Force and Motion Benchmark

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What is force?

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A push or pull on an object that can cause it to move, stop, or change direction.

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What is motion?

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The change in position of an object over time.

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What is gravity?

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A force that pulls objects toward each other, such as the Earth pulling objects toward its center.

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What is mass?

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The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.

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What is acceleration?

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The rate at which an object changes its velocity, which can be an increase or decrease in speed.

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What is a balanced force?

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Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction, resulting in no change in motion.

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What is an unbalanced force?

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Forces that are not equal, causing a change in the motion of an object.

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What is a dependent variable?

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The variable that is measured in an experiment, which changes in response to the independent variable.

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What is an independent variable?

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The variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

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What is a graph?

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A visual representation of data that shows the relationship between two variables.