object follows
GRAVITY-- a force that pulls everything toward the center of the Earth
WEIGHT-- the measure of gravity’s force on an object
POSITION-- the location of an object
MOTION-- a change in an object’s position; moving something from one place to another
Speed = distance divided by time