Forces and Motion Vocabulary

a push or pull

• gravity

• force

• motion

• speed

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a non-contact force that pulls objects toward one another

• gravity

• speed

• force

• position

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the location of an object

• force

• motion

• gravity

• position

a contact force that opposes the motion of an object

• position

• speed

• friction

• gravity

a change in the position of an object

• force

• position

• speed

• motion

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a non-contact force that pulls objects containing iron

• motion

• magnetism

• speed

• gravity

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the rate at which an object changes position

• motion

• position

• speed

• magnetism

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What always changes when an object is in motion?

• its direction

• its speed

• its mass

• its position

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On a bicycle what force would cause the wheels to slow down?

• gravity

• position

• magnetism

• friction

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Which will make a bowling ball roll faster?

• Increase the distance it rolls

• Apply a greater force

• Increase the ball's weight

• Increase the ball's mass

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