Science Vocabulary Unit 2

A force that pulls two objects toward each other, such as the force between Earth and objects on it.

• balanced forces

• electricity

• gravity

• net force

A form of energy produced by the flow of electric charges.

• Unbalanced forces

• Electricity

• Gravity

• Force

An object that attracts iron and a few other but not all metals

• magnet

• gravity

• force

• electricity

Forces that cancel each other out because they are equal in size and opposite in direction.

• Unbalanced Forces

• Balanced Forces

• Magnet

• Net Force

The combination of all the forces acting on an object.

• Static Electricity

• Force

• Magnet

• Net Force

A push or a pull which may cause a change in an object's motion.

• Force

• Electricity

• Unbalanced Forces

• Static Electricity

The build up of electric charges on an object.

• Net Force

• Balanced Forces

• Static Electricty

• Electricity

Forces that cause a change in an object's motion because they don't cancel each other out.

• Balanced Forces

• Force

• Net Force

• Unbalanced Forces