impulse vs driving force

impulse and driving force both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impulse	Yes	No	No	No
driving force	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, driving force is a hypernym of impulse; that is, driving force is a word with a broader meaning than impulse:

Other hypernyms of impulse include drive, thrust.

impulse (noun)	driving force (noun)
the act of applying force suddenly	the act of applying force to propel something
an impelling force or strength
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
a sudden desire
an instinctive motive