Chapter 10 Vocabulary Review

A push or a pull

The SI unit that measures force

A combination of all the forces acting on an object

Equal forces that do not cause an object to move

Unequal forces that act on an object and cause the object to move

A force that surfaces exert on each other when they rub against one another

Friction that occurs when one solid surface slides over another

Friction that occurs when a surface rolls over a surface

Friction that acts on objects that are not moving

Friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid

A force that pulls objects toward each other

The force of gravity on an object

The amount of matter in an object

The motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity

The fluid friction experienced by objects falling through the air

The greatest velocity a falling object can achieve air resistance = gravity

An object that is thrown

The tendency of an object to resist any change in motion

The product of an object’s mass and velocity

The law that states that in the absence of outside forces, momentum does not change