7th Grade Physical Science

Objects that are changing their speed or their direction 

• force
• energy
• acceleration
• friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

two or more forces act upon an object in such a way as to exactly counteract each other

• friction
• balanced force
• unbalanced force
• force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a force that causes a change in motion of an object

• friction
• balanced force
• unbalanced force
• force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the ability to do work

• energy
• force
• friction
• inert

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the close interaction between two surfaces that are sliding across each other

• force
• friction
• centripetal force 
• gravitational force

a tendency of an object to resist change in its state of motion

• inertia
• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• force

Any two objects with mass attract each other with a type of force 

• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• inertia
• gravitational force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the energy possessed by an object because of its motion

• force
• inertia
• kinetic energy
• potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the speed and direction in which it moves

• weight
• velocity
• speed
• energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The drawing shows a cup on a table. Which statement best describes the relationship between the cup and the table? 

• The cup is accelerating faster than the table. 
• The cup is pushing on the table.
• The cup is doing work on the table. 
• The forces on the cup are unbalanced. 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4